Chapter 10

It didn't take me long to settle into my new job and soon my life felt like it was back on track.

The pall that my breakup with Hugh had cast over me gradually dissipated and I realized how much I was enjoying my new life.

He would still contact me from time to time, asking me to take him back. I even received a call from his parents, who I had always got along well with. While it pained me to disappoint them, I resolutely stuck to my decision. In the end, they could see it was a lost cause and reluctantly gave up.

I had never expected to see Cecilia again until one day she suddenly turned up outside my office.

"Reina, you monster!" She rushed at me and would have struck me if the security guard hadn't intervened.

She struggled to break free from his grasp, all the while hurling insults. "I know what you've been doing! Spreading rumors, telling people not to hire me! You've had your success but that isn't enough for you, is it? You have to poison the well! You can't bear to see me do w