[He also said the defendant is in the hospital now, still in critical condition, and demands you withdraw the lawsuit. He even threatened me.]
[But don’t worry about me, this is my job after all. I’m just messaging to confirm if you want to cancel the lawsuit?]
After reading the message, my brows furrowed sharply.
My fingers flew across the screen as I replied.
[Don’t worry about him. I’m single.]
My purpose in suing Laila was never about her anyway.
It was to deliver a crushing blow to that scumbag James.
I finished my nighttime routine and lay in bed, just about to rest.
When a friend request from an unknown account in the country popped up.
I thought it was a former colleague at first, so I hit accept.
Immediately, a message notification sounded.
The other person had sent a mini-novel of over 10,000 characters.
At first glance I thought I had encountered some new type of scam.
Just as I was about to delete it, my gaze fell on the first few lines.
It was about the wedding.
I instantly understood the message was from James.
My finger slid across the screen as I skimmed through his essay.
The words were sincere and heartfelt, but after reading it all I couldn’t extract a single useful piece of information.
I casually copied one sentence and searched it online, immediately finding an identical mini-novel.
It made me laugh out loud in anger.
We had already broken up, yet he still had to disgust me from across the ocean.
After not getting a reply from me for a long time, James lost patience.
He quickly sent another message:
[Did you see my message? I really know I was wrong. I can explain everything. Don’t be angry anymore. I admit I wavered, but when you didn’t show up at the wedding, I already understood my true feelings. We’ve been together for five years. We’re closer than family.]
[You can’t be so cruel to me. I’ve said countless times, I only seeLaila as a little sister. I don’t understand why you have such hostility towards her. I promise I won’t contact her privately anymore, okay?]
[Can’t you give me one more chance? Do you have to be so decisive?]
After reading his words, I felt so nauseated I almost threw up the dinner I had just eaten.
Never before had I so despised my own poor judgment.
Only now did I see his truly disgusting true colors.
Feelings?
You mean the feelings of working together to scam me out of my house?
The surging hatred rose in my chest. I directly screenshot the mini-novel I had found online and sent it to him.
Then I deleted and blocked his account.
Just before confirming the block, another incoming call from him popped up on the screen.
I immediately hit block.
The world finally fell silent.
I dug out the bills, receipts and invoices from when I bought the house and sent them to the lawyer overnight.
After a while, the lawyer replied with two words:
[We’ve got this.]
A slight smile tugged at my lips as I finally lay down to sleep peacefully.
The next day, I reported to the branch office. As soon as I started work, there was a pile of backlogged tasks waiting for me.
I was so busy I didn’t even have time for lunch, let alone think about James andLaila’s disgusting affairs.
While working, my new boss noticed my work habits.
He looked at me with admiration.
“You should have even greater potential for development.”
Hearing this praise, I smiled shyly.
Back home, although the competition was fierce, I had opportunities for promotion.
But I gave up chances to spread my wings for the sake of taking care of my family and James.
Looking back now, I realized how foolish I had been.
After work, I checked my phone and saw a message from the lawyer.
