Cheating Love, Endless Price

My exboyfriend, Jasper Ward, invited me to his wedding.

Jasper said, "I accepted your gift. But I didn't agree to be with you again."

Jasper and I had a fight. He wanted to break up. So I gave him a watch worth a million dollars. I begged him to come back.

He accepted the gift. The next day, others told me that he was getting married.

Jasper wanted to be the manager. Leonard Edward was the chairman of this company. So Jasper made great efforts to pursue Leonard's niece, Kathy Edward.

But Jasper didn't know that Leonard also had a daughter.

The position of a manager had been prepared for him a long time ago!

It was noon.

I stopped working. I opened the dialog box.

Jasper sent me a lot of messages.

I read them one by one. The latest one was a takeaway link. Jasper: [Darling, I love you so much. I want to eat steak for lunch today.]

[You want me to pay?]

[Zoe, I'm a little short of money recently.]

He had been saying this for almost two years. I was getting tired of it.

Jasper was very good to me. But he didn't want to spend money on me. He would let me pay for everything.

Every time Jasper and I quarreled about this, he would patiently explain,

"I want to save money to marry you!"

I sneered. I didn't say much.

I thought, "Don't fool with me. I know everything."

Jasper and I had been together for seven years.

We loved each other very much. Our classmates jokingly called us "the model couple".

We met in college. We got along very well. But Jasper mistakenly thought I had a boyfriend.

Later, after he knew I was single, he started pursuing me. I quickly agreed.

He was always wearing washedout jeans. He spent his time on parttime jobs and studying.

One time, on Jasper’s birthday, I gave him a laptop.

The next day, he came to me. He wanted to return the gift to me. He said, "This is too expensive. My friend said it cost more than 10,000 dollars."

Jasper had beautiful eyes. I kissed his face.

"I will not take back the gift. You had to go to the library every time you wanted to look up information. It was too inconvenient."

Jasper hesitated for a long time. But finally he accepted it.

He worked very hard that semester. Later, he gave me a necklace of the same price.

Jasper said, "You deserve the best."

I knew Jasper's family was not welloff. His younger brother and sister were still in school. He had a lot of pressure.

When he was pursuing me, he didn't know that my family was wealthy.

The brands of clothes I wore were very niche. Few people knew about them.

Later, Jasper's mother fell ill and went to the hospital. Jasper could not afford the money. He asked all the relatives for help but failed to raise enough money. I gave him 200,000 dollars.

Jasper felt very sad during that period. I questioned him for a long time. He said, "I feel that I am not worthy of you. Not only did I not give you a better life, but I also dragged you down."

I joked to him, "From now on, I will be responsible for making money. All you need to do is be happy."

Jasper finally smiled.

What I said back then was just a joke. I never expected it to come true.

When I got home from work, I opened the door.

I smelled a strong aroma of food. Jasper was cooking.

When he saw me come back, he asked me to sit down.

Jasper said, "Hurry up and wash your hands. The meal is ready."

After graduating from college, we joined the same company.

Although we were in the same company, we were in different positions. I was promoted faster. My salary was already several times that of Jasper.

Jasper's salary was only a few thousand dollars a month. It was not enough for him to live in this big city.

I sat down and took a few bites. Jasper spoke hesitantly,

"Zoe, this month..."

Before he could finish talking, I picked up my phone and transferred five thousand dollars to him. Afraid that it was not enough, I transferred another three thousand dollars.

He relaxed. He said, "That's not what I'm talking about. One of my college friends is getting married."

I subconsciously asked, "When? Do you want me to go with you?"

That was Jasper’s college classmate. I wasn’t very familiar with him.

Jasper shook his head. He stood up to drink some water.

The moment he entered the kitchen, the phone across the table rang.

That was Jasper's phone.

I looked up when I heard the sound.

A message popped up on his Twitter. Kathy: [I like handsome and interesting people. How about you?]

Before I could take a closer look, Jasper had already come out of the kitchen.

I looked away. He obviously noticed that I saw the message. He kept glancing at me while drinking the water.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual about me, he glanced at his phone. He smiled.

