Chapter 2
That night, I didn’t go home. I stayed at the hospital instead.
Jake blew up my phone all night long–texts, calls, the whole nine yards.
I didn’t read a single message or pick up once.
The next morning, I got to the office early to type up my resignation letter.
Jake was the company’s founder and CEO.
I was just some designer on the payroll.
I’d been there since day one, back when he was broke and working out of his garage.
Now? I was basically invisible around here.
If I disappeared tomorrow, Jake probably wouldn’t even notice.
I was printing out my resignation when Jake suddenly appeared behind me like a damn ghost.
Under his stare, I calmly grabbed the papers from the printer.
He looked at me with that gentle voice of his: “All done printing?”
“Yep.”
Jake kept staring at me, completely oblivious to how cold I was being.
He cleared his throat: “Chloe, come to my office for a sec.”
The moment Jake called me away, my coworkers started gossiping like vultures.
“Did you guys hear? Mr. Morrison’s married.”
“No way! That explains why Chloe and Mr. Morrison kept their thing so hush–hush. She’s totally the other woman.”
“Chloe’s always going on about how much she hates homewreckers. Talk about a total hypocrite.”
My dad left me and Mom for some woman, put us through hell for years.
And now, thanks to Jake, I was getting called a homewrecker too. How’s that for karma?
In his office, Jake tried to hug me.
I stepped back: “We’re at work, Mr. Morrison.”
Jake frowned. “Come on, don’t be mad. I’ll come see your mom with you tonight, okay?”
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I shook my head.
“There’s no point anymore.”
Mom was already gone, and honestly? I didn’t want her to see you anyway.
If she knew people were calling me a homewrecker because of Jake, she’d be so disappointed in me.
Jake seemed to pick up on something being off.
After a beat, he said: “Look, I can divorce Riley in two days. Then we can get married, just like you wanted.”
He handed me a fancy gift box.
“This is premium ginseng for your mom. Really high–quality stuff to help with her recovery.”
I stared at the ginseng, feeling numb.
His thoughtfulness was about a week too late.
Mom didn’t need it anymore.
When I didn’t respond, Jake’s eyes flashed with worry. He was about to say something when his phone started buzzing, completely killing the moment.
Jake glanced at his phone, then at me.
After hesitating for a second, he walked away to take the call.
I knew it was Riley calling.
After all, she was his actual wife now.
I felt… nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Because I was done caring.
Later, I submitted my resignation.
When I handed it over, the VP didn’t seem surprised at all.
“Chloe, I’m sure Mr. Morrison will take good care of you.”
I bit my lip, feeling like I was in some twisted alternate reality.
Everyone just assumed I was Jake’s kept woman–his little office pet.
They thought he had everything figured out for me.
None of them could believe that I was his actual girlfriend of six years, and that I was leaving because he’d completely shattered my heart.
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As I was heading out, I ran into Jake and Riley at the elevators.
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