Alvin didn’t say anything at first. After a long pause, he gave a mocking nod. “If you want to cause trouble, go ahead.”


    Even now, he still didn’t think he was in the wrong. He still believed it was all my fault.


    I didn’t bother to argue anymore. I just said, “I’ll move out of your house.”


    “Our house?” Alvin’s eyes narrowed. “Zoe, you never really thought of it as your home, did you? My parents treated you like their own, and this is how you repay them?”


    I bit my lip. I thought, ‘Does he really think I want his parents’ affection? What I want is his.’ But I had already made up my mind to break up with him, so exining myself felt pointless. His words didn’t matter.


    “Mr. Dolton, I’m going back to work,” I said. I didn’t mention resigning yet-I still had work to do.


    “Zoe, are you really going to break up with me?” Alvin asked again, disbelief in his voice.


    It seemed like he hadn’t heard me the first time. I looked at him-the face I’d admired for ten years-and said the words that would end everything.


    “Yes, Alvin. I’m breaking up with you. From now on, you live your life, and I’ll live mine. We’ll marry other people and never cross paths again.”


    A cold, brokenugh escaped him. “Fine. This is what you want, Zoe? Don’t regret it.”


    I thought, ‘Regret?’ This was the second time he’d said that word. I didn’t understand where his confidence came from.


    Maybe it was because I’d been hopelessly in love with him for ten years, following him around like a fool, putting up with his neglect and hurt, never walking away.


    “Goodbye.” I turned and walked away, leaving him with those two words.


    Alvin didn’t stop me. But just as I reached the door, I heard a knock. I opened the door, only to freeze. It was Thea.


    She saw me, and for a split second, panic shed in her eyes. But then she smiled, as if we were old friends. “Zoe, you’re back?”


    I didn’t respond. My gaze dropped to the folder in her hand, and the red header with the Dolton Group logo stopped me dead in my tracks.


    It was an internalpany document-something only employees would have ess to. But here she was, holding it. Her being here was shocking enough, but with that file in her hands, it raised even more questions.


    I didn’t answer her. Thea’s smile faltered, and she quickly added, “I’m here to deliver a file to… Mr. Dolton.”


    The way she said “Mr. Dolton” made everything click in an instant. Alvin hadn’t just hidden her away in a private house-he had brought her to thepany.


    This was something Myra hadn’t told me. Maybe she was too busy to mention it, or maybe she didn’t want to upset me. I didn’t know.


    But it didn’t matter anymore. Whether Alvin brought Thea into thepany or even married her-it had nothing to do


    with me.


    “Excuse me, I need to get through,” I said, my voice polite but firm.


    a bus or train, it was always first out, then in.


    Thea stepped aside, and I walked past her without a second nce.


    Just as I reached the door, I heard Alvin’s voice behind me, sharp and using. “Why didn’t you tell me Zoe went to Saltwater Spring?”


    I didn’t care what Thea said in response. It wasn’t my business anymore.


    When I got back to the office, Myra immediately came over to me. “Zoe, you went to Mr. Dolton’s office! What did you two talk about? Did you break the ice?”


    I looked at her, a small smile tugging at my lips. “Do you think so?”


    Under my gaze, Myra nervously grabbed my arm. “I’m sorry, Zoe, I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I just didn’t want to upset you…”


    “Or were you afraid I’d cause trouble for you at work and get you scolded?” I finished her sentence.


    “I’m really sorry, Zoc…”


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