He Prioritized Her, I Ended Us

Chapter 6

For the next six months, Daisy seemed to vanish from our lives.

Austin and I gradually started talking about marriage.

So he and his friends planned that proposal.

Actually, I already knew about it. While doing laundry, I'd found the ring receipt in his pocket, and I'd been looking forward to it with huge hopes.

I never expected Austin to give me such a "surprise."

After I packed up my things, I texted Austin: "Break up."

Not long after I sent the message, he called.

I hung up.

He called again.

Annoyed, I just turned off my phone.

When Monday came, Austin was waiting at the entrance of my company.

My coworkers watched us with awkward expressions.

I didn't want him to interfere with my work, so I asked my boss, Mr. Sterling, for a half-day leave to settle things between us.

Mr. Sterling gave me a long look, a faint smile playing on his lips, and agreed without hesitation.

We walked to a small plaza downstairs.

We used to sit on a shady bench during lunch, sharing the homemade lunch box I made for him.

Now, we were here to break up.