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The rain flooded the entire city. My boyfriend handed his umbrella to Brenna Horne from his project team. "Brenna is fragile. She'll get sick if she gets soaked," My boyfriend said. Brenna smiled sweetly and accepted it in front of everyone. "Thank you for caring, Cason." I was running a fever of 102.2°F. In that moment, I realized I didn't need him anymore. When I brought up the breakup, his tone was cold and dismissive. "It's just an umbrella. Is it really worth being jealous over? Brenna is the core member of the project. You're just back-office staff. Do you really think you can compare yourself to her?" I looked at the man standing so arrogantly before me and made my decision. I resigned and terminated my lease, clearing everything in one clean sweep. After all, my hometown's demolition compensation included ten apartments. I still had to rush back to sign the papers and officially begin my new life as a landlady.