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I’m Done Being Bossed Around의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

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Chapter 1

It was rare for me not to report my whereabouts to Julian, but today I’d run off to the mall with my best friend, Piper Harris, to do some shopping.His birthday was coming up.I wanted to get him a navy-blue bow tie.“Hey, let’s check out the stores over there!”Piper suddenly blocked my path, panic flashing across her eyes.“What’s wrong? You just said this tie was the nicest one we’ve seen all day. Besides, we’ve already walked through the whole mall.”Smiling, I reached out to take her hand and keep walking.Just then, the familiar figure ahead made me freeze dead in my tracks.A woman was holding her phone, laughing softly with radiant, striking beauty.A man held her hand tightly, leaning down, listening intently to her every word, affection filling his eyes.The two of them seemed tied together by an invisible thread, sealed in their own bubble, cut out from the rest of the world.I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.Just hours ago, Julian had sent me a picture of himself at th

Chapter 2

It was late into the night when I returned from the mall.I washed my face, but my eyes were still horribly red and swollen.I pushed the door open to see Julian sitting on the sofa, an inquiring gaze cast in my direction.“Emma, where were you today? You didn’t clock in.“I was swamped with work this afternoon, so I didn’t get a chance to respond to your text.”The corner of my mouth twitched. I had intended to confront him head-on, but as the words hovered at the tip of my tongue, I felt it was entirely pointless. So I offered him a dismissive reply:“It doesn’t matter. Just dock my wages.”After all, the life we shared was meaningless at this point.He froze for a fraction of a second, then affectionately reached out to ruffle my hair.“Emma, you promised me you’d clock in on time every day.“It’s just been three years, and you’re already failing to keep up?”I instinctively pulled away to avoid his touch.Julian’s brows knitted together, his voice dropping an octave.“My patience h

Chapter 3

A brief response came back:“Meet with Daniel Sinclair tomorrow.”He was the mate my grandfather had chosen for me—a bachelor known for his calm, grounded composure.I drifted off to sleep after the message.Early the next morning, I was shaken awake by the buzzing from my phone.“Emma, come down to the office.”I needed to sign the divorce papers anyway, and once that was finished, I could meet with Daniel nearby.Because Julian was someone with exceptionally rigid boundaries who insisted on keeping work and home strictly separated, I rarely came to his workplace.As a result, I was stopped at the front desk.“I am Mr. Ferguson’s wife. You can check with his assistant.”A flicker of open mockery flashed across the receptionist’s eyes.“Ma’am, even if that’s the case, you still need an appointment.“Give me a break. Everyone here knows Ms. Scott is the boss’s lady.”I checked the time on my phone. If I didn’t get upstairs now, I’d never make it to my meeting on time.Bypassing the rece

Chapter 4

The people gathered by the entrance turned around all at once, their eyes falling on me.Every single one of them froze.Julian turned at the sound of my voice, the smirk on his lips extinguished.“What are you doing here?”He strode toward me with rapid, aggressive steps, his face dampening into a harsh glare.“Emma, how could you come to the office without filing a prior report? What’s this nonsense?“I’ve been far too lenient with you, a mistake on my part. You can forget your quarterly performance bonus.”I didn’t offer a word in response. I simply handed him a stack of attendance sheets.The divorce agreement was slipped right in between them.Without so much as glancing at the pages, he scribbled his signature across them in a matter of seconds.Only after I retrieved the document did I look at him with unbothered composure.“Go ahead. Dock it.”Under my unnervingly calm gaze, Julian felt a sudden tremor of unease, which instantly flared into indignant anger.“It was nothing more

Chapter 5

Julian shivered violently, his fingers trembling uncontrollably as he tapped on the news alert.There was no photo attached.Only an identical name.It couldn’t be me.A woman who relied on him for a pitiful living allowance could never be some wealthy heiress.He let out a sigh of relief, yet the tension in his chest remained tight as a bowstring.After wrecking his mind over it, he couldn’t stop himself from sending a few more texts:“Emma, where are you?“Be good now, go home and wait for me. Once Hannah’s clear, I’ll head back.”I still offered no reply.I gazed out the car window as beams of streetlight flashed past one after another, a desolate void claiming my heart.Soothing music played through the car speakers, its gentle calm lulling me into slumber.When I opened my eyes again, we had pulled up to the entrance of the estate.Daniel’s low, mellow voice broke the quiet.“Grandpa wants to see you.“Let’s pay him a visit together tomorrow.”I didn’t shake my head.Toward any ab

