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Chapter54 Necklace

Author: Nora Ashton
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-09 23:00:00

Riley feels the weight of her words settle into his chest. 

He looks down at the roses he has brought, now resting on the table between them. 

They seem ridiculous, almost insulting, in the face of everything Amanda has endured.

“Is there nothing I can do?” he asks softly, his voice barely audible.

Amanda stands, smoothing her hands over her dress. 

“You can let me go,” she said gently. “That’s what you can do, Riley. Let me live the life I’ve built for myself.”

Riley lowers his head and doesn’t speak for a long time.

Amanda ignores him and walks into the room. 

A few minutes later, she walks out of the room, a necklace in her hand.

She hands Riley the necklace and says, “Give it back to you. It’s yours.”

Riley looks up, surprised, at the necklace in Amanda's hand. “This—”

“Maybe you don't rem

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I love their exchange. A very mature, emotionally draining but necessary talk at the death of their marriage. Where everyone checks their pride at the door and deals with the end of their relationship.
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