She hurried off, probably worried Jared might starve.
I rested for a few days, and my leg was almost healed.
I picked up the divorce papers from the lawyer and signed my name.
Since the day she left, Katie hadn't come home.
I wanted to go to her office to talk, but then I received a frantic call from my assistant.
"Mr. Lozano, you need to come back to the office quickly. Mrs. Lozano says she wants to replace you," he said.
As soon as I walked into the conference room, everyone shot me a look of sympathy.
I turned and saw Jared sitting in my seat, giving me a challenging eyebrow raise.
An hour earlier, Katie had given him the seat meant for the vice president.
Everyone knew I was the actual VP of the company.
Katie had just publicly slapped me in the face.
I managed to hold back my anger and dragged Katie out of the conference room.
"What's the meaning of this? Are you trying to replace me?" I asked.
"Don't forget that when your family was about to go bankrupt, he was quick to break off the engagement and run abroad," I added.
Back then, when Katie's family was on the brink of collapse, Jared fled the country to avoid dealing with her.
He broke off their engagement.
He even sent Katie a message: [Don't come looking for me. I can't help with your family's problems.]
Katie was devastated.
She tried borrowing money from all her rich friends, but no one was willing to help.
Falling from grace, she stood in the pouring rain, crying that they were all liars.
She was even dragged into a back alley by some vagrants and nearly lost her dignity.
When I found her, her clothes were nearly torn off.
I beat up those vagrants and chased them away. After that, Katie collapsed into my arms, trembling.
She said she was grateful I was there. I took her home and took good care of her.
She was a girl I had liked since college. How could I just let her go?
I used all my savings to help her make a comeback.
During those days, I often stayed up all night writing plans, nearly running myself into the ground.
I drank with clients until I had a bleeding stomach, almost dying on the operating table.
Katie, the clueless little princess, relied entirely on me.
Eventually, the company revived.
Katie was very moved and wanted to transfer the company into my name, saying she couldn't do it without me. She decided to marry me.
She said, "No one will take away what belongs to you."