Chapter 6

Upon returning to the house, I packed my luggage in short order.Despite having lived with Julian for three full years, remarkably little truly belonged to me.It seemed I had squandered all my time on him.I hadn’t even bought clothes I actually liked. The garments hanging in the wardrobe were nothing more than disguises put on to play the part of his wife.On my way out, I cast one last look over my shoulder.We had chosen this house together. Every square inch of flooring, every piece of furniture, all the interior design had been personally handled by me. I learned from tutorials online before hiring the contractors for execution.And now, this place no longer served any purpose.I flagged down a cab and headed straight to my studio.My best friend, Piper, came from money and had invested in a private jewelry design studio.Seeing that I had a natural gift for jewelry, she had handed the operations off to me entirely.Over the past three years, our studio had built a respectable re

Chapter 7

“I let you use my phone to message Emma time and time again.“But why didn’t you tell me she was coming to the office that day? You know better than anyone that I maintain strict boundaries. My work and private life are two entirely separate entities, just as your role and Emma’s are distinct. You crossed the line this time.“Hannah, we’re done.”With that, Julian turned and bolted straight for the exit.He hurried all the way back to our house. Yet when he pushed the door open, every single item that belonged to me had vanished.Gone.Not a trace left.He felt his heart sinking into a dark abyss. Panicking, he rushed back outside with only one thought on his mind—find Emma.I couldn’t be marrying another man. How could I?Getting into his car, Julian stepped on the accelerator, speeding all the way to the Miller residence.He had no desire to question why I had never told him about my true background. All he cared now was to stop what was happening, and all his hope was desperately p

Chapter 8

Before the engagement party had even wrapped up, social media was already in an uproar.Refusing to accept defeat, Hannah had published a long exposé of me online.Writing as Julian’s executive assistant, she claimed to have had close contact with me, having helped Julian order gifts for me.She then claimed she could no longer bear to watch everyone be duped by my lies, and so had stepped forward to tell the truth, even if it meant spelling her own ruin.At the end of the post, she attached a collection of chat logs between herself and me, most of which contained my deep, heartfelt private confessions of my love for Julian.The post spread like wild fire across social platforms, instantly exploding into a viral sensation.Startled by the swarm of microphones thrust in front of my face, I froze in shock.“Ms. Miller, are you the person Ms. Scott described in her post? Are you about to commit bigamy?”“Since you’re already married to Julian Ferguson, why are you tying the knot with Mr.

Chapter 9

Julian’s face drained of all color, his panic escalating by the second.“There’s still time! As long as we aren’t divorced, as long as I don’t consent, you can’t leave me!“Emma, you can’t do this to me. I can sue you for bigamy!”As he tried to lunge forward again, Grandpa signaled for the bodyguards to step in.“It looks to me like you would prefer it the hard way.“I gave you a chance.”With a nod from my grandfather, the bodyguards’ fists rained down on Julian, one blow after another.“Emma refrains from laying a finger on you because she has a forgiving nature. That doesn’t make the Millers pushovers.“Bigamy? The divorce paper is signed. It just needs to be finalized in court now.”Julian spat out a mouthful of bloody foam.“I don’t mind it. Please, go ahead and hit me! I deserve it—I deserve every strike! As long as it quells your rage, I’ll do whatever you want!”Grandpa let out a scoff.“What I want is for you and Emma to end things once and for all, before she gets lynched by

Chapter 10

“Online rumors regarding Ms. Miller attempting bigamy are untrue. Ms. Miller and I are legally divorced, and she committed no wrongdoing whatsoever from start to finish. On the contrary, I was the unfaithful one, having involved myself with Hannah Scott. I sincerely apologize for the widespread concern this matter has caused. This tarnishing of our corporate image is a complete failure of responsibility on my part.”Reading the statement, my fingers hovered over my phone screen for a few seconds.I never expected Julian to take all the blame upon himself.Shortly after, Grandpa had his legal team release my signed divorce agreement along with clear evidence of Julian’s infidelity, which completely contradicted the narrative Hannah had spun online.He let out a soft huff, turning to me:“Don’t you dare forgive him over that tiny show of chivalry. This mess was entirely of his own making, and it is only right that he bears the consequences himself.”I looked at him with an amused smile:

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