I looked into his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

He shook his head. He took his phone to the bathroom. He replied, "Nothing. A colleague wanted to talk to me."

His subconscious action of hiding his phone was so eyecatching.

Jasper never avoided me when sending messages before. His phone password was also my birthday.

Before going to bed at night, Jasper came up to me.

He whispered, "Zoe, I will be running for manager next month. This position is very important to me."

I nodded. I looked at him with a bit of doubt.

Jasper fed me the freshly cut fruit. He said, "We have been together for many years. I think it's time for me to meet Mr. Grey."

I was promoted quickly in the company. Jasper always suspected that I was Mr. Edward's relative. He was hinting at this.

I touched his shoulders. I said, "Don't worry. You did a good job. If you prepare well for the election, you will definitely get the position."

Jasper's expression changed suddenly. He said, "Zoe, I have been waiting for this position for almost two years.

"Among the candidates, there are those with higher qualifications than me. Some are more experienced than me. I don't have much chance to win."

Jasper became emotional. I didn't know how to calm him down.

"Jasper, believe me. As long as you prepare well..."

Jasper became impatient. He said sternly, "Zoe! If you don't want to help me, just shut up!

"You don't understand me at all. Your family is rich! You got promoted quickly thanks to your father. You have no idea how hard it is for me to wait for an opportunity like this."

I was stunned for a moment. How could Jasper speak to me like that?

I shouted, "Bullshit! I got my current position step by step on my own.

"Dad said he wanted to help me, but I refused.

"You slandered me for your own incompetence. How dare you?"

Seeing that I was angry, Jasper realized that he had said something wrong. He hugged me and apologized quickly.

"Zoe, I was wrong. I was too anxious. I shouldn't have said such things. I'm sorry."

Jasper had lost a lot of weight recently.

I forgave him.

I still liked Jasper. I don’t want to ruin our relationship.

I went on a business trip for a week.

After that night, he rarely called me. He replied to my messages several hours later.

I sent him so many messages. But Jasper just replied with an "Ok."

Jasper changed his attitude toward me. He became cold.

I knew something was wrong. I rushed to complete the task assigned by the company. I returned two days earlier.

When I got home, Jasper hadn't gone home yet.

I waited on the couch from five in the afternoon until 11 at night. Jasper never came back.

I sent him a message: [Where are you?]

No reply.

I called him.

He still didn't reply.

I called a few of his friends. They also didn't know where he was.

I thought, "How could he suddenly disappear without a trace?"

I stayed awake all night. I was nervous.

At six o'clock the next morning, there was the sound of a key unlocking the door.

Jasper came back. He smelled strongly of alcohol. His shirt was wrinkled. He was surprised to see me.

He said, "Why are you coming back?

"Have you eaten yet? You didn't tell me you would come home earlier. Did you order some food for yourself?"

I stood up. I said angrily, "I've been waiting for you all night."

Jasper frowned. "Why are you waiting for me? I had something to do last night. I invited my colleagues to go to the party. I got drunk and slept in a hotel."

I doubted what he said. I became suspicious.

While he was taking a shower, I looked through his clothes. There was no smell of perfume, lipstick marks, or women's long hair on them.

Jasper once told me that he wouldn't fool around with other women. He thought it was disgusting.

I wondered, "Am I worrying too much? Maybe Jasper didn't lie. He got drunk and slept in a hotel. So he didn't come home."

[Zoe, please help me pay the bill.]

The next day when I went to work, Jasper sent me a message.

I clicked on the link. Jasper wanted to buy three pairs of underwear for ten dollars.

Jasper was asking me to pay for him again! Just ten dollars!

I looked at Jasper's handsome photo on the screensaver. I paid the bill.

Then Jasper replied: [Thank you.]

Three minutes later.

Jasper sent another message: [I think we should break up.]

Then he texted again: [I've thought about it for a long time. Life has been too stressful recently. You're so busy with work. I have my things to do. I feel like we're not suitable. You can continue to live in the house. I already moved out my luggage.]

