Chapter 4

I stopped walking, and her words actually made me laugh.

How shameless could the two of them be? I had already made myself perfectly clear, yet they were still pretending not to understand.

If Jenna had simply admitted it outright, I might even have respected her a little more.

I turned around and looked at her calmly.

“Isn’t that what it is?”

Jenna frowned again and walked toward me.

“You’re insane. Is that really the kind of woman you think I am? You’ve disappointed me so much!”

“Whatever.”

I pulled my hand away from hers when she reached for me, then turned and entered the elevator.

Where she and Ethan went afterward and what they planned to do next had nothing to do with me anymore.

When I got home, I walked around the small apartment once.

I saw that the photo wall still held many pictures of Jenna and me together.

In the photos, the two of us were clearly smiling with extraordinary happiness and sweetness, yet I didn’t know what had happened over the years. Our relationship had gradually begun to change.

Even now, I felt a little lost.

I smiled, reached out, and pulled all the photos down before placing them in a shoebox and putting the entire box into a trash bag.

Once sweetness had spoiled and rotted, there was no need to keep it around.

I thought that the current Jenna probably didn’t care about these things anymore either.

The apartment was filled with countless memories of the two of us, some happy and joyful, others sad and full of arguments.

I had thought love would last, but it turned out that love only disappeared.

I packed my luggage, called movers to come over, and finally left my keys by the entryway before walking out.

I thought that when Jenna returned home and saw that all my belongings were gone, she would definitely call to question me.

But she didn’t.

For three whole days, there was no word from her.

It wasn’t until I had officially taken over my father’s company and saw the documents my assistant brought me for signing that I remembered.

When Jenna and I had first gotten together, I had used my identity as the heir to the group to secure a five-year contract for her.

Before that, every major company had fought desperately to win the contract.

Yet before the competition had even begun, it had been awarded directly to Jenna.

I had even specifically instructed my assistant not to reveal my identity.

I didn’t want too many outside factors mixed into our relationship.

Over those five years, Jenna had flourished in the business world under my protection.

She had even become a capable young businesswoman in her own right, with her male secretary, Ethan, always by her side.

But she had forgotten that since I had given her everything, I could easily take it back.

So when my assistant asked whether we still needed to renew Jenna’s contract, I decisively shook my head.

Putting our relationship aside, she was merely my ex-girlfriend now.

“No. Let everyone compete openly this time.”

As soon as the news came out, Jenna truly panicked and immediately called my assistant to arrange a dinner meeting.

My assistant put the call on speaker.

I heard the girlfriend who had always been arrogant now speaking humbly, even with a hint of coquettishness in her voice, but my heart remained completely unmoved.

Still, when Jenna invited us to meet, I nodded at my assistant.

I would see her one last time and consider it a perfect ending to our relationship.

Soon, Jenna sent over the restaurant’s address.

The name of the restaurant looked familiar, and I realized it was where I had confessed my feelings to her.

Back then, she had said, “This restaurant is too expensive. We’re just having a meal together. There’s no need to choose somewhere so fancy. We can just eat some home-style food.”

But she didn’t know that she was the treasure in my hands, and I had wanted to place every wonderful thing in the world before her.

Now that she had chosen this place, it seemed she had really gone all out.

I was curious about what she was planning.