Everything Taken, I Left to Become CEO — Story & Characters

[Her Mr. Right Won Her Over, The Scumbag & Fake Bestie's Regretful Quest to Win Her Back, No Forgiveness, From Agony to Sweet, Male Suitors' Showdown Arena, Both Sexually Inexperienced] After seven years of dating, Zane Vance never said he loved Darcy Gale. She thought he was just naturally cold—until his first love, Zora Moss, came back. The vice president position he'd long promised her? Zane gave it to Zora without a second thought. Darcy went to confront him, only to hear him admit to his best friends that he'd never forgotten Zora. To him, Darcy was nothing but a habit and a responsibility. Darcy's heart shattered. She turned around and walked away. What hurt even more? Kaia Lark, the friend she'd grown up with, took Zora's side in everything. Boyfriend, fake best friend—she didn't want either of them anymore. When a rival company offered her the CEO position, Darcy agreed without hesitation. From that day on, her life seemed to explode with success. Just as she was shining brightly in the industry, earning applause from everyone, Zane stood in the rain, his eyes bloodshot, begging for forgiveness. "Darcy, come back to me, please? I need you. My company needs you!" A man as clear and bright as the breeze and moon got out of the car, holding an umbrella. He let out a barely audible scoff at Zane's words, then wrapped his arm around Darcy's waist, declaring his ownership with tenderness and dominance. "Mr. Vance, harassing someone else's fiancée is illegal, you know?"