After Xavier's entrepreneurial failure, I broke up with him.

Years later, when we met again, he achieved great success and was about to be engaged to the daughter of the Xenos Group.

And I showed up at the class reunion in a delivery person's uniform, looking awkward.

Former classmates mocked,

"Why haven't she managed to find a rich man after all these years?"

"This is really miserable."

I forced a bitter smile and remained silent.

Indeed, I was living a miserable life. I had no money, and my health... it was fading away rapidly.

I stood awkwardly at the door of the private room, holding a cake box.

The rain flowed down my damp coat and fell straight to the ground with a clattering sound.

"Who is Ms. Xenos? Here's the cake you ordered."

No one responded.

I looked at a bunch of familiar and unfamiliar faces, took a deep breath, and prepared to ask again loudly.

Unexpectedly, a man with designer clothes all over his body noticed me.

"Hey, are you that... what's your name? Paige or something?

"The one who dumped Xavier!"

Suddenly, everyone turned to look at me.

Perhaps because they saw that I was wearing the delivery person's uniform, I could see doubts, surprises, and even disdain in their eyes.

I never expected to encounter my college classmates whom I had lost touch with for nearly five years on such an occasion.

I struggled to open my mouth, but didn't utter a word.

[Your order is about to time out!]

The sudden notification sound from my phone startled me, causing my heart to skip a beat.

"Sorry! I ordered this cake. You can confirm it on your phone."

Wendy, who was sitting at the far end, stood up with a face full of apology.

I trotted over to her and handed her the cake.

Xavier, who was sitting next to Wendy reached out and took the cake.

"Thanks."

His expression was distant yet polite, as if he was really thanking a strange delivery person.

"Enjoy your meal."

I lowered my eyes, not wanting him to see the emotional fluctuations in them.

As I turned my head, a voice rang out.

"Hey, wait a minute, I remember now, you're Paige Johnson, right?

"If you really are her, considering that we were classmates, we'll definitely give you a good review as a favor.

"Isn't that right, Xavier?"

When I heard my own name, my body froze reflexively.

Xavier didn't respond, and the room fell into an eerie silence.

The only sound was the dripping of water stains from my jacket on the floor.

"Yes, please leave me a good review, thank you."

I muttered without looking back.

Then I ran towards the door as if fleeing.

"Why haven't she managed to find a rich man after all these years?"

"This is really miserable."

"What a waste of such a good appearance. Entertaining guests is more profitable than delivering takeouts, right?"

"What are you talking about? She's a good girl..."

...

However, before I could fully step out of the room, I heard all kinds of mockery and ridicule.

An endless sense of desolation completely engulfed me.

"Enough!"

The moment I closed the door, I heard a furious roar coming from the room.

It wasn't Xavier's voice.

Of course it couldn't be Xavier.

I was already grateful that he didn't join other classmates in mocking me.

After all, I was the first one to distance myself from him when his entrepreneurship failed and owed over two hundred thousand dollars in debt.

Now he had become one of the most outstanding young entrepreneurs and was about to be engaged to Wendy Xenos, the daughter of the Xenos Group.

Being able to maintain a polite and courteous attitude towards me in such an occasion already showed his dignity.

As I walked out of the restaurant, the rain had intensified.

"Don't stand at the entrance of our restaurant!"

I heard someone reprimand me from behind.

So I ran into the pouring rain.

The rain was so strong that I could hardly open my eyes. I finally moved to the side of the road, then I realized that the scooter I had parked there was gone.

Suddenly, a loud thunderclap echoed through the sky.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier.

After searching for half an hour in the rain, I eventually gave up. I found a corridor in an abandoned square, and huddled there to escape the rain.

My phone started ringing.

"Paige, what's wrong with you? How many times have I told you to lock the doors and windows before leaving home?

"I don't even want you to compensate for my losses. Come back quickly, pack your things, and move out today!

"It's not like I'm trying to make things difficult for you, but this illness of yours... You could die anytime.

"You should also understand our situation as landlords, right?"

The landlord rambled on, then abruptly hung up the phone.

"I did lock them. It was clearly because the window was too old and had been blown open by the wind..."

I muttered to the disconnected phone.

As I stood on the bridge, Xavier's cold and distant face appeared in my mind again.

I stared in a daze at the tall building in a hazy drizzle in the distance. The big words "The Xenos Group" came into my sight through the rain and mist.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a car braking came from behind me.

Along with it, there was another piercing sound of tires rubbing against the ground.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Why are you braking so suddenly on the bridge?"

I turned around and saw two unexpected people.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

While apologizing, Wendy opened the trunk, took out a triangular warning sign and placed it behind the car, then walked towards me.

Xavier held a black umbrella above Wendy's head.

"What are you doing standing on the bridge alone on such a rainy day?"

His gaze turned towards me.

The rain mist was dense, and it felt like my vision was covered by a veil and I couldn't see his expression.

"I was walking home and happened to come across this bridge..."

I suddenly felt a warm sensation on my arm. Perhaps I had been too absorbed in staring at Xavier that I hadn't noticed Wendy silently approaching me from the side.

"Xavier, I caught her!"

"Good."

Good? What did he mean by "good"?

What were they planning to do?

Were they going to Kill me? But I didn't do anything!

They each took hold of one of my arms and forcefully pushed me into the Maybach.

"What are you going to do to me?" I asked in a trembling voice as the cold air conditioning in the car made me shiver.