---- Chapter 16 Half a year later, | became the most reliable assistant of Ramon. | calmed down and stopped thinking about the past, and | thrived in the business world. On the one hand, Ramon praised my rapid progress, but on the other hand, he said, "Without those five years of wasting time, you might be my strongest rival if you were running your own business now." He was a businessman. He often said that his capable assistant became isolated after getting married. 1f | hadn't been trapped in marriage, | might not have worked as hard as | do now. | met Alan many times, at negotiation tables and clients parties. He always looked at me with resentment and drank for me. Some confused clients would be curious, "Alan. Are you a hero saving the beauty?" | didn't give him the chance to speak. "He is my ex-husband. Even if our marriage is not successful, the friendship still exists." ---- He drank up the wine silently with a straight face and frowned when he put down the glass. Fiona monitored him closely. | once left a client dinner early. When | came out, | saw Fiona get out of the car in a hurry and tush in. When she passed by, she looked at me in a panic and raised her chin arrogantly. The aggressiveness in her eyes was so obvious. | didn't think anyone reminded her that love would disappear. She always posted something, showing her tears and her waiting. She tried her best to play the role of the wrong person. But her wrong reflected Alan's carelessness. It was useless for her to post those updates and create the impression that she was deeply in love. It was my birthday again, and my cell phone rang at exactly midnight. Alan sent me a message on time. "Happy birthday." | looked at those words and felt everything was a mess. ---- Shaking the wine glass, | suddenly had an evil idea | clicked on Fiona's Moments. She kept her daily updates up to yesterday. She posted nine photos, which were a collection of the birthdays that Alan celebrated for her every year. She said, "It's enough to have you." But this time she couldn't wait for him: