I never thought my wife Emily would drug me just to help her crush Jack secure a position in our company. Her actions made me miss an important meeting with a major client, losing us the contract and damaging my reputation in the industry. All my hard work ended up benefiting her precious Jack. “Since you’re so keen on helping this freeloader steal what’s rightfully mine, I wish you both a happy life together!” I spat out, handing in my resignation and throwing the divorce papers at her before walking away. Emily always thought she was capable enough to make it big without me. But she forgot that without my help, she wouldn’t have even gotten into this company in the first place. Not to mention that her dear Jack’s investment portfolio was full of holes. With their half-baked skills, they were bound to end up with nothing! I woke up groggy and disoriented, calling out, “Emily?” But there was no response. It felt like I had been sleeping for ages, and my head was pounding. I checked my phone and broke into a cold sweat – it was already 11 AM, and I had a meeting with our big client, Mr. Anderson, at 10 AM to discuss a deal. I quickly got ready and rushed to the meeting venue, trying to call both Emily and Mr. Anderson repeatedly, but neither answered. When I finally arrived, I found Emily chatting and laughing with Mr. Anderson. Seeing me, Emily smiled and said, “Mr. Anderson, I’m so sorry you had to witness this. My husband can’t even remember such an important appointment. He’s clearly not capable of handling such a big account.” Mr. Anderson looked me up and down, grunted, and said nothing more. I tried to explain, but Emily pulled me outside the room. She coldly asked, “What are you doing here?” Confused, I replied, “I’m here for the meeting, of course!” Emily sneered, “How come you’re awake now?” Suddenly, I remembered the glass of milk she had given me last night. It had tasted strange, but thinking it was a rare gesture of care from her, I had drunk half of it despite the odd flavor. Now I realized… that strange taste must have been sleeping pills! “You drugged me!” I exclaimed. Emily looked at me with disgust, “Not as stupid as I thought.” “Why would you do this? This deal is crucial for the company. How does this benefit anyone – the company, you, or me?” “Benefits?” Emily tilted her head and smiled maliciously. “Of course there are benefits.” I was about to press further when Jack’s voice came from behind, “Emily, I’ve printed out the contract. Should I give it to Mr. Anderson now?” Jack looked at Emily tenderly, then pretended to just notice me, feigning surprise, “Oh, Lucas is here too? I thought we wouldn’t see you today.” He turned to Emily with a pitiful look, “Emily, now that Lucas is here, are you going to let him steal my deal?” Anger surged through me. What did he mean by me stealing his deal? I had been working on this account all along. Now, because Emily had drugged me and made me late, it had suddenly become his? Before I could argue, Emily was already comforting Jack, stroking his head with a tenderness I hadn’t seen in years. “Don’t worry, Jack. What’s yours will always be yours.” Emily glanced at me, “Whoever closes this deal becomes the Director. Now, you should address Jack as Director, Deputy Director Lucas.” “Have you lost your mind? Is this the benefit you were talking about? Helping Jack secure his position in the company?” “What else?” Emily replied. She then turned away from me in disgust, went back into the room, and handed the contract to Mr. Anderson. “Mr. Anderson, please sign here. I’m confident your assets will double under Jack’s management!” I stared at her in shock, “Emily, are you crazy? It’s impossible for investments to double in just six months!” Jack scoffed, “Lucas, just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t.” I looked at Mr. Anderson earnestly, “Mr. Anderson, we’ve known each other for a long time. You know my capabilities. I admit the investment climate has been good lately, but doubling assets in such a short time is just a pipe dream!”
