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Chapter 1

Gina Winston pushed the door open and swept a glance around. She was taken aback when she saw me, but she quickly looked away and turned to the man by her side. "Have you picked a color, Mike?"She mentioned him last year when she came home from her company's annual meeting. "We just got a new intern called Mike Logan. He's pretty quick on his feet."After that, that name started appearing more frequently in our lives."Mike said this," "Mike thinks this," "Mike recommended this".I did not think much of it then, but now, I was seeing him for the first time.Mike took out his phone to show Gina a picture. "What do you think of this Misty Blue? I saved it as a screenshot when I saw it."Gina took his phone and glanced at it before comparing it to the color scheme card on the table. 'Misty Blue'. She raised the phone to his shoulders to compare it again. "It suits you."I asked her the same question when I was picking suits, but she did not even look at it when she replied, "Looks

Chapter 2

All Gina did was massage her eyes after listening to me. She said softly, "I'm a little tired, Conrad. I'm really in no mood to think about this."I believed her, and in the end, I quietly bought the gift box online. Gina was never really tired. She just did not want to go through the trouble for me. I took a deep breath and stood up.When Gina heard me standing up, she looked up at me. Her lips parted, looking like she wanted to say something to me. That was when Mike tugged on her arm. "The photo studio said they've introduced a new package. Which do you think we should choose?"Gina paused a moment before turning to Mike.I grabbed my bag and walked out the door to hail a taxi. When the taxi driver asked where I wanted to go, I realized I had nowhere to go after thinking about it for a long time. I had lived in this city for three years, but there was nowhere for me here.In the end, I gave him my house address. I needed to close the door on all this.I did not turn on the l

Chapter 3

"When did it start?" I stared at her.Gina looked away. "Two years ago, when you were on a business trip for two weeks in winter. I had too much to drink, and he took me home, but I didn't let him leave."Those two weeks were a crucial time because the company was pivoting, and it was also the most difficult time at work. I was under pressure every day and would often go to sleep only late at night. I thought that she was working hard at the same time for our future."Do you love him?""I don't know." Her voice lowered. It was filled with guilt and helplessness. "Conrad, he rejected his family's arrangement to stay in this city alone for me. I'm his first love, and he has given me his whole heart. I owe him this wedding."Gina's phone buzzed, and she glanced at the screen before getting up to head to the balcony."Stop right there," I called out to her, feeling a chill in my heart. Gina paused for a moment but did not stop walking. She headed to the balcony and closed the balco

Chapter 4

Conrad's POV:After we finished the meal, Mike started opening the housewarming gifts his friends had brought him. When he opened up the last few bigger gifts, his hands started trembling with excitement. He had received ten pairs of this season's limited-edition sneakers that were displayed in a small shoe exhibition.The card on the gift read: [I have no idea which pair you like, so I got all of them for you.]Mike hugged the shoebox, and his face flushed red from the excitement. He put his hand around Gina's shoulder and smiled. "How did you know I've been into this brand recently? You've spent too much on me!""Well, you did mention before that you liked this designer," Gina replied, unable to hide her adoring tone. "I didn't want you to waste your time trying to pick only one pair."I looked down at my feet. I had been wearing the same pair of shoes for two years, and the sides of my shoes had gotten so worn out that they had turned white. During our early years together, I

Chapter 5

Third-Person POV:Mike was trying on all ten pairs of shoes when Gina noticed Conrad was gone. "Check out this pair, Gina. They look the best, don't they?"She grunted in reply and glanced at the corner, but Conrad was not there. The chair was empty, and his bag was gone. She stood up and walked to the end of the corridor. He was not in the washroom or in the living room.Gina tried calling Conrad's phone. "The number you have called is not in service."She tried again. "The number you have called is not in service."Gina's palms started to sweat, and she clicked on the location app, but a notification popped up instead. [Location sharing has been terminated]. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped tightly on her phone.Mike popped his head out from the living room. "Gina? What's wrong?""Everything is fine." She picked up her phone and replied calmly, "I need to head back to the office."Gina ran out of the residential area like she was making an escape. She drove home dir

