Noah did not come home all night.I lay awake,replaying everything from the past over and over again.
Ten pregnancies.Every time,I gave all of myself.
Back then,Noah looked just as excited as I was.He even signed us up for parenting classes for the sake of our future child.But in the end,he destroyed everything because of Eine.
When I walked out of the villa,I did not look back.
I had already packed every last one of my belongings.Anything that carried even the smallest memory of Noah Harvey—I destroyed it all.
Maybe he wouldn’t even notice yet.
The moment I signed the resignation papers,it felt like a weight finally lifted off my shoulders.
Years ago,to help strengthen the partnership between our companies,I let Noah arrange a position for me at Harvey Corporation as a marketing manager.And now that I was leaving,I wanted to hand everything over properly.
The HR manager looked at me with regret in her eyes.“Shannon,your resignation process is at the final step.But…are you really not staying?I believe Mr.Harvey still cares about you.”
For a second,I froze.
Then sharp laughter suddenly cut through the air beside us.
“This is hilarious.Mr.Harvey and our Eine are the real couple.And Shannon?Who knows where this stray woman even came from.Seven years clinging to him so shamelessly.If I were him,I would have fired her long ago.”
The others burst out laughing.
I lowered my gaze and forced a small,bitter smile.
Seven years of marriage,yet Noah never once revealed who I truly was.I once tried to show affection toward him at work,but he would snap at me in front of everyone.
Only when we returned home would he apologize,looking guilty.He always said Harvey Corporation was still unstable,so we needed to keep our marriage a secret.
So,I waited.One year after another.But the announcement never came.Everyone at the company thought I was just a shameless woman chasing him.
Then one day,he brought Eine into the company as his secretary.
And suddenly I became the one they called the homewrecker,the woman destroying their love.
Because I was constantly dealing with pregnancy after pregnancy,I had no strength left to fight rumors.I never imagined everything would fall apart like this.
I ignored their voices and turned to the HR manager.“Mr.Harvey already knows about my resignation.”
Then I walked toward Noah’s office.
Just as I reached the door,my phone rang.
[Ma’am,regarding the large money transfer from Dr.Hudson that you asked us to investigate…We found something.There’s also security footage related to the truth from back then.You’re going to need this.]
The files came through immediately.
As I opened them,my hands began to shake uncontrollably.Noah’s cold face and his merciless words echoed in my mind again and again,tearing me apart from the inside.
“Noah Harvey…I hate you.I hate you.”
I lost all strength and leaned against the wall,struggling to stand.
“Shannon?”
At that moment,I suddenly heard Noah’s voice behind me.
