The "Eyesore" Girlfriend:A Story of Love and Revenge

mplaining that I always wore a white T-s

his new girlfriend, decked out

ent me their latest seasonal collection, now ne

ip with Brayden, I excitedly brou

rned me they'd pretend to be poor t

droom apartment, and my haute couture dresses, designer

uperficial things -after all, he'd always known me

e stepped inside

d a half-hearted greeting before pla

okies and cakes, nothing w

some cookies

t the kind of gift you bring when meeting h

my lips,

ake a good impression, a

roving look, sat on

a wet tissue, he started s

pression tightened,

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n stood up, walking

d was ext

ters flown in from abroad

probably cost more than the

appearances, but she nev

al, my mom put on her

hile now. If your parents are open to it, perhaps

the largest piece of abalone, whi

nt -the worn-out sofa, the outdated

the apartment probably cost

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t in to help Wendy serve dishes, there w

asn't even as big as t

s he clearly as

Maybe the other day. My parents are quite busy the

ged a look but sa

k home, neithe

left early, only sendi

trip with my manager. I'l

chat withou

eetheart, this person isn

d, not ev

ed on a project budget, m

Do you know he's with another woman? Th

with a picture of Brayden passionately k

ght my eye -it was a dated st

nagged me about m

ke, can't you

rt and jeans-no feminin

el collection in my villa's wardrobe, maybe

ment, dragging my luxu

, I lied and told hi

abroad for hundreds of thousands of dollars -a

tay humble and avoid flaunting

during dinner, I wouldn't

how the company he worked for was one of our investments, or how the

family would've provided the c

ney wasn't an

w Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV fo

cost at least ten milli

look of disdain on his face wh

w, I couldn't bring

with my back to Brayden, asking him, "

about everything. We'd been together for

t to keep de

's late, let's sleep," hi

k in my throa

..

lear she wasn't imp

hen speaking to my parents, and his obvious disdain for our

up on him -until I saw the phot

tung like a sl

day trip to Europe at midnight, re

bedroom, his phone lit up w

me it wasn't

talked about wo

inned a woman's contact at the top

d, "Are you

r their relationship

their chat history,

ing meaningless chatter, but it wa

ell me," he'd written. "As long as I'm fre

uch tenderness. To me, he was

a good life in the future," he'd told

d only ever taken me

ving money to

ever believing his frug

ays, I've realized I really like you. Every time I see you,

was shamelessly fawni

man was his mentor or his supe

who could help him cli

'd catered to h

e me, the one sharing

to keep him warm? The

he shower, he clearly hadn't

one in my hand. In a flash, he rushed ove

all, but my wrist still slammed

h my elbow, and I hissed

peak, Brayden was alr

u snoop through my

. "Brayden, what does this mean? Are you two-timing me, keeping

my tone drippin

u were such a di

s hit a

ice rising. "We've been together for a year, and all we've done is

t his chest, his eye

with no sense of style. Your wardrobe does

o the wardrobe an

om the force, revealing fade

was that these wer

cost as much as his m

lain shirt and trousers. Even on dates, you dress like a slob. You have

thes, oblivious to the fact that they

I asked, my

I was just an emb

's financial situation? Even your furniture and appliances are second-hand. Yet you want to have dinner wi

left me

your supervisor, huh? Just because

me, his silence con

he conversation. I moved to my

ng. "Lily, if you move out this

my belongings into t

ter apartment-he acted lik

hind me, cutting off

he shouted after me. "Don't let me catch you begging for my

mptly in a Bentley. "Take me to my

at one of our hotels, but the vi

on-dollar villa sitting

as something Brayden c

ue identity, which was

ved at the office, Bray

ed out loud wh

omeone be s

he past three hundred days into a spreadshee

irst return the money I spent on

urious to see wh

e was a 200-dollar

usement park trip, 100-dollar pasta

r gift card, a 120-dollar cake, and

otaling 135.8 dollars. The au

transportation, express delivery fees

it came to 354

rked-it wasn't even enough to cover

d everything quite clearly, even

I bought for him or spent on

im a pair of shoes worth 7500 dollars, spe

a Cartier watch, a luxury watc

etly paid the larger bills while

udacity to flaunt thi

ore invincible method

y dialogue with Brayden w

ly, staying as far as I

d keep him from b

ld redefine my concept of humanity. I began to ponder

d to post on our company's intranet, labeling me as

complete wit

penses, misleading people into believing tha

e showed up at our c

ents, his presence only fueled my an

g for trouble, so I de

ee what tricks he

g. "Lily, you shameless bitch! Everyone, take