[COMPLETED] ---------- "For ten years, I have loved you in vain. Now, my love has withered." Liliana Xin was treated like wallpaper in her four years of marriage with her CEO husband Asher Shen, despite her best efforts to build a happy home. She thought she could endure his neglect, but when a miscarriage got her nothing but a cold shoulder from her husband, Liliana decided enough was enough! "Divorce me this instant." What's the use of wallowing in self-pity? Shouldn't she be her own boss and lead a life without begging for a man's love anymore? It was time for her to squeeze out massive alimony from this apathetic man and leave to become a successful woman on her own! On her healing journey, Liliana crossed paths with Lucas Liu. The younger man had the same forlorn look in his eyes, reminding Liliana of her misery. "Join me. I'll make you more powerful." She promised, wanting to save him to repay him for his kindness. He was there for her at her lowest. With Lucas and her friends, Liliana continued moving forward. She didn't look back at the people who had never cherished her. They were no longer important to her. But there's someone that wasn't happy with this new development. Asher reappeared, his frosty cold mask was replaced with deep regret and longing. "I was wrong. Please, come back! I'll do anything!" Liliana scoffed, turning her back on her first love. She won't repeat the same mistake of loving him ever again. ------------ WSA 2023 Entry: Billionaire/CEO/Mafia Exclusive cover by @khaizusan (Instagram) Tags: slowburn, weaktostrong, boss-subordinate, divorce Please note that the characters are not OP from the start. They will undergo character development and even make good/bad decisions during the period.
||Lucas||
"Yes! This is it!"
Exhaling a sigh of relief, Lucas looked at the cake sitting on a stand. His lips slowly curled up into a smile. Picking the fork, once again he tasted the spiced toffee apple cake he had just made.
"Yes, the taste balances now."
Earlier, Lucas miscalculated the ingredients in an attempt to put some twists on the cake. The dessert came out with strong spice flavors, much to his dismay. He quickly changed his formula and recreated the cake.
"I should let the others taste it too."
Lucas quickly cut the cake into slices. They would be put inside the fridge in the breakroom. He planned to replace the plum-hazelnut chocolate cake with this spiced toffee apple cake starting next week.
It was Lucas' attempt to attract the customers to try new desserts. They also wouldn't be bored with the same ones they had been having all this time.