I rubbed my forehead. I threw the folder on the table.

The assistant next to me asked quietly, "Ms. Grey, is there something wrong with the file?"

"It's okay. I'll email you the parts that need to be revised later. Go and have a rest first."

I couldn't help but recall every detail of our past. I texted him: [Are you serious?]

The message was not sent successfully. Jasper deleted me on Twitter.

Jasper wasn't like this before.

He was handsome, hard working and ambitious.

On my birthday and anniversary, he would give me the best gifts he could afford.

I still remembered that we were sitting on a bench by the lake in the school. I touched his face.

His ears turned red. He slowly came closer to kiss me.

At the last moment, I suddenly turned around and kissed him. It was his first kiss.

He was startled. He didn't dare to look at me. I looked at him and smiled.

Thinking of the past, I took the elevator downstairs. I came to the department where Jasper was.

"Is Jasper here?"

His colleague heard my voice. He shouted towards Jasper.

"Jasper, someone is looking for you!"

The company didn't allow office romances. Anyone who broke this rule would be fired.

Jasper and I had always been in a secret relationship. We would avoid each other in the company. No one knew about our relationship.

As soon as Jasper saw me, he grabbed my sleeve and walked out without saying a word.

"Why are you here? Didn't we agree to break up?" He asked.

I wanted to speak. But I couldn't say anything for a moment. Jasper had never been so mean to me before.

"I don't want to break up. This is a gift for you." I said.

Jasper’s birthday was in a few days. I customized the watch half a year in advance. I just received it yesterday. The price of this watch was one million dollars.

One of Jasper's colleagues happened to come up from downstairs. He ran into us.

"Jasper, hurry up. We have a meeting soon."

Jasper spoke in a gentle tone,

"Okay, Zoe. I'll accept the gift. You can go back now! I still have things to do."

I made a reservation at a nice restaurant. I said, "After your election next week, I will take you to dinner."

Jasper interrupted me. When talking about the election, his eyes lit up. He said, "I will definitely win the position."

Seeing him like this, I should have been relieved.

But for some reason, I felt uneasy inside.

However, I remembered one more thing.

My cousin, Kathy Edward, also worked in this department. She asked me out last week, but I was too busy to go. We then made another appointment to meet this weekend.

When I was getting off work, I happened to meet my college roommate, Gina, in the supermarket.

"It's good to see you, Zoe. Congratulations." Gina said.

I was stunned for a moment. "Congratulations on what?"

Gina was even more confused. "Aren't you getting married?"

What?

I bought a ring and planned to propose to Jasper after his election. But I didn't tell anyone about this.

Gina took out her phone.

She explained, "I saw Jasper posted that he was getting married soon. You two have been together for so many years. You must be the bride. How could you not know?

"You are truly a loving couple. If you break up, I won't believe in love anymore."

After Jasper received the gift, I added him back on Twitter. He did post that he was getting married.

But I couldn't see it.

I just knew that Jasper blocked me.

I found out from Jasper's friends that he had moved here. I knocked on the door.

When Jasper saw that it was me, he wanted to close the door.

I quickly stopped him. We had been together for seven years. I just needed an answer as to why he wanted to break up with me.

"Jasper, are you getting married?" I asked.

Seeing that he couldn't close the door, Jasper had no choice but to let me in.

"Yes, Zoe. I'm sorry. I'm getting married soon."

I said, "I thought we were good. You accepted the watch. What do you mean?"

Jasper said, "I did accept your gift. But it didn't mean I agree to be with you again."

He continued saying, "For the sake of our relationship over the years, please don't bother me anymore. I'll send you an invitation to the wedding. If you come, I hope to get your blessing."

These words seemed to strike me like thunder. I was incredulous. "We just broke up. Now you are getting married. Did you cheat on me?"

Jasper said, "Let me tell you the truth. I am going to marry the Mr. Edward's daughter."

I didn't understand every word he said. But I slapped Jasper hard.

Jasper covered his face. "You dare to hit me?"