Semua Bab After You Broke My Heart: Bab 1 - Bab 7

“I’m so done with men. I swear.” I poured another shot of old whiskey and took a painful gulp.Leah hissed and grabbed it from my hand. “Ugh, please stop this, Rita. You’re only hurting yourself.”Zara moved closer to me. “Yeah. And that dumb boyfriend of yours…”“Ex… boyfriend,” I said with my eyes half closed. The drowsiness was already kicking in.“Ex… he’s probably seeing that other girl again tonight. You should move on.”Leah got up and tried pulling me to my feet. “Who cares if you checked his phone and saw that he’s cheating. At least you have us.”“Right.” I muttered.They both glanced at each other with a defeated look.Dan and I had been together for over five years now. We graduated from the same college and had been through everything together. All these years I had no idea that he was fucking another girl, and I didn’t even know who she was. I hadn’t confronted him about it yet. I just couldn’t do it.“We could go for the masked club party tonight. What do you say?” Leah

I woke up that morning to the soft hum of my alarm clock. It was 7:00 a.m. Leah got up at the same time. We had spent the night at my house just like we planned.“Gosh, my body aches so badly,” she complained. “I literally had to rest my head on those uncomfortable chairs.”Then a text came in from Dan. “Hey baby. I had a really busy Zoom meeting last night. I got so tired that I fell asleep right after. I’ll call you when you’re up. Love you.”I stared at those words for a brief moment before putting my phone down. At that point, I was not so surprised by whatever lies he had planned to tell me. He probably fell asleep because he got so tired fucking another woman last night, but what do I care?“Was that him?” Leah asked.“It was no one.” I tossed the phone onto the bed and got up.“You know you eventually have to confront him, right?” Leah sat up in bed with her messy hair in her face.“Maybe,” I breathed. “Right now I have better things to do. Now get up so I can make my bed.”“Ug

After Leah and Zara had gone home, I sat by myself the whole night trying to make a proper CV and apply for jobs online. I stared at my CV for a brief moment before concluding that it was okay. After searching for hours, one job posting caught my attention.ASSISTANT MANAGER–BELLMONT HOTELI clicked on it immediately and scrolled through the requirements. I met some of the requirements, but whatever happens, happens.I took a deep breath and clicked apply.Hours had passed, and I hadn’t realized I’d fallen asleep right on my laptop until the next morning.“Ow.” I lifted my head and rubbed my face.My eyes moved to my wall clock, and it was already 7:25 a.m. I lazily got out of bed and picked up my phone, expecting to see an automatic emails saying my application had been received. My eyes widened when I saw a mail from Bellmont hotel exactly twenty-five minutes ago.“Dear Miss Rita Morgan,We have received your application for the assistant manager position at Bellmont Hotel. We were

Rita’s POVI looked up from my phone, expecting to see a strict looking man for the interview, but Nick walked in. My shoulders relaxed, at least I knew one person in the room. Our eyes met and he gave a small nod before taking a seat.He must be part of the recruitment team. My eyes remained fixed at the door waiting for someone else to walk in.Another man walked in, also dressed in a black suit. “Good morning, Miss Morgan. I am Mr. Briggs.” He offered a handshake. I stood and took his hand. “Good morning, Mr. Briggs.”He took a seat across from me. “We…” he gestured towards himself and Nick. “… would like to begin the interview.”“I’m ready, sir.”He cleared his throat. “Why do you want this job?”“Because I need a fresh start.” I glanced at Nick, then I realized my response sounded too personal.“I mean… I want to build something new for myself. I’ve spent too much time depending on someone else. I want to do this on my own.”I glanced at Nick again I saw a hint of a