[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.
||Liliana||
Ethan had been working at CafeOrama for a few days already. Even from the first one, he had managed to get Liliana's approval over his baking skills.
The other staff also agreed that his baked goods were as great as Lucas'.
On the fifth day, Ethan made new items for sale. He showed them to Liliana and the others. Lucas was also there.
When Harris praised Ethan's new bread and cake, Ethan's answer was...
"I learned baking officially longer than Lucas. But, he can grasp the lessons by just attending the short course. Don't you think he's better?"
Ethan was happy to get the compliments. He grinned sheepishly like a child who just got candy over his excellent performance at school. Yet, he still brought up Lucas in the conversation.
"Eh, that's true ah," Harris quickly agreed, "I heard that Brother Lucas learned with his neighbor before doing it himself. Wow~ His hard work pays off."