Chapter 3

Since I was young, because my family was wealthy, everyone who got close to me had a hidden purpose. I hated that kind of insincerity, so I left home to study in another city. That was where I met Simon, and he got together with me without knowing about my background. I was always scared that if he found out the truth, it would ruin our peaceful relationship, so I never told him. When the company we started together finally made progress, I was ready to tell him the truth and propose to him. However, he came to me first. He told me he was a headstrong man and that he couldn't accept a partner who earned more money than he did. At that moment, I was faced with two choices—the first was to break up but stay friends, and the second was to relinquish all my shares and power, step down as co-founder, and accept a lower position as a director. For the sake of love, I chose the second choice. After that, Simon's attitude toward me became nicer, and I became more hesitant to reveal my