Chapter 13

"But isn't being general manager a bit... too much?" Zoey's fingers trembled slightly as she held her phone. The wheels of her suitcase made a rattling sound as they caught on the grooves in the airport floor. Jojo's cheerful laughter rang through the phone. "Why would you think that? Zoey, did you forget how we won first place at the university startup competition? Even the professors couldn't stop raving about your business proposal!" She paused before solemnly continuing, "I've always believed in you. The only problem was... back then, you only had eyes for Yves." That single sentence felt like a sharp needle gently piercing a part of Zoey she'd been trying not to touch. As she leaned against a pillar at the airport and watched the bustling travelers rush by, her memories surged up before she could even stop them. She had once been the top student in her faculty and had received offers from multiple listed companies after graduation. She could have built something incredible