Chapter 5

That had been our room. Now, the door was wide open, their entwined bodies clearly visible.

“Liam, my love, gently. It’s only just three months. Look how impatient you are!”

Her voice was brazen and grating, like a dull knife twisting viciously in my heart.

My baby had just been lost, and Liam was already in the mood to carouse with his mistress, having the time of his life!

And Sophia was already three months pregnant.

I remembered vividly how overjoyed he was when I first became pregnant.

He would lay his head on my belly every day, clumsily talking to the baby, reading stories.

He imagined everything about our baby’s birth, promising to give our child the best future.

He had loved our child so much.

That tenderness and affection felt like it happened just yesterday.

But now, our child was gone.

And he didn’t show even a hint of sorrow. He was celebrating with his mistress.

A wave of nausea washed over me. I didn’t hesitate any longer.

I forced myself to pack my bags, and amidst their unrestrained moans, I left the mansion for good.

In these past few years, I had poured all my energy into Liam.

I seemed to have forgotten how brilliant I once was.

I needed a job to support myself.

And I needed a job to prove that I, Summer Reed, hadn’t been broken.

I had just suffered a miscarriage, my body still recovering, but the very next day, I endured the pain to look for work.

I chose a well-known tech company.

With my professional skills and qualifications, I should easily get an offer.

However, fate always seemed to enjoy playing cruel jokes on me.

At the interview, I ran into Liam and Sophia again.

“It’s okay, their loss if it doesn’t work out this time. I’ll arrange a few better ones for you!”

Liam was with Sophia, a tender smile on his face, seemingly comforting her.

“Summer?”

He looked up and suddenly saw me, a flicker of surprise crossing his face, quickly turning to anger.

“Why didn’t you come home last night? You just lost the baby and you’re already out running wild? Do you have no shame at all?”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for everyone nearby to hear.

In an instant, countless scornful, mocking gazes fell upon me.

I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm.

“I’ve already moved out. We have nothing to do with each other anymore.”

Sophia, standing beside him, immediately put on her innocent, pitiful act, her eyes slightly red as she said to me.

“Summer, can you please give me a chance? This job is really important to me.”

“How can you intentionally compete with me over what happened yesterday?!”

“Please, you took my sister’s spot in college back then. Can’t you just let me have this now?”

As she spoke, a hint of malice flashed in her eyes, then she burst into tears and threw herself into Liam’s arms.

Liam, hearing her words, immediately believed Sophia.

He thought I was deliberately coming to this company to compete with her for revenge.

He pointed at me, his voice filled with even more disgust.

“Summer Reed, you really are shameless! You’d stoop to such despicable tactics!”

I stared at Liam, my voice cold.

“If we’re talking despicable, tricking me into getting pregnant right after graduation, and making me give up a million-dollar job offer – that’s truly despicable, isn’t it?!”

He gritted his teeth in rage, about to retort, when the interviewer called my name.

I walked into the interview room without looking back.

The process was exceptionally smooth. My professional skills and project experience received high praise from the interviewers.

My hiring was practically a certainty.

Just as the interviewer was about to announce the result, Sophia and Liam suddenly burst in.

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