Loving Me Too Late

Synopsis

When I hit rock bottom, my new boss, Ethan, came after me with everything he had. He gave me a promotion and took me out to dinner. "Nelson stole my business, so I'm stealing the girl he likes. Fair's fair!" I paused for a moment, keeping my mouth busy with food instead of answering. I kept quiet about the fact that Nelson already had his true love. Ethan kept showering me with money and affection, and I just half-heartedly played along, drifting through the next six months without a care in the world. At a dinner party, Nelson's true love returned from overseas. With everyone egging them on, she blushed and slipped her arm through Nelson's. My heart did a flip as I caught Ethan's puzzled look. The next moment, Nelson spoke up. He fiddled with the pink hair tie on his wrist, glancing at me with cool indifference. "I have a girlfriend." Now I was even more confused, because we broke up two years ago.