“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to announce that today’s wedding is canceled.
“But don’t worry, I’ll cover the bill. Enjoy yourselves, consider it an early Christmas‘ Eve dinner.”
The room erupted into shocked murmurs, but it quickly returned to its lively buzz.
After all, who wouldn’t enjoy a free meal and drinks?
As for me, I left the event immediately and rushed back to the company to hold an urgent shareholders‘ meeting.
Between uncertain love and the firm grasp of stock equity, the latter felt a lot more secure.
Before the meeting started, my assistant reminded me that according to protocol, I still had to give Jessica a call to inform her.
I shrugged, not bothered at all.
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After all, the agreement was already signed. Even if she objected, it wouldn’t change a thing.
But when I picked up the phone, it was Logan who picked up first, and he immediately started yelling.
“Enough, Chris. You really are pathetic!
“I heard from the substitute that you canceled the wedding. Do you really think that will make Jessica feel sorry for you or care about you?
“I’ve already blocked your number and WhatsApp on her phone. She has no idea what’s going on. Even if you change your number, it’s pointless.
“Everyone can see that I’m Jessica’s true love. You’re just a figurehead husband. Did you really think you meant something?
“Get back to your work. Jessica’s happy with me now and has no time for your petty problems.”
With that, he hung up.
The moment the call ended, everyone in the meeting room awkwardly glanced at me.
But I didn’t care one bit.
Jessica’s little stunt had been the talk of the company ever since Logan joined.
It was obvious he was doing it to flaunt his relationship with her.
But Jessica was letting it happen, even enjoying the attention.
Before all this, I had been in a secret relationship with her for seven years, and no one had ever found out.
She had repeatedly insisted we keep our relationship private and that we couldn’t have any rumors spreading around, especially not because
of the company.
It wasn’t until our marriage was announced that everyone found out we had been together for seven years.
Seven years. I had hidden it like a mouse in the shadows, afraid it might affect her career.
But now?
As soon as Logan arrived, she wanted to shout to the world to prove to everyone that Logan was truly her soulmate.
This was the difference between love and indifference.
At this point, though, I wasn’t even angry. Instead, I almost felt sorry for Jessica.
If she knew that Logan had kept an Important matter like the shareholder meeting from her and dismissed it as nothing more than a trivial matter, she’d probably be so furious she might strangle him on the spot.
The thought made me smile bitterly as I slammed Jessica’s stock transfer document down on the table.
12:50 PM dd.
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“I’ll be straight with you. From now on, I’m the largest shareholder and the chairman of the company.
“Any objections?”
Hearing this, no one in the room shook their heads. In fact, some of them even had a look of excitement in their eyes.
After all, none of these people were particularly close to Jessica. They were just there to make money.
They also knew that the company had reached this point because I’d been the one holding it together all along.
Jessica knew nothing about management, and ever since Logan joined, he’d been making reckless decisions that had caused the company’s performance to plummet month by month.
They were angry but had been too scared to speak up.
Now that the company was back in my hands, they all wholeheartedly supported me.
After taking care of everything, I returned to my office and received a message from Logan.
In the video, Jessica, who had supposedly gone on a trip, suddenly changed into a wedding dress I’d never seen before, walking down the aisle with Logan hand–in–hand.
“Chris, you canceled your wedding with the stand–in. What good did it do you? You only saved your sorry reputation.
“You’ve never seen Jessica in a wedding dress, have you?
“You don’t really think we’re on a trip, do you?
“Jessica herself said she wanted to save her first time wearing a wedding dress for me, and that we would have our wedding to make up for all the years we lost.”
I watched the video, which showed Jessica and Logan wearing matching wedding bands on their ring fingers, and I couldn’t help but scoff.
Jessica had told me the reason she didn’t get me a matching ring was because the diamond ring didn’t come in a couple’s version.
So she didn’t forget about the ring at all, she had already given it to Logan.
After that, Logan didn’t stop taunting me almost every day.
“Chris, it’s pretty late. You’re still stuck at the office, aren’t you?
“You must be exhausted. Want me to send you some money for a coffee? After all, Jessica just transferred a million dollars to me. Oh, poor me, I have too much money and nowhere to spend it.
“Chris, did Jessica not reply to your messages again today? Well, what can I say? We’re on our honeymoon, and her eyes are only on me. She’s too busy sightseeing with me to have time for you. Don’t get jealous now.”
I looked at the messages Logan sent and could only coldly smile as I saved the evidence and forwarded it to my lawyer.
With these pieces of evidence, even if Jessica tried to act like a sore loser and sue me, it would only backfire on her.
A month flew by in no time.
After working non–stop to adjust the company’s business, I was exhausted. Finally, I could get a good night’s sleep.
But just as I was drifting in and out of sleep, a slap landed across my face.
“Chris, it’s already past 4 a.m., and you’re still sleeping like a dead pig?
“Get up and throw your stinky clothes out. Don’t dirty my luggage.”
I looked up to see Logan suddenly standing in my home, a frown forming on my face.
“Are you crazy? This is my house. How did you get in?”
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“Of course, I brought him here.
“From now on, this room is Logan’s. It’s closer to the company, so it’ll be more convenient for him to come to work. Do you have any objections?”
I was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked, “This is my house. If I don’t live here, then where am I supposed to live?”
Logan scoffed dismissively, “Who cares where you live?
“Ms. Greene paid your salary. You can rent a place on your own if you want.
“And your house isn’t even yours, it’s Ms. Greene’s house. And Ms. Greene’s house is my house. I can let anyone stay in my house. What, you got a problem with that?”
I stared at Logan, his illogical reasoning making me laugh in anger.
These two were done pretending.
At that moment, I couldn’t help but show a cold smile as I grabbed Logan and Jessica’s luggage.
Seeing that I was obediently following their orders, Jessica finally nodded in satisfaction.
“At least you know your place. When we head back to the office…”
But before she could finish, I tossed their luggage straight into the river and turned around to smile at them.
“Just tossing out some trash on my way to work. Don’t mention it.
“Also, we’re divorced now. This is my house. If you don’t leave, expect the police to come knocking.”
Chapter 3
With that, I slammed the divorce agreement Jessica had signed on the table and headed straight back to the office.
After all, now that the company was listed, my time was extremely valuable, and there was a mountain of work waiting for me.
Plus, now that Jessica and her people had returned, I could finally notify HR to handle their termination.
After I finished talking with HR and was about to head back to my office, I found Jessica and Logan already sitting inside.
As soon as Logan saw me, he couldn’t help but sneer, “Oh, look who it is, Jessica’s ex–husband!
“You were so tough back at the house. I thought maybe you’d turned into some big shot after a month, but you’re still just working at Jessica’s company, huh?
Jessica tilted her chin up proudly, looking like a rooster strutting around.
“Chris, it seems I’ve been too nice to you over the years. That’s why you’ve become so selfish and ungrateful.
“Even if you used dirty tricks to get me to sign the divorce papers and took more than your fair share of our assets, so what?
“Don’t forget, I’m the chairman of the company, and you’re just one of my employees.
“I can fire you anytime, and if J mess with your background check a little, I guarantee you’ll never work in this industry again.”
Saying that Jessica threw the pot on the table to the ground, looking at me with a mocking expression.
“If you want to stay in this industry, then use your tongue to clean the floor. Maybe I’ll think about giving you a job as a janitor at the company?”
Before I could respond, Logan chuckled and teased, “Jessica, you’re just too soft–hearted.
“Not only do you give Chris a job, but you’re also letting him drink such expensive coffee. You really are soft on your ex–husband.
“Now you’ve got me jealous.”
