All Chapters of Filling In the Wrong Shoes: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Before she could ask further, I added, "I'm going home."The confusion whirling in my mother's head instantly turned to sheer joy."That's wonderful! Yaz, you've finally come to your senses!"I'll get a driver to pick you up right away!"I nodded and hung up the phone, feeling an immense sense of relief.My family's resources were no less impressive than Sabrina's, if not more so.But for the sake of her love for creative arts, I gave up my original pursuit of a finance degree. Instead, I transferred to a design major, dedicating seven years of my life to it.In those seven years—through undergrad, master's, and doctoral studies—I won award after award for my designs. I even personally handled several projects that the Langford Group won bids for.I thought I was devoted to Sabrina, but never did I once expect her betrayal in return.I took a deep breath and grabbed my computer, prepared to return it to the institute. But before I could leave, Sabrina was already standing at t

"Yarrow, let me tell you, no school would accept a student with such a tarnished record as yours.""Exactly," Avery chimed in. "If I remember correctly, Yarrow, you're in an integrated bachelor's, master's, and PhD program, right? With such a blemish on your records, you might as well forget about the PhD. All your previous studies would be in vain."The three of them smirked in unison. The confidence on their faces told me they expected me to bow to their demands and follow the path they had laid out for me.Looking at them, I suddenly had a change of heart."Alright, let's do it then."Sabrina's face lit up with joy, though she upheld her air of superiority."That's more like it.""Do well, Yarrow. I've already spoken to my dad. Once the competition is over, we'll get married, and he'll arrange a position for you in his company."Ms. Sutton also gave me her word that I would graduate on time.But, by then, none of it mattered to me anymore....There were less than 24 hour

She lifted the controller to change the channel, but I stopped her."Why change it? Let's watch."My mom stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence.After a long pause, she finally asked, "Yaz, did something happen at school?"Back when I was working on "Spring's Glory, Autumn's Harvest", there was one particular detail I couldn't decide on. To help my case, I secretly consulted a designer who had previously worked for my family's company.Along the way, my mother found out. Since then, she would proactively send me design suggestions to use as references.It was during that time that our strained relationship began to ease up.I knew I couldn't hide the truth from her for long, so I admitted it outright."My design was stolen.""What?" My mother instantly blew up. She sprung up from her seat, completely ignoring the show now."Who would do such a thing? I'm calling the organizing committee right now to demand their disqualification!"How dare they plagiarize my son's wor

The content was just as unoriginal.In summary, it boiled down to one sentence.That I would regret it.What a joke. I had long been regretting it.Not for what I did, but for ever being blind enough to fall for such a fool.After thoughtfully blocking Sabrina's new number, I entered the CEO's office. And with that, my working day commenced.I must admit—I really must, but being the big boss felt exponentially more satisfying than being a designer.Before, I used to break my back running around at everyone's beck and call.Today, I got to experience the thrill of being the bossy client everyone dreaded.Sabrina's antics, though, continued to shock me to the core.I'd imagined countless ways she might try to salvage Avery's reputation. I thought she might try to marry him and leverage Langford Group's PR for damage control, and so on.I didn't expect that lunatic to take Avery's version of the design plan and make it Langford Group's new project.Her thought process was simp

"Go and ask the baby's father to take responsibility. Why are you after me?"Despite my advice, Sabrina insisted that the child was mine. She refused to leave the lobby, threatening to bash her head against the wall if I didn't take responsibility."Yarrow Chapman, you caused my family's bankruptcy and put my father in hospital. I don't blame you for that, but you cannot deny this child! We've been together for seven years, and we're engaged. You can't just cast me aside like trash. How are you any different from a heartless betrayer?"I almost laughed out loud at her absurd accusations.Yes, I had been dating Sabrina for seven years, and we were engaged.It was Avery's appearance three years ago, however, that marked the birth of the distance between us.Not to mention that she was constantly spending time with him in the past six months. So much so that we hardly ever saw each other.With a stern face, I told her, "Stay if you want, but the child isn't mine. Stop throwing dirt