CEO Proposed to His Ex-wife 99 Times

After checking out, Katherine and Hector went to a restaurant in the mall. There weren’t a lot of people there even at lunchtime. It was a Thai place, the kind of restaurant that Hector seemed to frequent.

Katherine didn’t know much about the cuisines when ordering, so Hector provided a detailed explanation for each item on the menu.

Katherine laughed and asked, “Did you ever feel kinda bad during important holidays, back when you were living overseas?”

That made Hector pause. “It was okay. I lived with the Bennetts for a while and found it restricting. That’s why I went abroad. There, away from the Bennetts’ way of life, I did feel a bit lonely, but also freer.”

Katherine tilted her head to stare at Hector, a thought on her mind. “Why didn’t you get yourself a girlfriend during all this time then? Life might have been relatively easier if you had company.”

Hector watched her for a few seconds before he looked away. “Thought about it. But then I decided against it.”

other everything about his life, and he was actually a little scared of doing this. His identity was something

all this, Hector couldn’t

dude, and a good singer, too. So I’m guessing there’s no shortage of girls throwing themselves

for example, who

laughed, his voice deep. “On the contrary. You ought to know that most girls

neither permanent housing nor a fancy job, Hector couldn’t provide the so-called “security” in order to attract lots of women. The only handful of girls who liked him were too young to understand the hard reality of life.

began to be served, Katherine changed the subject, spoon in hand, and talked about Hector’s

told her. “I’m feeling extremely insecure, even if the title of VP is just that – only

about the whole situation with your family?” Katherine asked,