[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||
A few days later on Wednesday, after dinner.
"...handle it like that. Yes. Tell the tenants I won't raise the rents so, I expect them not to make chaos there. I won't tolerate it. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Shao."
Once Liliana hung up, she put down the phone on her work desk. She pressed the space between her brows, feeling a headache threatening her.
Mr. Shao was the director of Crystal 12th, the commercial building gifted to Liliana by Old Madam Shen after her divorce. The middle-aged man often contacted her because she rarely visited the place.
As one of the buildings in the popular Arcane Business Districts, the income Liliana received from renting the office and shop lots was massive. She didn't have the intention of hiking the rental fee despite the changes in the market.
But, some people were greedy.