Seeing Mr. Anderson hesitate, Emily glared at me and said to him, “Mr. Anderson, I can’t bear to see you being deceived any longer!” “All the investment plans Lucas previously provided to you were plagiarized from Jack! As his wife, I’ve tried to talk him out of it countless times, but he never listened. I couldn’t stand by anymore, which is why I’m using my own reputation as a guarantee for you to sign with Jack today!” “Emily! Do you realize what you’re saying?” I was stunned. Jack stepped forward, tightly holding Emily’s hand. “Emily, thank you. Without you, I don’t know how much longer I would have been plagiarized!” I was so angry I couldn’t speak. Emily was willing to slander me like this for Jack’s sake. Didn’t she know this would ruin me? Was Jack really that important to her? Seeing Mr. Anderson still hesitating, Emily continued, “We can offer you a better deal. If you sign the contract now, we’ll reduce the service fee by 10% compared to before!” Mr. Anderson no longer hesitated and quickly signed the contract. He then looked at me apologetically, “Lucas, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but… even your wife is saying this.” Watching Mr. Anderson leave, I turned to Emily, “Why are you doing this?” Emily held Jack’s hand tightly, “For Jack, of course! And for the company!” “You’ve been in the Deputy Director position for so many years without advancing. Doesn’t that prove you’re not capable enough?” “Now that there’s an opportunity, you’re trying to snatch it based on seniority. But isn’t Jack more suitable? If you were capable, you would have been promoted long ago!” I stared at her intently, “Do you know what impact your words today will have on me?” “You won’t be able to work in this industry anymore? It’s not like you were doing that well anyway. What’s wrong with paving the way for Jack?” I watched her constantly mentioning Jack’s name, looking at him with adoration, and felt like I didn’t know her anymore. No, perhaps this was how she had always been. I first met her in college. On the basketball court, she was bringing water to Jack, but he mocked her for bringing the cheapest mineral water. As Jack left with water from a rich girl, Emily cried on the spot. I handed her a tissue then. Her eyes were watery and clear, seeming to look right into one’s soul. Later, when Jack tried to trick her into taking out a predatory student loan to buy him a phone, I stopped her and explained the rights and wrongs to her in detail. I believed she wasn’t inherently bad, just a naive girl. I couldn’t stand by and watch her future be ruined. After understanding, she thanked me gratefully, and we became closer, until Jack started dating a rich girl. That day, Emily drank a lot and even tried to cut her wrists. I saved her and comforted her constantly. She grabbed my hand and asked, “Lucas, do you think no one loves me?” Listening to her tragic childhood story – an abusive father, a weak mother, a poor family – and watching her cry with tears in her eyes, I felt pity in my heart. To give her hope to live on, I held her hand and made a lifelong promise. “I will love you.” But now it seems she only agreed to be with me because she couldn’t have Jack. Now, after I’ve helped her achieve success, Jack is back in her life, and she thinks all that happened before doesn’t matter anymore. I should have seen this clearly long ago. My heart ached as I watched Emily clutching the contract defensively. I said, “Don’t worry, I won’t try to take this contract.” I don’t know if it was the effect of the sleeping pills, but I felt so tired, wanting to lie down right there, almost overwhelmed by despair.
Back at the company, I silently deleted all the investment plans and formatted my computer. The market changes rapidly. Although the market situation has been improving recently, this is only temporary, mainly due to the country’s expansionary fiscal policy. Once the market cools down, the overall market growth will become steady, but some aggressive investors will suffer huge losses. Among these people, Jack would obviously be included. He barely got his college degree, and in the three years he’s worked at the company, he hasn’t successfully completed a single project. If it weren’t for Emily begging me to clean up his messes time and time again, he wouldn’t have lasted here. But he’s incredibly full of himself, thinking that every failure was due to me sabotaging him, believing his skills are superior. His investment strategies have always been aggressive, sometimes as reckless as a gambler. The investment portfolio in the contract isn’t the optimal market portfolio at all, but rather a few stocks he blindly chose because they were performing well. But industry insiders know that these stocks will soon fall. After returning to the company, Emily eagerly took Jack to the boss’s office, demanding a promotion for him. The boss looked at me awkwardly, “But… Lucas, haven’t you been following up on this account all along?” Before I could speak, Emily jumped in, “Boss, this kind of thing should go to the most capable person, and Jack is much more capable than Lucas!” Seeing the boss’s hesitation, Emily used her trick again: “Boss, all the investment plans Lucas previously provided to Mr. Anderson were plagiarized from Jack!” The boss looked at me in surprise, “How… how is that possible!” “Boss, I’m Lucas’s wife. How could I lie about him?” I laughed coldly, “I’ve been working at this company for five years and have been cooperating with Mr. Anderson for five years. Jack has only been here for three years.” “How could I have plagiarized Jack’s plans for the first two years?” Emily was suddenly at a loss for words, stammering and unable to explain. Seeing the boss wavering, Jack stepped forward and said: “Boss, Lucas really did plagiarize my plans. He’s been suppressing my performance all these years, which is why I haven’t been able to get promoted. But every time, he would clean up my messes because he was afraid the company would fire me and he’d have no one to provide him with plans.” The boss looked at me in shock, even more hesitant. Jack seized the opportunity and said, “Boss, if you give me the Director position, I won’t take any commission from Mr. Anderson’s account this time. It will all go to the company!” The boss was immediately convinced and decided, “Alright, then Jack is promoted to Director!” He then looked at me guiltily, wanting to say some words of comfort, but I took off my work badge and said calmly, “No need for comfort. I quit.” Emily exploded upon hearing this, “Quit? How can you quit! What about me and Jack if you quit!” So she did know about Jack’s amateur skills. But how could she think that Jack could take the money and the promotion, while I was left with nothing? What was I in her eyes? What about the seven years we’ve been together? Was I just a fool to her? I forced a smile, “Emily, I don’t care anymore. Let’s get divorced!”
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