Chapter 6

Conrad's POV:August in Southdale was steaming hot. When I landed at the airport, all I had was a T-shirt to change out of and a wallet that had my identification card. The first thing I did after walking out of the airport was to find the nearest and cheapest hotel to stay in.The next day, I started to look for a job. I sent out 17 resumes and interviewed at five companies. The first four companies did not ask me back for a second interview when they saw that I had worked for three years in the same small company.When I was interviewing at the fifth company, HR flipped through my resume and glanced up at me. "So, you have experience building a project from scratch?""Yes, I do.""Did you finalize the proposal, meet the clients, and assess the budget all on your own?""Yes, I did.""Why did you quit?"I paused. "Personal reasons."He looked at me for several seconds before circling my resume. "You can start work next Monday. You'll be on three months' probation."I finall

Chapter 7

Third-Person POV:Gina got her assistant to check all flight records and hotel reservations, and in the end, managed to find the name 'Conrad Sullivan' in the HR files of a small company in Southdale. Her assistant hesitated when she passed the file over to Gina."Ms. Winston, Mr. Sullivan is currently working at a startup as an operations director with a salary of $1,800."$1,800.When he was working at their own company, he had never taken a salary. All the money was debited into the company's account. Gina felt something caught in her throat when she saw the amount. "Where is he staying now?""In an old area called Bayler District. His house is about 300 square feet and costs $300 a month."$300. Gina was reminded of the ATM card she had given him, which ended up being cut in half. The two villas in Westbrook had been successfully transferred to his name, but he never stopped by any of them.She took the last flight of the day to Southdale, and she landed at 1:00 am. When G

Chapter 8

Conrad's POV:During my third month in Southdale, I brought in a huge contract for my new company. The client was one of the top three tech companies in the industry, and the contract was worth eight figures. When my boss announced the news, the entire company went wild.After the meeting, a colleague patted me on the back. "That was incredible, Conrad. You won the client in only two months."I smiled. I learned to present proposals to clients by doing it the hard way when I worked at Gina's company. Back then, I had to amend a proposal dozens of times, only to have the client pick on everything about it until midnight.While I was amending the proposal on my computer, she fell asleep by my side. When she woke up in the morning, the first thing she saw was me still editing the proposal. She rubbed her eyes and said, "You don't need to be so serious about it. It's just about good enough."Just about good enough.That was why when it came to relationships, Gina's attitude was also

Chapter 9

Third-Person POV:It was 2:00 am when Gina returned to the hotel. She sat at the side of the bed and buried her face in her hands. She stayed that way for a long time until her phone suddenly lit up with a text from Mike. [When will you be back from your business trip, Gina? I'm down with a fever, and it feels horrible being alone at home.]Gina stared at the text for a long time.Conrad had once texted her a similar message. She had just started her business then, and Conrad would go everywhere with her to meet clients during the day, and at night, he would amend proposals until late at night.One winter, he finally could not take the long hours and came down with a high fever. Gina rushed home that night, and when she touched his burning forehead, her heart ached tremendously. Since then, she would call him every day to make sure he had eaten, no matter how busy she was.Now that Mike was having a fever, he had three housekeepers at home, and he could call Gina's number any ti

Chapter 10

Conrad's POV:Six months later, I was promoted. My company gave me a raise. I was making $60,000 annually and was leading a team. I also moved from my 300-square-foot apartment to a two-room apartment in the Mt. Sunders area. My place had a heater, a balcony, and sun shining in my house from morning to evening. I had two pots of Pothos planted on my balcony, which were flourishing. On the day I moved, a new colleague who was helping me asked, "Doesn't it feel lonely to be living alone, Conrad?"I told him it was not lonely at all. The best thing about living alone was that I would not be affected by anyone's emotions.Days passed, and I woke up at 7:00 am every morning and left the office at 10:00 pm every night. During weekends, I would occasionally jog around the area or stay home the entire day to read a book. My phone no longer had any traces of Gina, and I lived my life like a clean piece of white paper.I thought life would continue this way until I bumped into someone wh

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