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Calla's case got resolved pretty quickly.
With all the evidence stacked against her, her family could only lamely claim it was "accidental assault."
But I wasn't backing down - I insisted it was attempted murder.
The security footage showed Calla's movements were clearly deliberate and vicious.
She tried to kill me when I had my guard down.
The fact that I survived was pure dumb luck.
When the Merrin family found out our fight was over Matthias, they tracked him down too.
But Matthias was drowning in his own problems by then.
After paying out damages, he was basically broke.
I'd blocked both him and Calla the day I got out of the hospital.
Even changed my phone number for good measure.
Matthias tried looking for me but had no idea where I'd gone.
Nobody would tell him either.
The only time we saw each other was in court.
But I never once looked in his direction the entire time.
After a short vacation, I moved over to my new company.
Grandpa said I'd passed his test.
This company was 100% mine now.
I brought some of my old coworkers with me to the new gig.
Even treated everyone to a nice dinner before we officially launched.
Thanks to my testimony, Calla got slapped with ten years.
I chose never to forgive her.
That stairwell was in a remote corner where nobody liked to go.
If the cleaning lady hadn't found me when she did, I could've bled out and died.
The hair's grown back over my surgical scars now.
But it'll never erase the fact that I almost got murdered.
Going from stuff to CEO overnight was a amazing trip.
Took some getting used to at first.
But with hard work, the new company started taking off fast.
My brother was worried about me initially.
He personally taught me how to run a business and helped me out a ton.
But he quickly realized I was like a sponge soaking up water.
I was hungry for knowledge.
Went from being completely overwhelmed and clueless to having everything running like clockwork.
People started calling me a rising star.
I was on top of the world.
At the same time, Matthias was stuck in some no-name corner of the city.
When my interview went up on the big downtown screens, he stood on the sidewalk staring up at me.
Clutching his resume, looking completely lost.
Because of his tainted reputation, companies that used to fight over him now wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole.
He tried going for other jobs, but had no relevant experience.
In a massive city like LA, there was no place left for Matthias Keane.
Talent was never a rare commodity.
In today's educated society, qualified candidates were a dime a dozen.
After all these years, Matthias had been left behind and forgotten.
That's just how brutal the real world is.
Everyone called him an idiot.
During the most competitive year of his career, Matthias had a golden ticket in his hands.
But he threw it all away for some fantasy romance.
Another graduation season rolled around, and I was reviewing new resumes.
When I saw that familiar name, my cursor hovered over the mouse without clicking.
Matthias had a new headshot - he looked older now, worn down.
He wasn't the type of person I needed anyway.
After going through all the applications, I compiled my interview list.
Matthias Keane wasn't on it.
Maybe it's the last time I'd ever see his name again.
With all the evidence stacked against her, her family could only lamely claim it was "accidental assault."
But I wasn't backing down - I insisted it was attempted murder.
The security footage showed Calla's movements were clearly deliberate and vicious.
She tried to kill me when I had my guard down.
The fact that I survived was pure dumb luck.
When the Merrin family found out our fight was over Matthias, they tracked him down too.
But Matthias was drowning in his own problems by then.
After paying out damages, he was basically broke.
I'd blocked both him and Calla the day I got out of the hospital.
Even changed my phone number for good measure.
Matthias tried looking for me but had no idea where I'd gone.
Nobody would tell him either.
The only time we saw each other was in court.
But I never once looked in his direction the entire time.
After a short vacation, I moved over to my new company.
Grandpa said I'd passed his test.
This company was 100% mine now.
I brought some of my old coworkers with me to the new gig.
Even treated everyone to a nice dinner before we officially launched.
Thanks to my testimony, Calla got slapped with ten years.
I chose never to forgive her.
That stairwell was in a remote corner where nobody liked to go.
If the cleaning lady hadn't found me when she did, I could've bled out and died.
The hair's grown back over my surgical scars now.
But it'll never erase the fact that I almost got murdered.
Going from stuff to CEO overnight was a amazing trip.
Took some getting used to at first.
But with hard work, the new company started taking off fast.
My brother was worried about me initially.
He personally taught me how to run a business and helped me out a ton.
But he quickly realized I was like a sponge soaking up water.
I was hungry for knowledge.
Went from being completely overwhelmed and clueless to having everything running like clockwork.
People started calling me a rising star.
I was on top of the world.
At the same time, Matthias was stuck in some no-name corner of the city.
When my interview went up on the big downtown screens, he stood on the sidewalk staring up at me.
Clutching his resume, looking completely lost.
Because of his tainted reputation, companies that used to fight over him now wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole.
He tried going for other jobs, but had no relevant experience.
In a massive city like LA, there was no place left for Matthias Keane.
Talent was never a rare commodity.
In today's educated society, qualified candidates were a dime a dozen.
After all these years, Matthias had been left behind and forgotten.
That's just how brutal the real world is.
Everyone called him an idiot.
During the most competitive year of his career, Matthias had a golden ticket in his hands.
But he threw it all away for some fantasy romance.
Another graduation season rolled around, and I was reviewing new resumes.
When I saw that familiar name, my cursor hovered over the mouse without clicking.
Matthias had a new headshot - he looked older now, worn down.
He wasn't the type of person I needed anyway.
After going through all the applications, I compiled my interview list.
Matthias Keane wasn't on it.
Maybe it's the last time I'd ever see his name again.
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