The CEO's Cruel Comeback

The CEO's Cruel Comeback

Gui Chen

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Seven years ago, I was Jocelyn Fuller, a girl desperate for love, standing in front of Ethan Lester' s apartment, begging him not to leave. He looked down at me, his face cold, and uttered words that shattered my world: "Don't be naive, Jocelyn. We're from different worlds." He took the money my father offered and vanished, leaving me so broken I tried to end my life twice. The devastation didn't just fade; it festered, hardening me into the CEO of Fuller Properties, a name synonymous with power in New York real estate. Now, Ethan Lester stands outside my skyscraper, looking up with desperate hope, roles agonizingly reversed. I made him wait for five hours in the freezing wind, just as I had waited for him, relishing the chilling echo of my past pain. I wanted to know why he had abandoned me, why he chose money over our love, and why he looked so utterly defeated now. This time, the game was on my terms, and his payment was just beginning in a meticulously cruel revenge.

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Seven years ago, I was Jocelyn Fuller, a girl desperate for love, standing in front of Ethan Lester' s apartment, begging him not to leave.

He looked down at me, his face cold, and uttered words that shattered my world: "Don't be naive, Jocelyn. We're from different worlds."

He took the money my father offered and vanished, leaving me so broken I tried to end my life twice.

The devastation didn't just fade; it festered, hardening me into the CEO of Fuller Properties, a name synonymous with power in New York real estate.

Now, Ethan Lester stands outside my skyscraper, looking up with desperate hope, roles agonizingly reversed.

I made him wait for five hours in the freezing wind, just as I had waited for him, relishing the chilling echo of my past pain.

I wanted to know why he had abandoned me, why he chose money over our love, and why he looked so utterly defeated now.

This time, the game was on my terms, and his payment was just beginning in a meticulously cruel revenge.

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