But now, I felt a sense of relief. It felt so good to be free.

She hurried off, probably worried Jared might starve.

I rested for a few days, and my leg was almost healed.

I picked up the divorce papers from the lawyer and signed my name.

Since the day she left, Katie hadn't come home.

I wanted to go to her office to talk, but then I received a frantic call from my assistant.

"Mr. Lozano, you need to come back to the office quickly. Mrs. Lozano says she wants to replace you," he said.

As soon as I walked into the conference room, everyone shot me a look of sympathy.

I turned and saw Jared sitting in my seat, giving me a challenging eyebrow raise.

An hour earlier, Katie had given him the seat meant for the vice president.

Everyone knew I was the actual VP of the company.

Katie had just publicly slapped me in the face.

I managed to hold back my anger and dragged Katie out of the conference room.

"What's the meaning of this? Are you trying to replace me?" I asked.

"Don't forget that when your family was about to go bankrupt, he was quick to break off the engagement and run abroad," I added.

Back then, when Katie's family was on the brink of collapse, Jared fled the country to avoid dealing with her.