Chapter 1: Breaking Up

Outside the building was a small park. A man was sitting on a swing with a little girl pushing hard. The swing flew high, and the two children laughed happily.

Sitting not far away, the mother looked lovingly at the two children. Out of her mouth came a scream. Although separated by glass, Alexander could still understand what she was saying.

Behind the mother was an open cage full of white doves. As the crowd approached, the pigeons scattered and then came back down one by one.

Lucas Benett laughed. He tapped Alexander on the shoulder, returning his gaze from the garden outside.

"Alexander, why is your boyfriend so funny! He completely accidentally entered the girl's dormitory, even foolishly asking the girl how she could get into her bed and go to sleep?"

Lucas grew up to be very handsome. His snow-white skin made people drool a little. His white, soft neck and attractive collarbone exuded a unique aesthetic impression. He was a slender, handsome figure with a pure soul and elegance.

A man like this should not be in a small restaurant. It seemed out of place, but everyone was mesmerized. As he laughed happily, the people who came and went couldn't help but look at him.

As Alexander turned his head, a smile appeared slowly on his face. "Yeah, this guy likes to joke around, so it's like that."

Lucas patted Alexander's shoulder roughly and playfully, "Bro, you're really lucky. Managed to find such a treasure, I really like it."

When Lucas said these words, he deliberately emphasized the word 'like.’' When John heard those words, his whole body became even more excited. His eyes shone, his nose constantly moving up and down; Alexander knew it was his lover's unique action when he was excited.

John was having fun and somewhat embarrassedly said, "I still have a lot of interesting things, don't know if you want to listen or not?"

"I do!" John patted the table as if very excited, "Hurry up and talk! I can't wait anymore!"

Across from John sat Lucas, who was very satisfied with the good reaction. His face was slightly flushed with excitement, and he said, "When I was in college, I did a very embarrassing thing."

Alexander chose to stand up, "You guys talk slowly, I'm going to the bathroom."

Lucas looked at John, who was seriously talking in front of him, then waved at Alexander, permitting him to leave. John sat across from Alexander, but his attention was not on Alexander, so even though he said this sentence, he didn't hear it.

In the bathroom, Alexander looked at himself in the mirror. His thick black hair covered his entire head, and his bangs were very long, covering a small part of his face.

The busyness of the past few days had made him too tired. His eyes were sunken in, and his skin was yellowish with an unstable mental state.

But Alexander had not grown ugly; on the contrary, he was still very handsome and beautiful. Only ten years of life as a manual laborer, being pressed all day, made his back slightly hunched over due to his drained strength; he didn't know what he had left. A person like him standing next to Lucas, the difference was like heaven and hell. John wasn't a fool either. How could he see himself as he once was? Unless John had been exchanging words of love for 8 years. But the reality was no! Maybe the feelings between them were long gone. It was just that he was stupid enough to believe they could marry and spend a lifetime together.

"What's wrong? Feeling unhappy?"

Alexander quickly wiped his face, "Nothing's wrong."

Alexander turned around with a smile, "Why did you come?"

Lucas casually replied, "Bro, are you stupid? This type of person you've been dating for 8 years—just look at his appearance—lustful and sly eyes. Since I arrived, his eyes have been staring at me constantly. It is so disgusting!"

Alexander didn't reply; he just bowed his head.

Lucas said angrily, "What exactly is your vision? I painstakingly decided to come with you today to see, otherwise you will suffer great sorrow."

"This kind of man, let me tell you, you can't be with him. Break up quickly!"

"Have you kissed him? It's been eight years; you must have!" Lucas' words had an ominous tone.

Alexander felt his heart ache slightly, his rigid face not changing to reveal an embarrassed smile.

Lucas stepped forward in a low voice, "Tell me the truth, have you slept together?"

Alexander couldn't even maintain his embarrassed smiley face and broke down completely.

"Oh no problem! After all, you're a boy! Even if your tastes are weird."

Lucas saw that Alexander's head was still down. Reaching to pinch his cheek, he said, "You know you're unhappy, but I mean the best for you. You're the closest person to me. I will definitely protect you."

"I know." Alexander replied with a frown.

"It's good that you know. You may not be happy now, but you will understand in the future. Let me tell you, when you have another boyfriend in the future, you have to let me try first. Don't let an ordinary man follow someone for years. You're already 27 years old, no more time-wasting relationships."

