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10.06.2025 14:07
I pulled the corners of my mouth and smiled.
I squinted as I walked into the villa in a cold voice.
Getting up early and having breakfast together in the hotel.
A series of notifications popped up on my phone and it was an X post that Marco had just posted.
Targeting? He was not worthy.
And staying up the whole night working on a project together and drinking American coffee at 3 a.m.
Marco reacted earlier than Louisa.
In a flash, I remembered the X post Marco posted two days ago.
“I would like to inform everyone that I will be stepping down as the general manager. The company will be fully handed over to Mr. Blunt and Mr. Vaughan beside me.”
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Marco took two steps forward with his long legs and blocked me.
Seeing her smile and express her emotions towards him.
Louisa did not expect me to speak so bluntly and her face suddenly turned ugly.
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I took a sip of my mojito without saying a word.
“Louisa has been with me for nine years and has seen a lot of things. I don’t think a supercar is a big deal.”
“Am I strange?”
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I frowned and responded calmly, “Let go, it’s so dirty.”
Forget it, it was better for the person who did not belong to me to leave.
Now everything had changed.
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He joked that I should have changed a long time ago.
On the contrary, Marco posted photos related to Louisa every day.
At night, my best friend, Reymond Blunt called me to drink.
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She also wanted me to defend him with her despite feeling disgusted.
The guilt I felt for impulsively agreeing to the blind date last night completely disappeared.
Just as I was trying to calm my emotions and go downstairs, she pushed open the bathroom door with the flip-flop sound of her slippers.
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She took a deep breath and said, her eyes filled with disapproval of me, “You took back the gift I gave him in public and now you’re letting him waste so much time at the dealer.”
I laid in my bed and stayed up the whole night.
The next day, the real estate agent came to register the sales information of the villa.
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“Lionel, you can’t just think about yourself.”
Shouldn’t we have anticipated such a result?
“I’ve been waiting for this car for almost half a year and no one can take it away, not even you, my girlfriend.”
Why do very skinny girls get more male attention if it is true that men like curves?
“Louisa, do you want to hear what you’re saying right now?”
When we were in love, she once whispered in my ear that she would only love me and only me in her life.
Now, he even called her “Louisa”.
What type of crossdresser are you?
At that moment, all my expectations were dashed.
My father even agreed to a blind date with the Scott Family on my behalf overnight.
But she refused decisively and stayed by my side wholeheartedly.
A nice and friendly reminder to board the plane sounded at the airport.
I had money, good looks and a good figure, so why should I waste my time on someone who did not love me!
My head exploded with a loud bang.
“Mr. Gilmore is already busy with work, so it’s better not to trouble him with these small matters.”
— —
Louisa was stunned and frowned.
She took out a bottle of perfume from her eight-digit Hermes bag and smiled dotingly.
She raised her hand and slammed the table angrily, saying harshly, “We can handle it ourselves. We don’t need you.”
I spent the next whole week busy with the transfer.
I threw the document on the table, interrupting the two people who were staring at each other.
“Also, today, I suddenly remembered that you had ordered a supercar, so I picked it up and gave it to him.”
I was really reluctant to leave everything behind and return to Brimstone now.
Marco behind her spoke up, “It’s okay, Mr. Gilmore, a few rumors can’t hurt me.”
I was too lazy to argue with her, so I just opened X and showed her Marco’s X account.
Before getting off work, I received two business trip applications for two people and clicked “agree”.
Marco took a step back, lost his composure and apologized several times.
Louisa stepped on her high heels to protect the man behind her and hugged my waist.
The perfume in her hand was more of a brand I had long since disliked.
That night, I brought all the top-of-the-line sports cars that I had collected in my garage to her.
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I did not have any emotions more, I just smiled indifferently and returned the phone to my assistant.
I frowned.
“Am I thinking of myself?”
Marco pursed his lips and said no words.
But in the cabinet, a box of men’s underwear was missing.
Faced with his provocation, my gaze turned a bit cold and I found it somewhat funny.
A majestic roar came from afar and a limited-edition supercar with black and gold paint appeared in front of the villa.
“I’ll cancel and return it to the dealer as soon as possible.”
Since the argument that day, Louisa had blocked me on X and WhatsApp.
I was sure now.
Louisa held my hand and said in a deep voice, “Lionel, why are you so angry?”
At three o’clock in the afternoon, I walked into the largest conference room of the company with Reymond on time.
