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It felt like a gunshot to my chest, aching to cry.
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I knew he hated me, but never imagined it this deep.
Can’t blame him. When he needed me most, I pushed him into hell. His hatred is justified.
Benjamin‘ father was a narcotics officer, and his greatest dream was to reboot his father’s badge number.
At eighteen, Benjamin had just received his police academy acceptance letter when he got arrested fighting thugs to save me a permanent stain on his record shattering his dream.
At twenty–two, Benjamin was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Five ICU admissions later, he’d received six critical condition notices.
Before the surgery, he said he wanted to see me, but I thought it was just his way of holding me back. I told him, “Benjamin, whether you live or die means nothing to me.”
Facing the disgust in his eyes now, I clenched my jaw, unable to utter another word.
I was the one who owed him.
My eyes stung as I blinked, my voice dropping lower and lower: “At least let me finish this month. I’m begging you.”
I hung my head, foolishly hoping this might move him.
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In the end, all I got was his icy reply:
“Get out. Five more days–don’t let me see you.”
Clutching the termination agreement, I stiffly walked out of his office. The AC blasted freezing air, the chill instantly enveloping me like plunging into an ice cellar.
Suddenly, a warm, metallic taste surged in my throat.
I quickly ducked into the pantry, pulled out the painkiller for my cancer pain from my pocket, and swallowed it hastily with cold water.
After a while, I leaned against the wall, struggling to stay upright, took out my phone to snap a close–up photo of the words “Termination Agreement“, then opened my alt account to upload the picture and update my post-
【On the 1,038th day of my cancer journey, I was personally fired by my beloved first love, Benjamin. Countdown to unemployment: Day 5.】
Actually, three years ago, I was diagnosed with bone cancer, which is hereditary, with a survival rate of less than 20% within five years.
The moment the post was updated, my followers who always keep an eye on me started commenting.
“Elizabeth is the bravest cancer blogger I follow. If you’re unemployed, just stop and rest well.”
“Fired by Benjamin? How come I remember Elizabeth saying her first love was just a poor student?”
Seeing this comment, my chest suddenly felt heavy.
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I once thought he was as poor as I was, until after we broke up, started a relationship with Victoria.
That night, fireworks lit up the entire city all night long.
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Everyone knew that Benjamin, the eldest son of the Hayes Group, was in love.
Then I saw a screenshot of a conversation with Benjamin posted on Reddit.
The other person asked him why he pretended to be poor back then?
He said: “In the past, I pretended to be poor on purpose to stop gold- digging girls from chasing me. Now I’m not worried anymore; that woman who was chasing me has backed off.”
Bitterness spread across my lips, and a suffocating pain gripped my heart.
At that moment, Olivia appeared out of nowhere. She patted my dazed self and asked with concern, “Elizabeth, how are you? You look awful; do you need to go to the hospital?”
I smiled faintly and shook my head, “I’m fine.” But…
I showed her the termination agreement, “But I can’t work with you anymore.”
Olivia snatched the agreement, scanned it twice, and then burst out in
anger.
Olivia grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the break room, ranting, “Benjamin is such an asshole! Who uses company matters to settle personal scores? Kicking someone when they’re down–doesn’t he fear
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divine retribution? Does he even realize stopping your work is like taking your life?”
We stumbled abruptly into a boisterous crowd. Victoria stood there in a cheongsam, distributing wedding candies to each employee. When she reached me, she smirked triumphantly: “Senior Elizabeth, you must witness Benjamin’s and my wedding! After all, you’re practically our matchmaker!”
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