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Who writes and reads novels nowadays?

16.06.2025 01:59

Who writes and reads novels nowadays?

Now everything had changed.

The next day, the real estate agent came to register the sales information of the villa.

“Lionel, you can’t just think about yourself.”

Why can’t the British eat or drink anything unless they place a table cloth on the table first?

I got it.

“I can’t help it. This is the girls nowadays.”

Shouldn’t we have anticipated such a result?

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It was time to end this tangled triangle relationship.

I did not need to be too concerned.

The breakfast box she brought in the bag was my least favorite lamb sandwich.

How do I know if I am a bitch? I try to be a nice person but people often jokingly call me a bitch. My family calls me a bitch sometimes too.

I stepped down from the stage and left the conference room.

“You’re the boss, Lionel, this is a matter of words.”

I looked at her deeply and believed her pledge of allegiance for the time being.

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She was stunned for a moment, her lips slightly parted, with an incredulous expression.

Her voice came from outside the door. “Oh, by the way, Rosie said that your underwear needs to be replaced, so she threw them all away. You can get new ones from the bottom.”

She knew that I loved cars as much as my life, yet she dared to steal it and give it away to someone else.

If gays can get married, why can't I marry my dog or a cheeseburger?

I pulled the corners of my mouth and smiled.

I took out my mobile phone and called my father who was far away in Brimstone.

I took a sip of my mojito without saying a word.

Why do flat-earthers claim the 1967 photo of Earth from space was made with CGI, even though CGI didn't exist back then?

She also wanted me to defend him with her despite feeling disgusted.

I lit a cigarette and blew a puff into the air.

Marco behind her spoke up, “It’s okay, Mr. Gilmore, a few rumors can’t hurt me.”

How do you get people to follow your Quora Space?

[Congratulations for becoming a boyfriend and becoming a regular employee officially.]

At one o’clock in the afternoon, I finished dealing with all the documents, but there was no sign of Louisa.

I nodded and looked at her leaving back, then opened the cabinet where my underwear was stored.

Why do some men like anal sex?

A majestic roar came from afar and a limited-edition supercar with black and gold paint appeared in front of the villa.

A nice and friendly reminder to board the plane sounded at the airport.

Nine years of giving everything for a girl, but in the end, she still did not appreciate it.

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At three o’clock in the afternoon, I walked into the largest conference room of the company with Reymond on time.

I suddenly felt ridiculous.

“On X, her assistant posted a message thanking Ms. Louisa for treating him to a delicious meal.”

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“I’ll cancel and return it to the dealer as soon as possible.”

“I haven’t said anything yet, but you’re eager to put the blame on me.”

I fixed my gaze full of pressure on him.

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She really took the car that I had been longing for half a year away from the automotive dealership secretly and gave it to someone else.

“Louisa, do you want to hear what you’re saying right now?”

Not only did he dare to accept it, he also dared to post it openly on his X post and another social media to show off.

Why am I not getting any atheists to debate with? Are they scared?

I was too lazy to argue with her, so I just opened X and showed her Marco’s X account.

Whatever Louisa wanted to do, I accompanied her.

An hour later, her male assistant drove the car and posted a message on his social media.

