The Path to Love and Redemption

I knew we were completely over.

I was alone again.

I threw all of Liam's stuff out. I didn't think he'd care about these cheap things anyway.

With one less person to support, my finances suddenly improved a lot. I quit my part-time jobs at the KTV and convenience store and kept only my freelance artist job, which was enough to support myself.

But I didn't expect that one day my account would be suddenly banned.

I couldn't understand why. I kept appealing, but the platform company ignored me.

I had no choice but to look for part-time jobs again. But this time, for some reason, all the resumes I sent out got no response.

Even when I occasionally got an interview, no one contacted me afterward.

One day, after finishing an interview, I went to the bathroom. When I returned, I overheard the HR person answering a call. "Okay, I understand. I won't hire her..."

Just those few words made everything clear to me.

Suddenly, my stomach hurt intensely.

I forced myself to take a stomach pill, but this time the pain was different. It was unbearable.

I took a taxi to the hospital, but after paying my rent, I couldn't even afford the examination fee.

I was too embarrassed to delay paying the medical fees. I sat alone on a bench, feeling cold sweat drip down.

I took out my phone, not knowing who to ask for money. Suddenly, I saw someone post a photo.

In the photo, Liam showed his handsome profile, looking intently at something.

The caption read, "Mr. Smith is so generous. He bought my painting for a million dollars. I'm so happy."

I vaguely remembered that this was someone I met when I was doing part-time work.

The world was so small.

While I was at a loss over a thousand dollars for medical fees, he could spend a million dollars on a painting with no artistic value.

We were never from the same world.

I thought about it, feeling extremely miserable. Just then, Liam called me.

He said, "Are you done making a scene?"

We had been broken up for a month.

It was ridiculous. He actually thought I was just throwing a tantrum.

I couldn't contain my anger and asked with a trembling voice, "Did you have my account banned? Did you make it so I couldn't find a job?"

Liam chuckled. "You just figured that out?"

I was furious. "Liam, I never did anything wrong to you. Why are you destroying me?"

Liam suddenly softened his tone. "Alice, I know you're mad. But it's been so long. You should be over it by now. How can you be so immature? Was all your love for me fake?"

I was about to go crazy from Liam's gaslighting.

I hung up the phone, silently feeling the excruciating pain. Adam suddenly called me.

He asked, "Where are you?"