After going bankrupt, my ex-boyfriend became the CEO

At twenty-five that Christmas, I, Jasmin Bennet, kept an intern named John Murphy.

As long as he maintained a relationship with me, I ensured his smooth transition to a full-time position and paid off his parents' gambling debts.

So this handsome young man was forced to stay by my side for three Christmases.

Later, the company went bankrupt, and I had both my legs broken by enemies.

When John and his first love Riley Watson gazed at each other from afar, tears filling their eyes, I quietly left, and he never came looking for me.

Later still, I huddled on busy streets selling snacks while he had already taken his place as CEO of a publicly traded company, still deeply in love with Riley.

His gaze toward me was cold as ice.

I smiled bitterly and asked, "Do you think I'm a joke?"

He responded with tears streaming down his face: "I've always thought you were a joke."