เข้าสู่ระบบTo give my girlfriend a surprise on our anniversary, I forced myself to finish five days' worth of business in just three. I rushed back overnight. However, the moment I reached my front door, I stopped. Laughter and lively chatter spilled out from inside. Only a minute earlier, Sheila Jones had texted me, saying she was home alone and missed me badly. Then I heard someone call out from the room: "Sheila, your turn! Truth or dare, and make it a good one!" "Oh, you're all so nosy," she laughed. "Fine, I'll tell you, but you can't tell Erick." "Come on, say it already! Like we'd ever tell." "My first time," she said, "was with Yoel." The room erupted in knowing laughter and teasing cheers. I stood frozen. Yoel Lewis? Was not he supposed to be Sheila's closest guy friend? Before I could even wrap my head around it, Yoel chuckled and added lightly, "First time? That's not all. We even had a kid together." I pushed the door open and stepped inside, smiling as I looked at the two of them. "Really?" I said calmly. "Then where's the child?"
ดูเพิ่มเติมI had thought bumping into Sheila again was nothing more than a minor blip.However, a few days later, I got a call that turned everything on its head.It was a call from the police."Mr. Carter? This is the Zephyr City precinct police. Sheila took her own life in our area, and your name came up in her suicide note. We need you to come by and give a statement, please."I gripped the phone, lost in a heavy silence.She took her own life?The news hit me like a bolt out of the blue, yet it felt hauntingly predictable.She was once fiercely proud, but after life had stripped her of everything, including her dignity, she must have seen no other way out.I headed to the police station.The detective handed me an envelope and said, "She left this for you."I carefully unfolded the thin letter inside.[Erick, when you read this, I won't be part of this world anymore.Forgive me for reaching out one last time like this.Ever since you left, I've been haunted by thoughts of what co
The guy was not taking a hint and blocked our path."Come on, let's be friends! My name's Wilson Cobb. I deal in real estate. How about you give me your digits, beauty?"Christina's brow creased with distaste.I stepped in front of Christina, fixing him with an icy stare. "Buzz off.""Whoa! You've got some nerve, kid!"Wilson looked me up and down with a sneer. "Do you even know who I am, talking to me like that?"I replied icily, "I couldn't care less who you are. Vanish in three seconds, or you'll regret it."Maybe it was the frost in my gaze that got to him, but Wilson's swagger seemed to falter.However, he was not ready to back down, turning to Sheila."Sheila, this guy's your friend? Doesn't he know his manners?"Sheila finally looked up, her eyes a storm of emotions as she replied with a raspy voice, "Mr. Cobb, he... He's my ex. We're done.""Oh, an ex, is it?"Wilson's eyes lit up with a sleazy grin. "Perfect timing. Let him see the sweet life you've got with me no
That day, Joshua gave me a call."Sheila's parents helped her out with some cash, and she's opened a tiny flower shop on the edge of town. Feel like dropping by to congratulate her?"I was tending to my peace lily, and I let out a chuckle. "That won't be necessary. She's nobody important."My little studio had blossomed into one of the hottest design firms around, with gigs stretching from coast to coast.I had snagged myself a shiny new pad and a sweet ride, and even got my parents to move in close by.Life had flipped to a fresh page for me.The names that used to twist my heart into knots did not even make a blip on my radar anymore.Letting go for real was not about forcing myself to forget. It was about being able to bring it up without any leftover love or bitterness.Like right then, hearing about her and her flower shop, I could not be bothered to wonder where it was or whether it was thriving.It no longer had any place in my life.I ended the call and strolled out t
The case against Sheila was a breeze.Bank transfers, chat logs, the evidence was solid.The judge ordered her to pay back the 75,000-dollar loan and interest within six months.For an average family, that kind of money was like a mountain.Sheila was out of money, so she had no choice but to turn to her parents for help.Rhett was backed into a corner, forced to sell the only home his family had. They left a decent neighborhood for a rundown apartment block.Word on the street was that Rhett got so sick he nearly did not make it, and Kelly aged a decade in a single night.They had once been the pride of the block, always bragging about their daughter’s big achievements.Then, they became the punchline of every neighbor’s joke.People whispered that I went too far, that I forgot old loyalties.In response, I would give a half-smile and stay mum.Did Sheila think of the sacrifices I made while she was off studying abroad on my dime? Did she spare a thought for the house I mor
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