“The gift box I gave you on our anniversary was really out of the box.”
“You have always been the only one in my heart.”
But in the end, I packed my things and left.
In an empty room, the only items on the table were the document I left for her and a USB drive.
Seeing the words “Divorce Agreement,” Regina’s pupils contracted, but she eventually picked it up and read it carefully.
When she saw the words “get out of the house with nothing” in the agreement, her mind felt like it had been struck by lightning.
She knew me well. I had worked so hard all these years just to live a good life. How about I give up my billion-dollar shares and a divorce with nothing?
As she stared at the divorce agreement in disbelief, Timothy opened the door with his own key.
Seeing the divorce agreement in Regina’s hands, a flash of brightness crossed his eyes.
But he quickly turned to comfort her.
“Regina, let me tell you, Stephen is such an ungrateful fool. He went from a struggling programmer to a high-ranking technical executive, all thanks to you and yet he’s still so immature, trying to use divorce to blackmail you.”
“This kind of tactic of playing hard to get is something only he would use. He’s not still holding a grudge over yesterday’s press conference, is he? That’s too petty.”
“Regina, don’t worry too much. I guarantee you that he’ll be back in no time. How could he leave a wife as beautiful as you?”
“Besides, even if he doesn’t love you, he must love money. How could he give up all that equity?”
Regina remained silent. Her hands trembled as she clutched the divorce agreement.
Even now, she couldn’t believe it was true. She suddenly found herself agreeing with Timothy’s words.
“This must be Stephen playing hard to get.”
She put the items back into the drawer and coldly said, “Fine, I’ll see how long he can hold out!”
Though she said this, she still felt uncertain inside.
****
On this day, Regina felt inexplicably restless. In just an hour, she checked her watch over a hundred times.
Her eyes constantly darted toward the office door. Every time she heard a sound, she secretly hoped it was me returning back to her.
But as the sky grew dark outside, I didn’t show up and not a single call came through.
Regina felt a growing sense of unease.
In the past, I had never gone more than six hours without contacting her.
By 8 p.m., she couldn’t wait any longer and called my phone number.
To her astonishment, the number was disconnected.
“How could it be disconnected? He’s been using this number for years.”
She called again, but the result was the same.
Regina suddenly remembered that she had my social media account password. After entering the password, she saw a prompt.
[Account has been deactivated]
Her anxiety grew stronger. She tried several other accounts, even logging into her bank app, but all attempts were in vain.
She couldn’t sit still anymore and called her assistant, George.
“Check Stephen’s recent personal information and see if he’s purchased any plane tickets.”
Soon, George rushed over with a grim expression and stammered, “Ms. Girault...The information shows... this person is not found and there are no flight records either.”
“Additionally, the employee in question officially resigned yesterday and has already left the company.”
This statement hit her like a thunderclap, leaving her head spinning.
“How is that possible? Only the dead will not be found!”
George’s next words sent a chill down her spine.
She never expected me to have already processed my resignation the previous day.
At that moment, Regina was completely thrown into a panic.
She couldn’t believe that I, a man she had loved for ten years, could suddenly disappear from her life without a trace.