Hi everybody! I have been looking at posts on narcs and narc abuse on here and if has really helped me out a lot. I am currently struggling with my situation and need some advice/support. I met a narc last year, everything seemed to good to be true. Love bombing, always texting calling and taking me on dates. Everything changed when someone warned me about him out in public in front of him and who he is. This caused a conflict with us and the love bombing seized. he would tell me that everything is okay and i can come and talk. He would set a time limit on me and kick me out after that. he would then text me like everything was fine and we hung out again and after that he completely ghosted me for one week. He came back and texted me a week later laughing about the ghosting and acting like nothing had happened. he continued to text me ( not like in the beginning) make plans with me, then on the day of the plans he would just ghost me. One day he would act interested the next silence. i contacted him a month later and he acted like nothing happened. He was on a vacation and sent me a picture of another woman ( someone he allegedly met on the trip) to strike a reaction but i never gave him one. After the trip he came to my place and was extremely rude, accusing me of going on dates with a bunch of men. The next day he accused me of being an alcoholic and that he wanted nothing to do with me but said well maybe we can be "friends" then ghosted me i assumed at this point it was over and i would never hear from him again. He contacted me on the holiday a month later acting like everything was great. We ended up hanging out a month or so later and when we hung out it went well, i thought things were going in the right direction. after we hung out.. silence. I would try to text him and if he replied it would be very short then he just stopped replying. He ghosted me for almost three months. I thought he was done this time and of course he popped up again like nothing happened. At this point i was getting sick of if so i questioned him as to why he dissapeared and always does this. Of course he had some sob story about a injury and family member dying of cancer. I felt pity for him and he gave me an apology.. so i took him back stupidly. things seemed to be going smooth for a couple months, of course until his family member died and his injury got better he never contacted me and was distant. Menawhile, i was there for him during the difficult time for him. He lied to me about the funeral and never wanted to chat. I was chasing him and he would always claim nothing was wrong but when i said i thought he used me when he was down he could not handle it and would always tell me he didnt care and to go away. I would get so upset i would try texting him to work it out he would barelt respond and if he did he would not be nice about it. we did hang out a couple times after that, he would ignore me after. One day i was like hey i think you are seeing someone else, and i was like well ixam seeing someone so no problem if you are he said " buy bye good luck with your new guy stop contacting me" i was devastated and tried to get into contact with him for weeks then i just gave up and accepted it was over. He ended up contacting me a month later acting like everything was fine. He wanted to go out and have drinks i told him i would. He and i both seemed to have a great time. He ends up ignoring me again. I kept texting him trying to figure out what was wrong. He kept saying everything was fine and i said ok can we hang out again? He said maybe i was like why? He just kept saying maybe … our last conversation we had… i said what is wrong ? He said nothing is wrong everything is fine. I asked him why he keeps saying maybe. He said " maybe but i dont want to see you right now" i said why? He saix " im just not feeling it, if i wanted to date i would" i said why did you contact me less then a week ago wanting to go out? He said i didnt.. even though he did. So i said should i just move on or what? He said whatever you want to do. So i said that he was really confusing me and asked him if he had anything more to say before i move on? My messages were turning green so i panicked he blocked me and reacted irrationally. I said " omg did you block me? My messages are not going through. Even texted him on my work phone asking what was up. And called him twice ( please dont judge me i know it is pathetic i never was this type of girl before him) so he replied and said " Ok I'll block you now" then immedietly blocked me. He has never blocked me before since I have met him he will just ghost. Is this ths final discard aka " grand finale? Did i just push him too far? this has upset me so much its hard to even function.

I saw them exchanging a few words with each other and Louisa smiled particularly happily.

We had been in relationship for nine years and this was the first time I had gotten so angry over another man.

Only when we did not love could we make rational judgments.

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Marco took a step back, lost his composure and apologized several times.

“No, I do.”

The girl’s cold face showed some dissatisfaction.

Love did not become a burden when two people’s hearts were truly together.

In his post, there was a box of underwear of this brand.

“Alright, Lionel, doesn’t he have to pick me up and drop me off every day for work?”

There were comments below.

Hearing those words, both of them were stunned.

Haha … I sounded like a stingy person from his words.

“Are you used to driving?”

And staying up the whole night working on a project together and drinking American coffee at 3 a.m.

I turned my gaze away from the door and let out a long sigh.

“With so many supercars you have, you don’t mind, do you?”

“Am I thinking of myself?”

No man could bear to see the girl he loved using his own money to buy gifts for other men.

He uttered a dull response. “Hmm”.

“You have a prominent family background, Lionel, unlike ordinary people like me.”

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At first, I suspected that Marco took the photos secretly behind Louisa out of vanity.

“Am I strange?”

His slender fingers gripped the steering wheel and the corners of his mouth curved in just the right angle.

In the past, I admired her rational and clear nature the most.

[Finally, from crush to girlfriend ….]

I, who felt heartbroken at first, became numb in the end.

After five years of ups and downs, we opened the largest clothing company in Araya.

“Lionel, Marco has returned the car to the dealer, but I need to go over to cancel the account.”

Louisa and I had been dating since we were in college until now.

As early as yesterday, I had entrusted someone to send her a breakup message.

Her eyes were fixed on Marco, who opened the car door for her, with a hint of aggressiveness.

I ignored her shock, put away my mobile phone and walked past her.

I threw the document on the table, interrupting the two people who were staring at each other.

But I did not expect, Louisa brought me breakfast on the table with the sticky note on the bag.

