[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.
Standing on the balcony, Liliana looked at the photos she had just captured earlier. As promised to Cassia, she took some of the sunrise pictures. Each of them was of good quality.
The photos showed the giant ball of light ascending beyond the horizon, dyeing the skyline in orange, yellow and red colors. The sky above was still dark until eventually, the sun brightened it up.
"I should go to Mom," whispered Liliana to herself.
Stepping inside her apartment, Liliana closed and locked the sliding doors. She stood with her back facing the glass door, recalling the memory of this morning.
Lucas' voice echoed again in Liliana's mind.
"I hope you won't be that defenseless when you're with someone else. What if... the other man is a bad guy?"
When Lucas said that to her, Liliana wondered if those words held a deeper meaning. That was the reason she braced herself to reply to him like that.