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I won the lottery on the day before I was due to return from a business trip abroad.
Unfortunately, my girlfriend Emily's phone calls and messages went unanswered.
It wasn't until late at night that she finally returned, her makeup still immaculate but reeking of alcohol.
I got up to greet her.
She hooked her arm around me, resting her head on my shoulder, breathing slowly.
"Alex, let's break up. I have to leave you."
"Because of Jack?"

My Girlfriend Dumped Me Because I'm Poor

She laughed openly, without any attempt to hide it.


I set down my coffee cup, feeling a bit embarrassed. A man getting cheated on is always somewhat humiliating.


Thinking about it that way, I didn't feel too bad.


People are always pragmatic in the end.


"Yeah, I got cheated on, but there was a huge silver lining. Maybe it was meant to happen in some cosmic way."


"Hahahahaha, sure, that's one way to comfort yourself."


We clinked glasses. No point dwelling on the past, but we could look to the future.


Emily hung out in my room or went to the beach with me every day.


Gradually, I let go of all that baggage. When you're rich, it's tacky to keep obsessing.


I loved her once, and I honestly don't want her life to be too rough.


I'd hear Emily's phone ring now and then, but she always hung up.


That day, Cora took us for a walk around the island.


Chapter 10