As soon as I arrived, the airport lobby was crowded with people.
She said the sports car had been cancelled and sent back to the automotive dealership.
“Speak! Marco!”
Having been in society for so many years, everyone had gained some insight.
“This is your own problem. I shouldn’t have to put on a leadership role and help you solve it.”
With an annual revenue of nearly 10 billion, she said we were not a match.
“Didn’t you give him the car and he accepted it? What’s the point of having me, an outsider, wipe his ass?”
She also said that she liked my innate arrogance and rebelliousness the most.
Louisa, after nine years of our relationship, did you have any feelings for me?
[Driving the car given by my boss to send her home and even the wind was sweet.]
Five years ago, after graduating from university, my father asked me to return to Brimstone to inherit the family business.
In his post, there was a box of underwear of this brand.
Then, her tone was both coaxing and scolding, brought me back to my senses. “I know you are jealous because you love me, but the others who don’t know will think you’re targeting someone else’s staff.”
Louisa Watson, who was showing off her affection to me on X a second ago, quietly took away the limited-edition sports car that I had reserved for a long time in the automotive dealership.
“I haven’t said anything yet, but you’re eager to put the blame on me.”
“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. I shouldn’t have accepted Ms. Watson’s gift.”
I fixed my gaze full of pressure on him.
Louisa who was wearing a white suit and holding a white crocodile leather bag, stepped out of the car.
“But the fact is, the value of these orders is far less than that of a supercar.”
My assistant shook the mobile phone in his hand with a look of surprise.
She and Marco would go back to the company to work overtime tonight and would not go home.
I got it.
A message from Louisa popped up on my mobile phone.
I lit a cigarette and blew a puff into the air.
“The way he looks at you is not the way an ordinary subordinate looks at his superior.”
She grabbed her assistant’s hand, pushed the office door and left without looking back.
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In the evening, I stood on the balcony of the villa and gazed the sunset.
Leaving me only the refreshing fragrance of gardenia that dissipated into the air.
But now everything had changed.
She really took the car that I had been longing for half a year away from the automotive dealership secretly and gave it to someone else.
“No, I do.”
Whatever Louisa wanted to do, I accompanied her.
I saw them exchanging a few words with each other and Louisa smiled particularly happily.
It seemed like the superior-subordinate relationship between them was closer than I imagined.
She defended him.
The atmosphere was silent.
“It’s too late now. It’s not safe to go out. You can go tomorrow.”
Seeing that I had given in, she pushed the door open and left without any hesitation.
Love did not become a burden when two people’s hearts were truly together.
Marco Tucker walked around the car to the passenger seat and opened the passenger door gently and considerately.
The way he called her changed to be more intimate.
Seeing I stopped talking, she sighed.
After all, there was no evidence that they were having an affair.
Marco was the partner who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.
I walked out and stood in front of the girl.
“I feel strange with you like this.”
In the past, I admired her rational and clear nature the most.
She did not let my hand go, instead she patiently said, “I know you’re angry, I apologize to you, okay? But Marco and I really have nothing, you’re sold your shares and broke up ….”
I was furious instantly and lost my sanity.
No.
I put my hands in my pockets, curled the corners of my mouth and a hint of coldness and anger flashed in my eyes.
Until my assistant nervously handed me Marco’s X account and said, “Sir, I think I should let you know about this.”
I looked at her deeply and believed her pledge of allegiance for the time being.
I nodded and looked at her leaving back, then opened the cabinet where my underwear was stored.
“Lionel, Marco has returned the car to the dealer, but I need to go over to cancel the account.”
“Mr. Gilmore, good evening. Ms. Watson and I just had dinner outside and came back a bit late. Please don’t blame her.”
No man could bear to see the girl he loved using his own money to buy gifts for other men.
She frowned and pouted.
If he dared to accept it, he should be able to guess who the original owner of the car was.
I turned my gaze away from the door and let out a long sigh.
I did not need to be too concerned.
“Are you used to driving?”
However, I did not want to leave Louisa, so I stayed in Araya.
This clothing company was co founded by me and Louisa. She and I both hold half of the equity.
My assistant suddenly pushed the door and casually said, “Sir, I saw Ms. Louisa and her assistant went to eat seafood. What do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you.”
The next day, I came to the company with hungry stomach from the night.
“She just feels too tired being with you. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t earn even one-tenth of your family’s money and she can’t spend your money with peace of mind.”
Followed Marco behind her.