I stared at it for a long time.

Until I saw a post on X.

“Also, today, I suddenly remembered that you had ordered a supercar, so I picked it up and gave it to him.”

Since we wanted to sever ties, we naturally had to settle everything.

I was really reluctant to leave everything behind and return to Brimstone now.

Everyone was in an uproar, expressing shock hearing this news.

I walked out and stood in front of the girl.

The next day, I came to the company with hungry stomach from the night.

She did not let my hand go, instead she patiently said, “I know you’re angry, I apologize to you, okay? But Marco and I really have nothing, you’re sold your shares and broke up ….”

Five years ago, after graduating from university, my father asked me to return to Brimstone to inherit the family business.

I squinted as I walked into the villa in a cold voice.

She also said that she liked my innate arrogance and rebelliousness the most.

Until my assistant nervously handed me Marco’s X account and said, “Sir, I think I should let you know about this.”

“First of all, a person of integrity has nothing to fear. If you, Louisa, are doing your job impartially, rewarding him for bringing huge profits to the company and giving him a supercar is understandable.”

Marco was the partner who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

“Do you want me to use my authority to force the people below to shut their mouths up?”

He bowed to me, his voice pleading. “I’m sorry, Mr. Gilmore. I didn’t think carefully about this matter. I will solve it myself. Don’t blame Louisa.”

My hand, which was about to sign, paused and I raised my eyes.

[Driving the car given by my boss to send her home and even the wind was sweet.]

Before getting off work, I received two business trip applications for two people and clicked “agree”.

I bent down and opened the bottom cabinet.

As soon as I arrived, the airport lobby was crowded with people.

“Don’t you like this car? It’s also for your sake that I canceled it early.”

Jealousy over a slightly more good-looking male assistant was truly a fall from grace.

“Well, my Baby, here … I bought you a new limited-edition perfume, so don’t be angry.”

I got in the car and headed to the airport.

 — —

My head exploded with a loud bang.

That night, I brought all the top-of-the-line sports cars that I had collected in my garage to her.

My raging anger suddenly died down and what followed was endless coldness and disappointment.

Just overnight, he changed the way he called his boss from “Ms. Louisa” being “Louisa”.

I did not have any emotions more, I just smiled indifferently and returned the phone to my assistant.

I laid in my bed and stayed up the whole night.

I picked up the documents she brought back and gave a faint response. “Hmm.”

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“But you have to know, as an assistant, what you should and shouldn’t accept.”

“I don’t care if you misjudged his contribution to the company or you feel sorry for him for accompanying you on business trips and driving every day. The company has given him enough salary and if it’s not enough, he can ask for more, instead of you secretly using my supercar to compensate him.”

A series of notifications popped up on my phone and it was an X post that Marco had just posted.

Rosie paid extra attention to this and checked it carefully every day.

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Marco’s eyes slightly lifted and his cold face turned slightly pale.

She said I was her life.

I felt a chill in my heart and blurted out. “Go ahead.”

Louisa who was wearing a white suit and holding a white crocodile leather bag, stepped out of the car.

The perfume in her hand was more of a brand I had long since disliked.

In a flash, I remembered the X post Marco posted two days ago.

She reacted, quickly stopped me and angrily said to Marco behind her, “What the hell is going on! When did I lie down with you?!”

“Mr. Gilmore is already busy with work, so it’s better not to trouble him with these small matters.”

But in the cabinet, a box of men’s underwear was missing.

After all, there was no evidence that they were having an affair.

But she refused decisively and stayed by my side wholeheartedly.

I had loved her for so many years, what storms had I not seen.

When we were in love, she once whispered in my ear that she would only love me and only me in her life.

Spending their time together watching the sunset on the beach after chatting with their bussiness partner.

Marco Tucker walked around the car to the passenger seat and opened the passenger door gently and considerately.

Marco took two steps forward with his long legs and blocked me.

A message from Louisa popped up on my mobile phone.

“My words were harsh, but you should know that Marco is the man in the company who can help me share the workload the most. You made him lose face in public today and I can’t just abandon him now.”

“Notify everyone that there will be a staff meeting this afternoon.” I ordered.

Followed Marco behind her.

“You dare to give a supercar worth two million seven hundred dollars to the man who adores you, Louisa ….”

Wasn’t it normal for people to criticize a boss who gave his or her assistant a luxury car?

