I Left Him After His Rise

Synopsis

It took Charles Eden ten years to go from setting up a stall at a flea market to becoming a star in the investment world. I was with him for ten years. In the most desperate year, I even gave up my pride and begged my cheating father to borrow 6 dollars for food. Seeing the pain in Charles's eyes, I said, "When the company goes public on the Naxdos Exchange, will you bring me along?" He agreed. Later, when the company was thriving, I brought it up again. He didn't look up. "I'm busy now. Let's talk about it later." I didn't bring it up again. Later, I accidentally came across a short video of Charles's company going public. The clock counted down the final ten seconds, fireworks lit up the sky, and the venue prepared for a major announcement. He, who had said he was on a business trip, appeared at the Naxdos Exchange, but the person standing next to him was not me. It was my half-sister, Julia Grant. Charles held her hand, and they rang the listing bell. As the fireworks burst across the screen, he gently hugged Julia. His hug was polite and reserved. He said, "Thank you for coming to witness the most important moment of my life. I am very happy." Julia hugged him back. "Me too." I turned off my phone, wiped the tears from my eyes, and went grocery shopping and cooking as usual. After eating, I sent a text message to Charles. [Got 6 dollars?] He didn't ask anything and swiftly sent me 6 thousand dollars. I took 6 dollars and transferred back 5,994 dollars. I texted back softly: [You overpaid.] I transferred 6 dollars to my father, settling the debt. Ten years ago, I gave up my pride and dignity for 6 dollars. Ten years later, he used 6 dollars to end everything between us. It wasn't me who appeared with him at Naxdos Exchange, and he had no place in my world.