I felt a chill in my heart and blurted out. “Go ahead.”
[Finally, from crush to girlfriend ….]
I did not even glance at them, just brushed past them.
“I still have over a dozen supercars in my basement. Choose any one you want and consider it as a gift from me.”
We had been in relationship for nine years and this was the first time I had gotten so angry over another man.
She was standing in the crowd, looking at me from afar.
I waited for her for so long that I was starving. I then opened my mobile phone and saw Marco’s social media.
She said I was her life.
I stared at it for a long time.
A side photo taken from the perspective of the girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat.
Although I did not want to admit it, I was now so jealous that I was insane.
Louisa, took my underwear and gave it to his assistant?
I picked up the documents she brought back and gave a faint response. “Hmm.”
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“This is an irrefutable evidence. Do you want me to expose all the dirty things you have done?”
Ms. Louisa?
“Do you want me to use my authority to force the people below to shut their mouths up?”
At one o’clock in the afternoon, I finished dealing with all the documents, but there was no sign of Louisa.
I nodded and responded, “Next week, I’ll transfer the management rights of the company to you and leave.”
Her eyes were fixed on Marco, who opened the car door for her, with a hint of aggressiveness.
I had loved her for so many years, what storms had I not seen.
I stepped down from the stage and left the conference room.
“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. Please don’t blame Ms. Louisa.”
Louisa stepped in front of him and pulled my sleeve.
I was stunned for a moment and frowned. “Where did you see them?”
My raging anger suddenly died down and what followed was endless coldness and disappointment.
Did she know what it meant to give a man underwear as a gift?
After five years of ups and downs, we opened the largest clothing company in Araya.
I, who felt heartbroken at first, became numb in the end.
Nine years of giving everything for a girl, but in the end, she still did not appreciate it.
At first, I suspected that Marco took the photos secretly behind Louisa out of vanity.
“You’re the boss, Lionel, this is a matter of words.”
“You dare to give a supercar worth two million seven hundred dollars to the man who adores you, Louisa ….”
Haha … I sounded like a stingy person from his words.
Marco’s eyes slightly lifted and his cold face turned slightly pale.
Jealousy over a slightly more good-looking male assistant was truly a fall from grace.
“You can prepare dinner yourself.”
She reacted, quickly stopped me and angrily said to Marco behind her, “What the hell is going on! When did I lie down with you?!”
Her eyes were a bit red and her gaze was full of charm.
[Congratulations for becoming a boyfriend and becoming a regular employee officially.]
In his latest X post, he posted a picture of Louisa lying in his arms and sleeping soundly.
“When is your blind date with the Scott Family arranged? Have you really decided to leave Araya?”
My hand, which was about to sign, paused and I raised my eyes.
Hearing those words, both of them were stunned.
“Don’t you like this car? It’s also for your sake that I canceled it early.”
“Well, my Baby, here … I bought you a new limited-edition perfume, so don’t be angry.”
“If I want to have a future with you, I have to get stronger. Of course, you can act childish and ask me not to go today, but I don’t want to disappoint my subordinates who fight side by side with me.”
I wanted to rush downstairs and question that girl right away.
It was time to end this tangled triangle relationship.
A pair of gleaming silver stiletto heels stepped on the ground.
[Having a boss who cares for her subordinates is my happiness.]
I stared at the perfume in her hand and recalled every moment of us for the past nine years.
My face turned cold and so did my heart.
“On X, her assistant posted a message thanking Ms. Louisa for treating him to a delicious meal.”
She was stunned for a moment, her lips slightly parted, with an incredulous expression.
As a man, he should know why I was angry.
I was already angry and hearing these words only added fuel to the fire.
His slender fingers gripped the steering wheel and the corners of his mouth curved in just the right angle.
I saw admiration and heartache for another man in her eyes.
An hour later, her male assistant drove the car and posted a message on his social media.
“You took the car without my consent. I just wanted to take back what belonged to me.”
As early as yesterday, I had entrusted someone to send her a breakup message.
“Rosie is taking a day off today. You take a shower first and I’ll go fry you a steak,” she said.
“Notify everyone that there will be a staff meeting this afternoon.” I ordered.
[Marco and I go to meet some clients and have lunch together.]
Until I saw a post on X.
“You have a prominent family background, Lionel, unlike ordinary people like me.”
I handed the breakfast to my assistant and asked him to go out and sell me another one.
I just wanted my favorite supercar back.