Since the argument that day, Louisa had blocked me on X and WhatsApp.

The guilt I felt for impulsively agreeing to the blind date last night completely disappeared.

Seeing her smile and express her emotions towards him.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Louisa pushed the door to my office and stepped in with her high heels.

Louisa Watson, who was showing off her affection to me on X a second ago, quietly took away the limited-edition sports car that I had reserved for a long time in the automotive dealership.

Louisa then pulled me all the way into the bathroom.

In his latest X post, he posted a picture of Louisa lying in his arms and sleeping soundly.

“The way he looks at you is not the way an ordinary subordinate looks at his superior.”

I was stunned for a moment and frowned. “Where did you see them?”

She was standing in the crowd, looking at me from afar.

I frowned.

I stared at the perfume in her hand and recalled every moment of us for the past nine years.

I dragged my suitcase towards the security checkpoint and ran into Louisa and Marco who were rushing back.

[Having a boss who cares for her subordinates is my happiness.]

I just wanted my favorite supercar back.

“Lionel, sorry, I didn’t get back from meeting with my business partners at noon. I just had a quick bite outside. Have you eaten yet?”

Having been in society for so many years, everyone had gained some insight.

“But the fact is, the value of these orders is far less than that of a supercar.”

Louisa held my hand and said in a deep voice, “Lionel, why are you so angry?”

My assistant suddenly pushed the door and casually said, “Sir, I saw Ms. Louisa and her assistant went to eat seafood. What do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you.”

As a man, he should know why I was angry.

She frowned and pouted.

She had some impatience on her face, but she still held back her patience to explain to me.

Louisa stepped in front of him and pulled my sleeve.

Now, he even called her “Louisa”.

No.

“This is your own problem. I shouldn’t have to put on a leadership role and help you solve it.”

“This is an irrefutable evidence. Do you want me to expose all the dirty things you have done?”

A supercar worth nearly two million seven hundred dollars was not something that a marketing director with no background like Louisa could afford.

In the past five years, I had transformed from a rich second-generation who knew nothing to a first-generation entrepreneur.

Louisa did not expect me to speak so bluntly and her face suddenly turned ugly.

I frowned and responded calmly, “Let go, it’s so dirty.”

Getting up early and having breakfast together in the hotel.

I was sure now.

In the evening, I stood on the balcony of the villa and gazed the sunset.

If he dared to accept it, he should be able to guess who the original owner of the car was.

Seeing that I had given in, she pushed the door open and left without any hesitation.

I handed the breakfast to my assistant and asked him to go out and sell me another one.

With an annual revenue of nearly 10 billion, she said we were not a match.

Did she know what it meant to give a man underwear as a gift?

However, I did not want to leave Louisa, so I stayed in Araya.

She defended him.

“I still have over a dozen supercars in my basement. Choose any one you want and consider it as a gift from me.”

A side photo taken from the perspective of the girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat.

She said the sports car had been cancelled and sent back to the automotive dealership.

[Marco and I go to meet some clients and have lunch together.]

“She just feels too tired being with you. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t earn even one-tenth of your family’s money and she can’t spend your money with peace of mind.”

Ms. Louisa?

Louisa, took my underwear and gave it to his assistant?

“I feel strange with you like this.”

Forget it, it was better for the person who did not belong to me to leave.

“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. I shouldn’t have accepted Ms. Watson’s gift.”

“Got it! Marco and I have nothing, not now and not in the future.”

It was obvious that it was not what she was prepared for me.

I was already angry and hearing these words only added fuel to the fire.

“As the marketing director, you have a keen eye, so you shouldn’t miss it.”

“When is your blind date with the Scott Family arranged? Have you really decided to leave Araya?”

Then, her tone was both coaxing and scolding, brought me back to my senses. “I know you are jealous because you love me, but the others who don’t know will think you’re targeting someone else’s staff.”

Marco reacted earlier than Louisa.

“If I want to have a future with you, I have to get stronger. Of course, you can act childish and ask me not to go today, but I don’t want to disappoint my subordinates who fight side by side with me.”

“You can prepare dinner yourself.”

The way he called her changed to be more intimate.

I had money, good looks and a good figure, so why should I waste my time on someone who did not love me!

As a cold and aloof beauty, men pursue her and compete to get her.

I did not even glance at them, just brushed past them.

“Marco Tucker, right? It’s just a car. I can still afford it.”

