Engraved with the Wrong Name Chapter 06

Engraved with the Wrong Name Chapter 06

The moment the application was sent, a profound sense of relief washed over me.

It was as if a shackle I didn’t even realize I was wearing had finally shattered.

This wasn’t an impulse. It was the choice my heart had been screaming for all along.

Yes, I should have done this long ago.

I should have left Griffin, left this city, and returned to the world where I belonged.

I had considered leaving before.

But the power and status of the promotion, coupled with a petty desire to make Griffin regret everything, had kept me here.

But what was I even doing? What would he really lose?

It was a pyrrhic victory at best.

With my thoughts clear, I felt a new sense of calm.

I withdrew the first, impulsive resignation. An application without a formal reason was invalid anyway.

I lowered my head and began drafting a formal request to Matilda.

Griffin grabbed my arm, his brow furrowed.

“Are you serious?”

Jade’s mocking voice, loud and clear, followed.

“District manager is a million-dollar-a-year position. You think she’d actually be willing to give that up?”

“See? She already withdrew the application.”

Why wouldn’t I be willing?

I had worked myself to the bone to save money, hoping to buy a mansion with Griffin.

Starting from the bottom, I worked late, through weekends and holidays.

Everyone teased me, calling me a ruthless careerist.

They thought I was just clawing my way into the Family’s inner circle.

But before I came here, I was an executive at my family’s foundation in Boston, with a future brighter than this,

So what if I had to go back and start over?

My skills were my capital. My resume was my strength.

The thought spurred my fingers to type faster.

After hearing Jade’s comment, Griffin leaned in, a worried look on his face as he tried

to see my screen.

Seeing that the application had indeed been withdrawn, he visibly relaxed and left, his arm around Jade.

He didn’t forget to deliver his final lines.

“Let’s let this be the end of it. Please don’t bother me again.”

The crowd slowly dispersed, but the air remained thick with suppressed gossip.

I ignored it all.

I followed the procedure Matilda sent over, step by step, preparing the necessary documents for my departure.

Fortunately, I had already completed my work handover for the promotion, so my departure was approved swiftly.

As Matilda took the final documents, she looked at me with a hint of regret.

“The Don holds you in high regard. As soon as this blows over, he’ll reinstate you.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?”

I shook my head, my resolve unshakable.

“There’s no need.”

I no longer had any reason to stay in this city, a thousand miles from home.

After completing the exit process, I took a taxi straight back to the penthouse.

I knew he wasn’t home.

Social media was already flooded with photos of him and Jade at a Michelin three-star

restaurant.

Perfect.

I hired a discreet moving crew, who quickly packed the rest of my belongings and shipped them straight to Boston.

Taking out my phone, I saw the confirmation for the earliest flight tomorrow morning and finally, truly, breathed a sigh of relief.