Jessie was a total wreck when she got home. She opened the closet and found that all of Gabriels clothes were gone.
Gabriel seldom bought anything, so the house was mostly her stuff.
On second thought, maybe he intended to leave in the first place that was why he never bought too many things. With him leaving, the house looked the same as before.
But to Jessie, life without Gabriel is hell.
She chose to go to law school because of him. To keep up with him, she worked hard and even got into the same top law firm as him.
He once was her senior, her mentor, her colleague, and lover.
It was Gabriel who showed her what a good lawyer was like. He was very stern but he could be gentle as well. Gabriel was always there for her when she turned from a rookie into the youngest associate in L&D Law Firm.
They have had such a good relationship and they even decided to get married at the end of this year.
Not long ago, Jessie was searching for information about wedding photography travel.
"Why did Gabriel want to break up now?"
Jessie closed the closet in tears.
Suddenly, a pair of couple rings in the drawer caught Jessies attention.
Gabriel bought these rings a year ago. The rings cost a lot. He must have forgotten to take them. Or perhaps, Gabriel left them on purpose so that Jessie could use it as an excuse to contact him. Jessie opened her phone with hope.
The reality taught her a hard lesson.
Gabriel just updated his Facebook. Jessie couldnt control her impulse to check it. What she saw hurt her once again.
Gabriel posted a picture of him and Amanda together. In the picture, Gabriel put his arms around Amandas waist and Amanda leaned lightly against his shoulder.
Jessie burst into tears. The moment he and Amanda got together, they couldnt wait to go public. But she and Gabriel had been together for three years and he never thought of telling anybody about their relations because he thought office romance would be bad for his career.
He never posted anything about her on his social platforms. To the outside world, he was still an eligible bachelor.
Those he refused Jessie was easily obtained by Amanda. Jessie realized that his love to her all the time was just a lie.
Jessie was pierced to the heart with pain. Somehow, she still found her strength to dial Gabriel.
"What do you want?" Gabriels cold voice came from the phone.
"You forgot taking your rings.
You bought the rings. Since you and I broke up, I thought maybe you want to give them to your new girlfriend."
"No need. You can keep it."
It gave Jessie hope again.
"I dont think its appropriate."
Gabriel was silent for a moment.
"Amanda wouldnt wear such a cheap ring."
"How could you be so ruthless? All these time, you think of me as garbage." Jessie lost in her thought.
Jessie suddenly rushed to the window, wanting to throw the rings out. She put her hand out of the window for a long time and at the last moment, she hesitated.
Jessie stayed up all night. She went to the company with rings under her eyes the next day.
Lila, Jessies assistant, was looking at her tablet with a confused look. She didnt notice Jessie standing behind her.
In the screen, Gabriel was sitting in front of the camera and officially announced that he had become the CLO of Sky Corporation.
Jessie snatched the tablet from Lila. She couldnt believe what she saw.
Gabriel was the most decent man she ever knew. He used to tell her that the law should be used to protect the weak and uphold justice. When it is used to help criminals get away with crime, it blemishes the law.
The Sky Corporation had a spotty history. Relied on its strong legal department and enormous financial firepower, it had exploited loopholes of laws to avoid punishment for countless times. Her company just accepted a murder for hire case related to Sky Corporation.
Only a fool would believe Gabriel know nothing about it! But now, he was actually in cahoots with the Sky Corporation, the place he despised the most. Jessie knew he did all this for Amanda.
In the camera, Gabriel looked quite charming. He and Amanda holding hands together. They looked like love-birds.
Gabriel was asked what got he and Amanda together. He smiled gently at the camera and then looked at Amanda, "She is my first love. We fell in love at first sight."