Chapter 3

Facing my questioning, the exhaustion in Sebastian's eyes was clearly visible.

"Rachel, I'm not like you. I'm at Collins Corporation. To do this job well, I have to follow the boss's wishes."

"When did you become so inconsiderate?"

"So accompanying your boss's daughter shopping is part of your job?"

"Yes."

The Sebastian I knew wasn't someone who would sell himself like this.

So we had a huge fight.

Sebastian said my thinking was vile.

"I'm just shopping with Sophie, and you think I'm cheating? Rachel, when did you become like this?"

These words feel so ironic now.

Perhaps at that time Sebastian really hadn't thought about being with Sophie, but his internal scales had already tipped then—he just hadn't realized it himself.

"Sebastian, you have surveillance cameras at home. Check the footage and you'll know everything."

"No matter what the truth is, we've already broken up. Don't contact me anymore."

Without waiting for Sebastian to respond, I hung up directly.

Looking at this familiar house, I felt a wave of emotion.

Mom and Dad were right—never count on a man.

After tidying up a bit, I went to sleep.

I slept very soundly that night.

The next day I contacted my boss and accepted the offer to work in another city.

My boss was puzzled.

"Can you bear to leave your boyfriend?"

Everyone at the company knew I had a boyfriend I'd been dating for ten years.

Sometimes they'd tease me.

"Your boyfriend probably doesn't love you. Ten years and he still hasn't married you?"

I knew they were joking, but I felt guilty.

I remember once when I'd been drinking, I pretended to be drunk and proposed to Sebastian.

But he dodged.

His expression at that moment couldn't lie.

Some obsessions, like anything else, must be abandoned when it's time.

"Yeah, we broke up."

Hearing me say this, my boss was at a loss for words.

Finally he forced a smile.

"Alright, I'll arrange it. And I've arranged a handsome guy over there for you."

My boss made me laugh.

Handling the work transition took three days.

During those three days, Sebastian didn't contact me once.

Instead, Sophie added me on SnapChat.

I hadn't planned to accept, but Sophie somehow found my phone number.

Not knowing the unknown number was her, the moment I answered, Sophie's mocking voice came through.

"What, scared? Afraid to accept? Don't want to admit you couldn't keep a man for ten years?"

"Sophie, if I'm not mistaken, you've known Sebastian for ten years too, right? If he loved you so much, would he still not have broken up with me?"

"Don't you know I already proposed breaking up?"

"But Sebastian still thinks I'm just making a scene. Miss Collins, seems your skills are pretty average too."

My mouth has never been forgiving.

Sophie had only seen my silent side and thought I was easy to bully.

Now my words made her cry.

"Rachel, just you wait."

"Fine, I'm waiting."

Right after hanging up, my boss sent a message.

The plane ticket was ready, for two days later.

The contact person at the branch office had also added me.

This time I was really leaving.

Before leaving, I went to many places.

Only after making this round did I realize all these places were ones Sebastian and I had visited together.

So you really can't put all your eggs in one basket, otherwise when you look back, no matter what you think of, it feels like thinking of that bastard.

But I didn't expect Sophie's "just you wait" meant she'd expose me online.