Chapter 174: I would like to date you
Orabela stumbled into her small apartment late at night, every muscle in her body screaming with exhaustion. She dropped her bag by the couch and collapsed onto the couch, burying her face into the worn cushions.
A sob escaped her lips, followed by a steady stream of tears that she could no longer hold back.
"I can’t believe my life has come to this," she whispered hoarsely, her voice cracking under the strain of her emotions. Lying on her stomach, she clutched a pillow tightly, as if it could absorb the pain and frustration she felt.
Once a revered princess, her days had been filled with admiration, luxury, and respect. But now, in the cold, unfeeling world of the sales department, she was just another cog in the machine—scolded for minor mistakes, overlooked, and treated like she didn’t matter.
"How I wish I could change everything? But will it be as simple as it seems?" Orabela murmured and sat up. She wiped her tears away with the back of her palms though the ache in her chest remained. Reaching for her phone, she stared at the screen.
"Should I ask someone from my old circle for a job?" she muttered, scrolling through her contacts. "At least I wouldn’t be treated like a nobody."
Her thumb hovered over a few names. But as she scrolled, doubt crept in her.
"Kylie," she sighed, her lips curling into a bitter smile. "She’s a nightmare. Even if she offered me a job in her father’s company, she’d never let me forget I owe her. She’d humiliate me at every turn." Orabela shook her head, quickly moving past Kylie’s name.
She kept scrolling, but the longer she searched, the more disheartened she became. Hundreds of names filled her contact list, yet not one of them felt genuine.