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All Chapters of Our Love Died in Autumn: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1

When I got back home, it was already 9 p.m.The moment Vivian saw me enter through the door, she scowled and asked, "Why didn't you reply to the message? If you really want me to pay for your follow-up, hand me the receipt, but I will only pay for half of it."Impatience was etched on her face. "Don't just tell me that you're hurting and make me guess what you're trying to say."When John asked her for 3,000,000 dollars, it was just a reunion joke to her, but the moment I said that I was hurting, she suspected me of having an ulterior motive. I tightened my grip on the follow-up report and whispered, "I wasn't thinking about letting you pay. After spending an entire day at the hospital, I had seven tubes of blood drawn taken and waited for four hours. "The doctor said that an aneurysm had developed at the site of the old injury and was at risk of rupturing."Vivian stayed silent for a few seconds, and she scowled even harder. "Plenty of people come in for follow-up appointments

Chapter 2

I put the wallet back into the box and asked faintly, "Why did you give him such an expensive gift?"Vivian grabbed her phone, and there was an awkward expression on her face. "John just got a divorce, and he's in a bad mood. I just wanted to give him something to cheer him up. "You never cared about quality, anyway. Presents are all about sincerity. If you insist on comparing the price, then it'd be stupid."So, when she gave me a gift, all that mattered was her sincerity, but when she gave something to John, she had to give him something worthy of his tastes. I asked softly, "So, the moment he asks for something, he gets 3,000,000 dollars and a watch worth 990,000 dollars. After I had an entire day's worth of follow-up checks, I said that I was hurting, and it became me asking you for money?"Vivian's expression sank. "That's my own money. I don't need to tell you how I decide to use it. You already got your gift. Why are you vying for what's John's?"It was only at that mome

Chapter 3

John pulled out the chair beside him and waved me over with a smile. "Come sit, Zach. Vivian ordered all the food according to my tastes. I just don't know whether you'd like it."Practically everything on the table was raw seafood and heavily seasoned food. Due to the injury to my right kidney, I could not take too much salt, much less drink alcohol. I had a waiter give me a bowl of plain congee. The moment Vivian heard it, she scowled and said, "This is a custom-made menu. Don't cause trouble to the chefs at the last minute."Right after she finished speaking, John bit down on the steak and frowned. "It's quite tough."Vivian immediately called the manager over. "Get another steak ready. He has a weak stomach. The meat needs to be more tender."The manager apologized profusely before taking the steak away. I stared at the cutlery I had not touched and suddenly found the entire situation ironic. I sat through an entire day's worth of checkups and simply wanted to hear Vi

Chapter 4

I sat alone in the hospital's corridor at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Vivian never showed up. At 7 a.m., she sent a message. [John drank too much yesterday. I need to send him back first. I'll be there soon.]At 8:40 a.m., she said that she was caught in traffic. Then, at 8:55 a.m., the nurse started calling for me. I stared at the unmoving elevator and decided to call Vivian one last time. When the call went through, I heard John speaking. "Vivian, the contract-signing ceremony is about to start. Everyone is waiting for you."Vivian whispered, "What is it?""The nurse called me. Didn't you promise to keep me company?"She was silent for two seconds before she became impatient. "It's just a regular follow-up. Can't you go through it by yourself? This is the first time John is taking over a project. I can't be absent today."I stared at the shut doors of the operating theater and said, "Fine. Keep him company."Vivian sighed in relief. "Send me the receipt after your fol

Chapter 5

I learned later that the first reaction Vivian had after seeing the report was not regret. It was disbelief. She scanned through the report multiple times, as if she was looking for traces of forgery. But the hospital's seal, the surgery date, and my signature were all clear and real. The day of the surgery was the day she agreed to go with me for the follow-up, but she ended up breaking her promise because she chose to go with John for the contract-signing ceremony. Vivian picked up her phone and called me, but all she heard was the mechanical voice telling her that the call did not go through. She finally realized that I had blocked all of her ways to contact me. She hurried into the bedroom and opened the wardrobe. Most of my clothes were gone. The medicine for my kidneys was missing from the bedside table, and even the toothbrush and towel had vanished from the bathroom. Only her slippers were left at the foyer. Vivian stood frozen, and her breathing started to

Chapter 6

The sun had risen by the time Vivian returned to the house. After a sleepless night, she sat down at the dining table. In her hands was the 99-dollar wallet. There were creases on the cheap leather. That morning, Luke Zidane, our mutual friend, went to Vivian. Luke was our university friend and one of Marsh Corporation's earliest investors. When he saw the medical report on the table, he stayed silent for a long time before he slammed a folder in front of Vivian. "How could you say that no one will look at Zach's proposals after he stops being your husband?"The first investment you got was because of him."Vivian snapped her head up. "What do you mean?"With a furious expression, Luke shoved another folder he had kept for years to her. Six years ago, after John took all her savings away, her company's cash flow collapsed. No investor was willing to believe in a young woman with a huge amount of debt. Back then, I went to Luke with a completed proposal. I used the

Chapter 7

Problems soon popped up in the new energy project within the country. John made a blunder. He thought that the review process I left behind was too slow, and he bypassed the legal department to sign a contract with a new supplier. After the new supplier received the 80,000,000-dollar deposit, their person-in-charge disappeared. The project was forced to a halt. The board of directors had to hold an emergency meeting that night. When Vivian reached the company, John was still ranting. "How would I know that they would run? The legal department checked the contract. You can't just blame me for everything!"The legal department's supervisor slammed the documents on the table. "We never saw this contract before. The risk report the project group submitted is also falsified."John turned pale and instinctively turned to Vivian. "Vivian, you have to believe me. One of my subordinates must have tampered with things."Vivian did not sleep for three days in order to cover the losse

Chapter 8

Once she settled every matter in the company, Vivian called for a press conference. Before the cameras, she admitted that I was the one who came up with the core proposal for the clean energy project. My name returned to all of the documents. The profit generated from the project was also re-calculated based on the standards that were supposed to be given to the person-in-charge. I accepted the money, but I sent the extra 30,000,000 dollars back. Then, Vivian signed the divorce agreement. When the document was sent to Aurope, there was a note attached to it. [I owe you too much. I can only return these to you first.]After I read the note, I put the note together with the return form for the 99-dollar wallet. Three months after Vivian signed the divorce agreement, Vivian came to Aurope. I had just finished giving a project presentation. She stood at the last row of the meeting room, and she had become much thinner than before. After the meeting, she did not make

Chapter 9

Vivian did not leave Aurope immediately. On the day of my birthday, she booked a restaurant. There was that limited-edition pen on the table, and only my name was written on the cake. She waited from evening until it was closing time, but I never showed up. The next day, the waiter sent a card on my behalf to her. [I'd already made time for our celebrations three times. That was enough.]She then sent me an expensive watch. On the day the courier sent it to my company, I refused to take it. Vivian stood outside my company and waited for me for two hours. When I clocked off work, she did not come up to me. Instead, through the crowd, she asked, "What do you want?"I stopped walking. Six years ago, I had wanted her to be safe. After I got injured, I had wanted her to come with me for a follow-up. After we separated, I just wanted to live my own life. "I want you to stop coming here."Vivian stood in the cold wind, and her expression turned dejected bit by bit.

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