She took a deep breath and said, her eyes filled with disapproval of me, “You took back the gift I gave him in public and now you’re letting him waste so much time at the dealer.”

She grabbed her assistant’s hand, pushed the office door and left without looking back.

There was no point to keep a woman who had left my heart.

Leaving me only the refreshing fragrance of gardenia that dissipated into the air.

[Wow, after reading your secret stories on your crush for four years, you finally got her love!]

“Mr. Gilmore, good evening. Ms. Watson and I just had dinner outside and came back a bit late. Please don’t blame her.”

Louisa was stunned and frowned.

Let her pick and send it away.

Just as I was trying to calm my emotions and go downstairs, she pushed open the bathroom door with the flip-flop sound of her slippers.

A relationship that had changed in quality was like an unappetizing breakfast. There was no need to force ourself to eat it.

At that moment, all my expectations were dashed.

“Louisa has been with me for nine years and has seen a lot of things. I don’t think a supercar is a big deal.”

It seemed like the superior-subordinate relationship between them was closer than I imagined.

I was furious instantly and lost my sanity.

He joked that I should have changed a long time ago.

She pulled out a chair in front of the table and sat down, sighing.

Marco pursed his lips and said no words.

Seeing I stopped talking, she sighed.

“The blind date with the eldest daughter of the Scotts, I’ll go.”

She took out a bottle of perfume from her eight-digit Hermes bag and smiled dotingly.

But now everything had changed.

This clothing company was co founded by me and Louisa. She and I both hold half of the equity.

A pair of gleaming silver stiletto heels stepped on the ground.

Although I did not want to admit it, I was now so jealous that I was insane.

It turned out that all this time she always felt that we were not a good match.

“I would like to inform everyone that I will be stepping down as the general manager. The company will be fully handed over to Mr. Blunt and Mr. Vaughan beside me.”

Louisa stepped on her high heels to protect the man behind her and hugged my waist.

“I’ve been waiting for this car for almost half a year and no one can take it away, not even you, my girlfriend.”

At night, my best friend, Reymond Blunt called me to drink.

Even though the gift she gave was to serve herself.

“You took the car without my consent. I just wanted to take back what belonged to me.”

I saw admiration and heartache for another man in her eyes.

My father even agreed to a blind date with the Scott Family on my behalf overnight.

“Speak! Marco!”

She and Marco would go back to the company to work overtime tonight and would not go home.

Targeting? He was not worthy.

I leaned back in the recliner and sneered.

She raised her hand and slammed the table angrily, saying harshly, “We can handle it ourselves. We don’t need you.”

“Can’t you go tomorrow? Why do you have to go out so late?” asked me in annoyance.

“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. Please don’t blame Ms. Louisa.”

I spent the next whole week busy with the transfer.

When the salesperson sent me a message in the afternoon, I thought Louisa was trying to give me a surprise secretly, so I spent three hours happily in the dressing room choosing an outfit.

On the contrary, Marco posted photos related to Louisa every day.

“Rosie is taking a day off today. You take a shower first and I’ll go fry you a steak,” she said.

Faced with his provocation, my gaze turned a bit cold and I found it somewhat funny.

I waited for her for so long that I was starving. I then opened my mobile phone and saw Marco’s social media.

He looked up, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

“Lionel, I don’t know how the news about the sports car spread in the company. The staffs are all talking about Marco behind his back. Can you come and help Marco explain it for the sake of signing big orders today?”

I put my hands in my pockets, curled the corners of my mouth and a hint of coldness and anger flashed in my eyes.

I wanted to rush downstairs and question that girl right away.

My assistant shook the mobile phone in his hand with a look of surprise.

“It’s too late now. It’s not safe to go out. You can go tomorrow.”

Louisa became anxious. She frowned and said in defense, “How can this be a small matter? You follow me on business trips every day and I don’t want others to criticize you everywhere.”

“Didn’t you give him the car and he accepted it? What’s the point of having me, an outsider, wipe his ass?”

The atmosphere was silent.

I nodded and responded, “Next week, I’ll transfer the management rights of the company to you and leave.”

My face turned cold and so did my heart.

Louisa, after nine years of our relationship, did you have any feelings for me?

Her eyes were a bit red and her gaze was full of charm.

In what capacity was he asking me not to blame my girlfriend?

It was her handwriting.