After Lucas finished speaking, he tapped Alexander firmly on the shoulder and ordered, "Listen to me, break up with him quickly."

Lucas left. Alexander could feel fatigue attacking him, and he could only lean against the wall to keep his body upright. It was true that John couldn't resist Lucas's attraction. But how many people in this world could resist him?

Lucas, the young master of the Bennett Group, his family has a fortune of tens of millions of dollars. He was beautiful and a graduate of a prestigious university. If you look around, Alexander didn't even finish high school, working as a maid for ten years in the Bennett family with a sickly mother. Besides the heavy burden, he had nothing else.

Alexander himself knew that John would choose Lucas. Only a fool would pick him even if he knew Lucas was a playboy.

'A fool like that, wouldn't exist in this world.' Alexander thought.

Alexander washed his face again, trying to calm himself, and then walked out.

John didn't know what kind of joke he was telling, teasing Lucas as he burst out laughing. John smiled cautiously at him, then poured Lucas a drink.

"Is the food in this restaurant not to your taste? Do you want to move to another restaurant?:

"Of course, I can't eat any food here."

"What do you like to eat?" he asked gently.

"Wagyu steak."

"Good. I know a really good steakhouse. Let's go now."

"Now?"

"Yes!" John replied nervously, "It's just that I wasn't sure if you would accept my invitation."

Lucas glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Alexander standing in the corner near the bathroom, and the smile on his face became brighter.

"Sure!"

"Let's go!" There was a smile of satisfaction on John's face.

John called the waiter, settled the bill, opened the restaurant door, and gently asked Lucas to go out first.

In this way, Alexander helplessly watched them leave.

"I spent four days working non-stop, just to meet John. It ended up like this!" whispered Alexander tiredly.

Alexander felt his legs go a little weaker. He staggered over to the table and sat down, feeling his whole body shake slightly.

Alexander took out his mobile phone and sent John a text message.

[Alexander: Let's break up!]

The message was delivered. Alexander waited fifteen minutes, but his mobile phone didn't show a reply notification. Alexander lifted his head, and his tears fell.

The love between them was probably long gone. It's just that Alexander never wanted to admit it. Come to think of it now, John had been waiting for him from the start to open his mouth.

They were classmates in junior high school. Although John wasn't as bad as Lucas said, he was still tall and handsome. Standing in a crowd, he was also very conspicuous.

During school, Alexander didn't care about his classmates, who had been there for three years, until Alexander dropped out and dropped out in his third year of high school, which caused a lot of commotion.

Many people came to persuade Alexander to return to school, and even the vice principal came. Since his mother was seriously ill, he had no other choice.

What Alexander didn't think of was that after his refusal, others slowly disappeared, and only one person continued to persist.

Then, Alexander remembered that he also had a classmate named John. He was handsome and had become a very good man.

From the beginning, John kept writing letters to Alexander to persuade him to go to school. In the end, they talked about interesting things at school.

Those words were a light for Alexander, who was in the mud, and although he was weak, they gave him great support.

Alexander received the message two years ago. He already knew that John had been accepted into a university, and it was also a famous college in the UK. Even so, John continued to write as usual. If you read between the lines, there is deep love.

Alexander returned his first letter one year after receiving it. John wrote back immediately after receiving it and also wanted Alexander's phone number,

Alexander didn't give his mobile number, so the two still communicated by letter. A year and a half later, Alexander was touched by her sincerity, and the two met for the first time, exchanged phone numbers, and confirmed their love affair.

Alexander always thought that although their love was not like other people showing affection, it still passed various tests. Alexander couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"When did it start? Does love die little by little?" he whispered to himself.

John graduated from a top university, got a very good job, and his annual salary was over 100,000 dollars within a few years.

He lives on the outskirts of London, has a down payment for a two-bedroom house, and bought a car worth tens of thousands of dollars this year. In contrast, Alexander has been the Bennett family's maid for ten years. Behaving like a servant, he also became more soft-spoken.

"Other than having to humble myself, what else do I have?" Alexander said to no one in particular.

Alexander needed to learn how he left the restaurant and returned to the Bennett Family villa. Just as he exited the car, Alexander's mobile phone rang.

Alexander impatiently opened his mobile phone. John's text message contained only one word.

[Okay!]