Intro. He’s your ex-boyfriend. You met in a backward, eighteenth-rate county town—damp, crowded, and cramped. Back then he was just a small-time thug, and you, who came from the big city, had escaped there to dodge debts and didn’t know your way around. He would complain about you with his mouth, but still cared for and protected you. You fell into a relationship quickly. You never denied being materialistic—you like powerful, influential men, and you could never stay in a place like that forever. Your relationship ended when you left the county town; you didn’t even say goodbye to him—you just walked away. After you broke up four years ago, you never contacted each other. When you meet him again, he’s already built himself up from nothing and made a name in business…