Chapter 10

In the end, Gavin really did it. The company went public, its value multiplying hundreds of times over. At the grand celebration banquet, in front of the media and every guest present, Gavin handed me the official transfer documents for the promised 60% shares. At that moment, I truly believed we would be happy for the rest of our lives. But everything changed the day Vanessa returned. She was the ex-girlfriend who had once left him for being poor, choosing a wealthy heir instead. Now that Gavin was rich and successful, she had come crawling back. Step by step, she carefully and cleverly inserted herself into our lives under the guise of being his best friend. And Gavin didn't stop her. He let her stay and even welcomed it. That was how my heart froze—bit by bit, through disappointment and betrayal, until nothing was left to burn. The reaper's cheerful voice jolted me back to the present. I hadn't expected him to return. "Clara, good news! The Lord of Souls didn't expect you