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After our breakup, I decisively quit my job. I was ready to leave the country when my ex-boyfriend and ex-boss, Mark, suddenly appeared at the airport, trying to win me back. He said he'd fired his assistant, Chloe, and from now on, I'd be the company's Vice President. But just as I decided not to leave the country and was ready to go back with him, he ripped his hand from mine and called Chloe: "You win your bet. This idiot actually thought I'd keep her around." Then he sneered at me, "Just a joke. You actually fell for it? Go on, get out of here. No one's stopping you this time." The colleagues present laughed at me, as if I was some pathetic puppy who'd wag its tail and come running back with a single wave of his hand. But what they didn't know was that I wasn't leaving the country because my new company had just finalized an acquisition. And I was about to become their new CEO. I wasn't angry when my ex-boyfriend, Mark, smugly told me his attempt to win me back had been nothing more than a cruel joke. I just pulled out my phone to call a ride home. The colleagues