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The next day, I went to the office to pack up my stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when I walked into my private rest room, I found Olivia sprawled there in skimpy pajamas with her feet up on my desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her crap was scattered all over my space, while all my belongings had been dumped outside the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was my personal sanctuary that Kai had specially designed just for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone in the company knew it was off-limits. Nobody dared set foot in that room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What Olivia was doing was basically taking a giant shit all over me in public.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t bother arguing with her-just called the cops.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the mediation room, Olivia panicked: \u201cI was just grabbing some files for Kai. Did you really have to call the police?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my private space. Did I give you permission to go in there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTaking something without asking-that\u2019s called stealing, isn\u2019t it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing my words, Olivia didn\u2019t argue back. Instead, she suddenly started crying crocodile tears. That\u2019s when I knew something was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, I turned around to find Kai standing there with a dark expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKai!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she saw him, Olivia threw herself into his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI really was just trying to help you get those documents, but Lia seems to hate me. She insists on calling me a thief. You\u2019ve given me so much stuff my mansion can barely fit it all-why would I want her cheap junk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That little room was Kai\u2019s \u201csanctuary\u201d gift to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His response to the wooden cabin I\u2019d built for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019d made so many sweet memories in that room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I always thought at least that sacred space would stay pure-like the last shred of dignity our love had left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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But of course Kai had to personally destroy my final illusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai comforted Olivia while explaining to the officers:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is all a misunderstanding. We all know each other. Sorry for wasting your time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he turned to me with disgust:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLia, what the hell happened to you? You\u2019re completely unhinged with jealousy. Does it make you feel powerful to use your position to hurt innocent employees like Olivia? You\u2019re so fucking disappointing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I could fight back, Olivia started her victim act again:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKai, don\u2019t blame Lia. I was careless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind sitting in jail for a few days and being laughed at. Just don\u2019t let this come between you and Lia.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai grabbed Olivia\u2019s hand, looking heartbroken: \u201cLiv, you\u2019re too soft-that\u2019s why people keep picking on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLia, this isn\u2019t over. You need to apologize to Olivia right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKai, she entered my private space without permission, and you want me to apologize to her? You think she\u2019s the\u00a0<\/p>\n
victim here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My words set Olivia off into another sob session.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai laughed coldly: \u201cYour private space? That room belongs to Reynolds Corp. Don\u2019t forget the entire company is under my name. You just have usage rights. Keep this attitude up, and I\u2019ll have you arrested for filing a false report.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, he dragged Olivia away to handle the paperwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words stabbed into my heart like a blade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My supposedly dead heart started aching again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All these years I\u2019d poured everything into building up Reynolds Corp. I thought I was working toward our shared future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Turns out I was just getting \u201cusage rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before leaving the mediation room, Kai gave me one final warning:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFair warning-we\u2019re at 990 likes now. Keep this shit up, and Olivia and I are getting married tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I caught the contemptuous look in Olivia\u2019s eyes as she stood behind him, and suddenly realized how pathetic I\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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been.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olivia\u2019s schemes were always pretty obvious. Kai was smart enough to see right through them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just chose to ignore it. His heart had already chosen sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All of this was just his way of getting rid of his clingy ex. Only I was stupid enough to keep trying to make peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once I figured that out, the last bit of love I had for Kai finally died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During my last few days before leaving for Seattle, a bunch of gossipy coworkers kept sliding into my DMs:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c994 likes now! Better grovel before someone steals your man!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTsk tsk, 997 likes. Looks like you\u2019re gonna die a spinster.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, you\u2019re lasting longer this time. Did you finally realize you can\u2019t compete with Olivia and piss yourself running away? LMAO.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blocked and deleted every single one of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the likes hit 999, and I still hadn\u2019t come crawling back, Kai\u2019s mood was darker than a storm cloud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nobody in the office dared hit that final like button.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Kai was figuring out how to threaten me again, someone burst into his office shouting:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Reynolds! We hit 1,000 likes!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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