Louisa became anxious. She frowned and said in defense, “How can this be a small matter? You follow me on business trips every day and I don’t want others to criticize you everywhere.”
I leaned back in the recliner and sneered.
I took out my mobile phone and called my father who was far away in Brimstone.
But I did not expect, Louisa brought me breakfast on the table with the sticky note on the bag.
“Got it! Marco and I have nothing, not now and not in the future.”
Everyone was in an uproar, expressing shock hearing this news.
Let her pick and send it away.
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It was her handwriting.
Spending their time together watching the sunset on the beach after chatting with their bussiness partner.
Not only did he dare to accept it, he also dared to post it openly on his X post and another social media to show off.
He uttered a dull response. “Hmm”.
Rosie paid extra attention to this and checked it carefully every day.
“Marco Tucker, right? It’s just a car. I can still afford it.”
It turned out that all this time she always felt that we were not a good match.
The breakfast box she brought in the bag was my least favorite lamb sandwich.
Wasn’t it normal for people to criticize a boss who gave his or her assistant a luxury car?
Just overnight, he changed the way he called his boss from “Ms. Louisa” being “Louisa”.
I suddenly felt ridiculous.
“I don’t care if you misjudged his contribution to the company or you feel sorry for him for accompanying you on business trips and driving every day. The company has given him enough salary and if it’s not enough, he can ask for more, instead of you secretly using my supercar to compensate him.”
In the past five years, I had transformed from a rich second-generation who knew nothing to a first-generation entrepreneur.
“My words were harsh, but you should know that Marco is the man in the company who can help me share the workload the most. You made him lose face in public today and I can’t just abandon him now.”
Louisa then pulled me all the way into the bathroom.
I dragged my suitcase towards the security checkpoint and ran into Louisa and Marco who were rushing back.
A relationship that had changed in quality was like an unappetizing breakfast. There was no need to force ourself to eat it.
“First of all, a person of integrity has nothing to fear. If you, Louisa, are doing your job impartially, rewarding him for bringing huge profits to the company and giving him a supercar is understandable.”
I bent down and opened the bottom cabinet.
Louisa and I had been dating since we were in college until now.
[Wow, after reading your secret stories on your crush for four years, you finally got her love!]
He bowed to me, his voice pleading. “I’m sorry, Mr. Gilmore. I didn’t think carefully about this matter. I will solve it myself. Don’t blame Louisa.”
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Louisa pushed the door to my office and stepped in with her high heels.
“I can’t help it. This is the girls nowadays.”
I had Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, so everything had to be neatly laid out.
There was no point to keep a woman who had left my heart.
“Lionel, sorry, I didn’t get back from meeting with my business partners at noon. I just had a quick bite outside. Have you eaten yet?”
Her voice came from outside the door. “Oh, by the way, Rosie said that your underwear needs to be replaced, so she threw them all away. You can get new ones from the bottom.”
A supercar worth nearly two million seven hundred dollars was not something that a marketing director with no background like Louisa could afford.
As a cold and aloof beauty, men pursue her and compete to get her.
Even though the gift she gave was to serve herself.
I got in the car and headed to the airport.
“Can’t you go tomorrow? Why do you have to go out so late?” asked me in annoyance.
“As the marketing director, you have a keen eye, so you shouldn’t miss it.”
He looked up, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.
Since we wanted to sever ties, we naturally had to settle everything.
The girl’s cold face showed some dissatisfaction.
She pulled out a chair in front of the table and sat down, sighing.
“The blind date with the eldest daughter of the Scotts, I’ll go.”
She had some impatience on her face, but she still held back her patience to explain to me.
“But you have to know, as an assistant, what you should and shouldn’t accept.”
In what capacity was he asking me not to blame my girlfriend?
When the salesperson sent me a message in the afternoon, I thought Louisa was trying to give me a surprise secretly, so I spent three hours happily in the dressing room choosing an outfit.
“Lionel, I don’t know how the news about the sports car spread in the company. The staffs are all talking about Marco behind his back. Can you come and help Marco explain it for the sake of signing big orders today?”
“With so many supercars you have, you don’t mind, do you?”
“Alright, Lionel, doesn’t he have to pick me up and drop me off every day for work?”
I ignored her shock, put away my mobile phone and walked past her.
Only when we did not love could we make rational judgments.
She knew that I loved cars as much as my life, yet she dared to steal it and give it away to someone else.
It was obvious that it was not what she was prepared for me.