Lawrence had been so busy recently that it took a great toll on him. There were bags under his eyes, and he even had a stubble now. He also lost a lot of weight. He looked worse than the time Melissa dumped him.
Lawrence asked, “It’s been a month. Are you feeling better?”
I picked up a teacup and took a sip. “You didn’t ask about my health after the abortion, not even the days after that. Don’t you think it’s too little and too late now? Feels like fake concern to me.”
“I was just looking forward to a baby, but you took it away from me without even asking. How could I not be resentful?”
“I don’t think you cared about the baby, given that you’re in no shortage of children.”
Before this, Lawrence was the high and mighty one who held all the cards in his hands. Now, our positions were switched. He frowned and was about to throw a tantrum, but he held back.
A little awkwardly, he explained, “Melissa’s baby isn’t mine. We never slept together.”
I admired my new nails and nonchalantly said, “I know. After the humiliation she put you through, you’d never take her back wholly. You only loved how she would wrack her brains just to please you. That was why you took her on as an artist under your company.
“Naturally, you also painted an enticing picture for her, persuading her to use her allure and make sacrifices to win over those influential figures, all in the name of securing valuable resources for the company. Once she outlived her usefulness, you would tell everyone about the things she did and destroy her. That was your revenge.
I continued, “You allowed her to make you her alleged boyfriend and bully me because I was involved in scandals with Harold and Jonathan. You thought I cheated on you, and that didn’t sit well with you. So, you used her to lash out at me.
“And the company didn’t need me to survive anymore. You could use the rumors and insults to force me into retirement. That way, I wouldn’t have to get in touch with any man. That way, you would feel secure. Isn’t that right, Lawrence?”
I knew him for years, and I knew him well. He only got his hands on so many deals because Melissa slept with a lot of people. That was why he thought I slept with Harold and Jonathan when they gave me resources.
However, what he didn’t know was that many female celebrities and businesswomen had also given me resources for nothing in exchange. It was because they knew my worth.
Unlike him, they didn’t think women could only be successful by sleeping their way up.
