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CHAPTER 10: HOTEL ENCOUNTER
Alexander went to the bedroom and gathered his things.A few shirts. Two pairs of trousers. Some basic things from the bathroom.Three years in that house and this was all of it. His belongings didn't even add up to ten items.He had never gotten anything for himself.He had secretly bought things for her, though. The dress from the magazine she had pointed at once and never mentioned again. The Italian handmade kitten heels she had stopped in front of twice on the same street before walking away.She had worn both of them and thanked whoever sent them and never knew it was him.He stood at the bedroom door for a moment and looked at the room. The curtains she had chosen on a Saturday they still went places together. The small lamp on her side of the bed that she always left on when she came home late. The framed photo on the dresser from a company event two years ago — she was laughing at something off-camera, and he was standing just at the edge of the frame, barely visible, looking
CHAPTER 9: DIVORCE
Maybe it's true that joy brightens one's spirits. The pleasure of helping others had diluted the gloom in his heart.Alexander was considering whether to get a divorce. For Aurelia, he had given up his career for nearly three years. Although he had family assets to inherit, he would rather start a new career of his own.The Stellar Grand Hotel was the core of his private assets, and around it, he had business plans he hadn't yet had time to realize. Now was just the right moment.He had invested one million in Aurelia back then, and now the company's market value was fifty million. He and Aurelia had not signed a prenuptial agreement. After the divorce, he didn't intend to ask for much. He just wanted to take back his original principal.In the evening, Aurelia returned home with a hint of weariness.He heard the door and her heels on the tile. Then the familiar soft sound of her taking them off before she walked further in.She walked into the living room and looked around at the dar
CHAPTER 8: A CHANCE ENCOUNTER BROUGHT BY A ROBBERY
Alexander had come in Aurelia's car today. On the way home, not wanting to bother with a taxi, he just walked along the roadside all the way home.The coffee shop sat two blocks from Aurelia's company. He had chosen that location himself, years ago, back when the two of them still made decisions together. Back when Aurelia Cosmetics was just a name on a piece of paper and the core idea kept changing every week until Alexander sat down one evening and said, "Stop. Pick one thing. Be the best at it. Anti-aging. Timeless skin. Women of every age."That idea became the company.He had also found the raw materials for their first flagship products, spending months sourcing ingredients nobody else had thought to look for. He had saved them a fortune before the company even had a real office.Then Aurelia started skipping meals, coming home with her hands shaking. So Alexander had stepped back. Someone needed to keep the small things together so she could focus on the big ones.Three years l
CHAPTER 7: LET ME APOLOGIZE? DO YOU EVEN DESERVE IT?
It was a small private room with soft lighting and a window that looked onto a quiet courtyard. One table, no noise from the main floor."After coming here so many times, this is the first time I've known this coffee shop even has an exclusive private room," Vivian said.The manager placed the ordering iPad in front of Alexander."This is a special area for premium VIPs. Only those with an annual transaction flow of ten billion in the Kair Group are eligible to apply for this card.""That doesn't sound so impressive. Then why doesn't Nah have one?" Vivian said.Nah clenched his hand. He was only the second son of the Virel Group, far from being the heir. Even if he could become the heir, his annual transaction flow could never reach ten billion.Market value and actual cash flow are different things.Aurelia comforted Nah. "It's okay, not having it now doesn't mean you won't have it later. You're so outstanding."As she spoke, she placed her hand on his back, gently patting him. The w
CHAPTER 6: THE CAFÉ INCIDENT
Alexander reached into his shirt pocket and took out a card. He held it out and waited.The waitress took it slowly. It was black with thin gold edges, simple and heavy in a way that was hard to explain. She turned it over and studied it. Then she laughed."You scared me for a second. I thought you were some big client. Do you even know what kind of place this is?" She handed it back like it meant nothing.Alexander didn't take it back."If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Call your manager over. You'll understand once you ask."She rolled her eyes and walked off.The manager arrived quickly. But when he actually looked at the card, something shifted in his face. He was a little irritated but suppressed his anger. The design wasn't familiar. Nothing matched what their café issued."Sir, this card wasn't issued by us. It can't be used here. If you'd like to apply for a membership, call our main line."Alexander's heart sank. He hadn't expected that not a single person here co
CHAPTER 5: THIS DAMN APOLOGY
He had lain on the bed since three in the morning and sleep had not come back.His body felt fine, that was the strange part. No heaviness, no ache. The cuts from the hotel had closed on their own, leaving nothing behind but torn fabric and faint rust-colored stains on his shirt.Only the shirt remembered what had happened.He sat up when the sky outside turned fully gray and didn't bother trying anymore.The bedroom door opened without a knock.Aurelia walked straight in with Vivian right behind her, both of them already dressed and put together. Aurelia stopped at the foot of the bed and looked at him with the particular expression she reserved for things that were wasting her time."I told you yesterday. You need to apologize today. Why aren't you up yet?"Alexander was sitting on the edge of the bed. His pajama top had come slightly open at the collar, and he hadn't fixed it.Both of them were stunned.Aurelia recovered first."What are you doing dressed like that? Who are you try
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