All Chapters of Goodbye to the Love I Once Chose: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

In her previous life, Vivian Grant and Nathan Hayes had gone to the same college, but they barely knew each other.At the freshman welcome party, she walked past him after finishing a dance and was about to say hello when he frowned and turned away.When they took graduation photos senior year, she moved a little closer to him.Nathan immediately stepped two places away and switched spots with someone else.Later, she ran into him in an elevator while she was with her fiancé.She greeted him first.“Nathan, long time no see. I’m getting married next month. You should come to the wedding.”Nathan gave her a cold look.He didn’t say a word.The moment the elevator doors opened, he walked away.Vivian had always thought he found her too loud.Too flashy.That he simply didn’t like people like her.It wasn’t until the Grant family lost everything that she learned the truth.She knelt in the rain and begged everyone she knew for help.Not one person agreed.Nathan was the on

Vivian sat beside Nathan, her face expressionless.The whispers around the room pricked at her like needles.She pretended not to hear them.Serena’s eyes immediately reddened.She stood up, her voice trembling.“Mr. Hayes, I can’t accept this. I haven’t done enough to deserve it.”Nathan placed a hand on her shoulder, his tone leaving no room for argument.“You deserve it. Everyone here has seen how much you’ve given to this company over the years.”Then he turned to Vivian.“Ms. Grant agreed to it too.”The conference room fell completely silent.Every eye turned toward Vivian, waiting for her to speak.Vivian stared at Nathan’s hand resting reassuringly on Serena’s shoulder.She lowered her gaze, her nails digging into her palm.“Yes. I agreed.”Her voice wasn’t loud, but every person in the room heard her clearly.Some looked stunned.Others immediately lowered their heads and started typing furiously on their phones.A few exchanged knowing glances.Nathan nodde

Vivian grabbed the bottle of red wine from the table, raised it over her head, and poured it straight over herself.Red wine streamed down her body, instantly staining her white blouse a shocking crimson.Everyone at the booth froze.Vivian dropped the empty bottle onto the table and looked at Nathan.The corner of her mouth curved slightly, her voice hoarse.“Is that enough?”Serena immediately put on a worried expression.“Vivian, you don’t have to do this to yourself. Mr. Hayes will feel terrible.”Nathan’s gaze remained on Serena, who was shivering from the cold.He didn’t even look at Vivian.“I don’t want this happening again.”The bar door opened and closed.A gust of cold night air swept inside, dispersing the heavy smell of alcohol.Vivian remained where she was, wine still dripping from the ends of her hair.Lena took off her jacket and draped it around Vivian’s shoulders.“Vivian…”Vivian shook her head.“I’m fine. Let’s go.”She picked up her bag and walke

Camera flashes went off nonstop at the launch event.Serena stood onstage in a perfectly tailored white suit, shaking hands with the investor’s representative with a poised smile.“Looking forward to working together.”Shutters clicked from every direction.Serena turned toward the audience, her gaze landing directly on Nathan.She gave him a slight nod.Nathan sat in the front row and returned it with an approving look.Then his eyes drifted toward the entrance.Vivian hadn’t shown up to cause trouble after all.Apparently, she had listened to him.After the event, Serena hurried over in her heels, her cheeks flushed with excitement.“Nathan, I did it!”Nathan stood and nodded.“You did. Good work.”Serena slipped her arm through his and leaned naturally against him.“Then shouldn’t you reward me properly? I’ve been working overtime for a whole month because of this project.”Nathan let her hold on to him.“The celebration dinner is already arranged. Let’s go.”The c

Over the next few days, Nathan kept finding himself staring at his office door.Sometimes, for a split second, he would imagine Vivian walking in like she used to, setting a cup of coffee at exactly the right temperature on his desk before sitting on the couch to wait for him to finish work.Even when he came home at night, the moment he opened the door, he would instinctively call out,“Vivian?”But the only answer was the hollow echo of his own voice.Then one day, his assistant walked into his office with the results of the investigation.“Mr. Hayes, we found everything.”He placed a thick stack of documents on the desk and laid out the evidence one piece at a time.“A week before the incident, Ms. Lane received a large payment from one of Grant Corporation’s competitors. It was labeled as a ‘consulting fee.’”Nathan’s expression darkened.He remembered how Serena had deliberately shown him supposed evidence of financial problems at Grant Corporation that day.She must ha