Chapter 2
I pushed the door open, and Benjamin instantly transformed. Smiling, he asked, “Why aren’t you drinking? Are you feeling unwell?”
e was still gentle, still attentive, but it felt like he was wearing a mask, making me instinctively uneasy.
The birthday party ended under this awkward atmosphere.
As we were leaving, a mutual friend pulled me aside and whispered, “Be careful of the people around Benjamin.”
Her words carried a hidden meaning. I smiled and thanked her.
I told myself, *Maybe men just go through a phase like this. Once the wedding is over in a few days, everything will settle.*
Convincing myself, I took the drunk Benjamin home.
To make him more comfortable, I changed his clothes and gave him some hangover
medicine.
Drunk, he was unusually obedient. Despite holding a high position for grown bloated or complacent; instead, he looked more mature and handsome.
for years,
he hadn’t
I watched him quietly for a moment. Suddenly, he opened his slightly dazed eyes, clouded with the fog of alcohol, and pulled me into his arms.
In a low voice, he murmured something: “Little secretary…”
In that instant, I felt like I’d plunged into an icy abyss.
I spent the night sitting motionless, replaying the years of my relationship with Benjamin.
We were childhood sweethearts, evenly matched in background, and far ahead of our peers in life.
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Chapter 21
We both got into the same business school, where we were study partners and rivals. Our names always topped the school rankings–mine just a point or two above his.
“Always second place,” I teased him.
He didn’t mind. Before our second set of exams, he cornered me and insisted we make a
bet.
“If you win, I’ll grant you a wish. If I win, you’ll be my girlfriend.”
On a whim, I skipped one question during the exam.
When he saw the results, he was overjoyed, hugging me tightly like a child..
With unhidden pride, he said, “Finally, I can hold you openly, my girlfriend.”
He confessed that he had always liked me but felt inferior, lacking the courage to tell me. He studied so hard just to stand on the same level as me.
I couldn’t help but laugh, letting him hold me.
From that day, he worked even harder, watching me closely in his spare time.
In his words, “I didn’t work this hard just to let someone else steal my future wife.”
Together, we graduated, started a business, and built a career without relying on family
wealth.
Everyone said we were a power couple.
But now, on the verge of marriage, the heart he once had for me had drifted away.
Though his body was still beside me, his thoughts were drawn to someone else.
To avoid conflicting with our wedding, I stayed up all night completing the project proposal.
Once the team successfully landed the deal, I celebrated by booking a buffet for my
employees and preparing champagne.
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As the time for celebration neared, I sipped some wine, only to have Annie, one of my close subordinates, rush over to me.
“Sophia, you need to see what the new hire is up to. I don’t even know what
I followed her gaze and saw Benjamin and Zara together.
I didn’t know what Zara had said, but Benjamin’s smile widened.
he two were sharing food from the same plate, even their drinks were together. It was impossible to tell whose glass was whose.
The atmosphere between them was unmistakably intimate.
“I heard there’s champagne later,” Zara said. “I’ve only been here a few days, but I’ve never had the chance to open one.”
Benjamin hesitated for a moment before replying, “Why don’t you try it today? I’m sure Sophia will teach you.‘
“That’d be wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Smith. You and Sophia are so kind,” Zara said in her sweet, flattering tone, making Benjamin beam with pride.
Forgetting the occasion, he led Zara straight over to me.
Isuppressed my questions and prepared to open the champagne.
But Benjamin stopped me, his tone leaving no room for argument.
“You’ve opened champagne plenty of times. Let’s give the new hire a chance. Why not let Zara do it?”
His words drew everyone’s gaze.
There was shock, confusion, and disbelief in their eyes.
I felt an overwhelming sense of humiliation, my smile threatening to crack
When I didn’t move, Zara’s voice carried a faint hint of grievance. “Mr. Smith, am I not allowed to open the champagne?”
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Benjamin, unused to her tone, even spoke to me with a hint of command.
“Let her do it. Now.”
