His Pride Shattered, My Heart Released

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For two years, I lived in Julian Astor's multi-million dollar penthouse as his secret girlfriend. I thought my quiet devotion would eventually melt the cold, powerful CEO's heart. But then I found out I was nothing more than a convenient placeholder. His childhood sweetheart and true love, Sloane Sterling, had returned to New York. The moment she came back, Julian's world shifted. He wore the watch she gave him and let his mother publicly humiliate me, forcing me to walk in agonizing stilettos until I collapsed on a boutique floor. Other women mocked me at galas, calling me a pathetic stand-in. When I finally packed my bags with a broken heart, Julian didn't even try to stop me. He just left for a business trip and had a courier deliver a casual note. "I will think about it. We will talk when I get back from Chicago." Looking at his arrogant, dismissive words, I finally realized that my two years of love were just a "tantrum" in his eyes. I laughed until I cried, then fed his note into the shredder. I opened my phone and deleted the photo of my positive pregnancy test. This child would be mine alone. I booked a one-way ticket to Paris and walked out of his gilded cage forever.