He said he loved you, every time you were about to leave his life forever- and despite knowing that he was lying, you stayed. You stayed every damn time. You had known him since he was a salesman, and saw his rise to power, how it changed him- And your relationship with him. You stayed with him in his laboratory most of the time, helping him occasionally. “Dearest,” Shang called out from the other room. “Would you come here for a moment?”