I Said His First Love Chapter 1

I Said His First Love Chapter 1

I said his first love 

My return from studying abroad coincided with my childhood sweetheart, now a hotshot CEO 

named Ethan, being completely smitten with my doppelganger. His mother approached me with an offer: A million dollars. Come back to my son.I politely declined, You know, Auntie, a proper one that got awayshould be as good as dead.Then she said, Ten million. What do 

you say?Deal. Consider it done.” 

Fresh off the plane, my phone buzzed with a familiar number. The contact was saved as 

Sugar Mama. I chuckled and answered, Hi, Auntie.That’s right, my exboyfriend’s mom was my benefactor, the angel investor who’d funded my overseas education. Bella, a million dollars. Come back to my son.Auntie, what are you saying? Ethan and I broke up three years ago. Besides, haven’t you heard? Even the price of bacon has gone up.Three million. Get rid of that little girlfriend of his.” 

Auntie, you know, a proper one that got away‘ 

should be as good as dead. How can I interfere 

with their relationship?A pause, then

grittedteeth response: Ten million. Deal or no 

deal?Not bad, Sugar Mama, always so 

generous. Deal,I said decisively. Consider it 

done.Satisfied, she hung up immediately, not 

a second wasted. Two minutes later, a text 

confirmed the deposit of three million. My old 

client, always efficient with the down payment. I opened my banking app, grinning at the string of numbers. Perfect. The airport’s jumbotron flashed a news headline: Ethan Carter, CEO, Spends $50 Million on Luxury Mansion for Actress Chloe Sanders.I looked up, instantly recognizing the familiar face. Ethan looked even more handsome after three years, all traces of boyishness gone, replaced by the charm of a mature man. His expression was sterner than I remembered, softening only when he looked at the woman beside him. And Chloe Sanders, with her stunning features, was a fiveoutoften on the Bellalookalike scale. I couldn’t help but 

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laugh. Ethan, playing the replacement game

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Three years ago, my parents died in a car accident. The Carter family went bankrupt, and I, barely an adult, became an orphan, kicked out by greedy relatives. Ethan held me tight in the pouring rain, promising, Bella, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you.I clung to him, drawing warmth from his embrace. He was so young then, with nothing to offer but a sincere heart. He’d 

carefully offered it to me. But sincerity is cheap. So, when his mother showed up, slapped a milliondollar check on the table, and told me to leave him, I didn’t hesitate to agree. The day I left, Ethan called countless times, begging me 

to stay. Bella, don’t go. I’ll take care of you

okay? Please, don’t leave me!For the first 

time, the bigbrother figure I knew had a tremor 

of desperation in his voice. I gently soothed 

him, told him to be a good boy, then blocked 

his number

I applied to Carter Corp’s jewelry design 

subsidiary, rented an apartment nearby, and 

started digging into the past three years. What I found was surprising. Ethan had spent the first 

two years climbing the corporate ladder

transforming from a disregarded newbie to the 

allpowerful CEO. My childhood friend was now 

a tycoon, even ousting his own mother from the 

company. His meeting with Chloe was straight 

out of a soap opera. A year ago, before her 

current fame, Chloe was tricked into attending 

a highprofile party by her shady agent. The 

agent planned to sell her off to a wealthy 

benefactor; the benefactor wanted a young 

actress as a plaything. Ethan, witnessing this 

injustice, played the hero, winning Chloe’s 

heart. From then on, the usually aloof CEO was 

smitten. He paraded Chloe at every high- 

society event, showering her with resources and 

connections. Though they hadn’t officially 

announced their relationship, everyone knew 

they were an item. A CEO and an actress?

tsked, reading fan fiction online. These 

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netizens are pretty good writers.Though 

fictionalized, the stories were based on real 

gossip, snippets of their privileged lives. Like 

Chloe’s backstory: an orphan, a graduate of

secondtier university, who worked her way up 

from extra to leading lady a classic ragsto- 

riches tale. Or Ethan’s devotion: showering her 

with jewelry, designer dresses, a mansion

introducing her to directors, and securing her 

roles. And the drama of their love: Ethan’s 

mother disapproved of Chloe, leading to 

clashes between mother and son. Now

understood why Sugar Mama contacted me the 

moment I landed. Back then, Ethan merely 

disobeyed his mother by wanting to be with

penniless orphan like me. Now, he was defying 

her for his new girlfriend. Sugar Mama probably 

fantasized about Chloe disappearing

I Said His First Love

I Said His First Love

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