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By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 9
Three years later, I was promoted to department head, and my salary doubled with it.My career was steadily moving upward when I met Xavier Stone.He was the project lead at one of our partner companies. We first crossed paths at an industry networking event, where he sat quietly near the windows in a neat, well-tailored suit. He spoke gently but handled things with calm efficiency, always polite without ever overstepping.There was no dramatic spark the moment we met, no string of carefully engineered "chance" encounters afterward.Even so, when Xavier eventually told me how he felt, my first reaction was unease.After what I'd been through with Liam, I no longer trusted easily. I was extremely cautious about letting anyone get close, so I didn't accept Xavier's feelings right away.I watched him for six months.By then, I knew he and Liam couldn't have been more different.Xavier was kind, but never indiscriminately so. Thoughtful, but always respectful of boundaries. He never tried
By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 8
"Mom."I looked at her calmly."We don't need to see each other anymore. I'll still send you money every month for your living expenses. I won't shirk what I owe you."But from now on, that's all there is between us. Obligation. Nothing more."Diane's eyes immediately filled with tears. She stared at me helplessly, her voice catching."Yara, I'll change. I'll treat you better from now on. I won't favor Sophie anymore."Please don't go. I know I was wrong. I really do..."She apologized over and over, practically begging by the end, but none of it moved me.Liam, on the other hand, looked completely panicked. He grabbed my wrist and held on as if he could keep me there by force of desperation alone."Yara, don't do this. Please don't leave. Stop the movers."We can fix this. We can go back to how things were. I was wrong. I was so wrong."I gently pulled my wrist free, my movements calm but unmistakably resolute.For years, he'd chosen Sophie's side over mine again and again. With me, e
By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 7
It was as if last night's breakdown had never happened.I steadied myself against the wall as I changed my shoes by the door, my face completely blank.Liam's eyes immediately reddened."Yara! You're back!" His voice shook. "Where have you been all day?"He moved aside in a fluster to let me in, then hurried to bring me a pair of house shoes. After that, he poured me a glass of warm water and started straightening the throw pillows Sophie had left scattered across the couch.This was the same man who had spent years taking everything I did for him for granted.Now he was scrambling around the apartment, clumsily trying to take care of me.It was almost funny.Sophie watched from the side, jealousy and resentment flashing across her face."Wow. So you do know how to come home."She gave me a mocking smile."I thought once you stormed out, you'd never come back. What happened? Spent a whole day and night running around outside, finally got over your little tantrum, and came crawling back
By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 6
Sophie stood off to the side crying even harder, but for the first time, Liam found the sound irritating.He didn't go to comfort her.Something about the apartment felt wrong.The vanity had been cleared. Yara's documents were gone. Most of her everyday things were still scattered through the living room, though, and the closet, shelves, and tabletops were still full enough that at first glance, the place hardly looked any different.Liam's chest suddenly hollowed out.The thin thread of reassurance he'd been clinging to began to snap.He pulled out his phone and messaged her.[Stop this. Come home.]A cold notification appeared beneath it.[Not delivered.]She had blocked him.In that moment, panic hit him all at once.They had been together for years, from dating in college to moving in together, and they'd fought more times than he could count. He had favored Sophie, held Yara to standards he never applied to anyone else, and ignored her hurt again and again.Yet Yara had always sw
By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 5
Sophie stepped directly in front of him."What are you doing, Liam?" she demanded. "Do you have any idea how dangerous it is in there? What if the building collapses?"Besides, Yara's a grown woman. She knows how to get herself out. She's not a child."Diane grabbed his arm too, though there was a trace of guilt in her voice."She's right. Yara isn't stupid. If there's an earthquake, of course she'd know to come downstairs."Liam tore himself free of them."What if she's asleep?" he snapped. "She has a sleep disorder. If she took her medication, she might not wake up!"I have to go get her."Sophie clung tightly to his arm. Her eyes reddened almost instantly, her voice breaking as she spoke."Liam, I can live without my sister... but I can't live without you."If something really happens to her this time, then I'll take her place."I'll be your wife. Okay?"Liam went completely still."What the hell are you talking about? Yara is the woman I'm marrying."You're her sister. You're famil
By the Time the Evening Wind Came Chapter 4
Liam sighed, sounding more exasperated than anything."Mrs. Lawson, come on. Don't joke about something like that."Yara's been so negative lately. She's nothing like she used to be, and sometimes I really miss the old her." After a moment, he added, "Starting tomorrow, I'll have a serious talk with her. She needs to learn to stop acting like this so we can get back to having a normal life together."He was the one who had changed me beyond recognition, yet somehow, in his version of events, every bit of it had become my fault.Diane still wouldn't let it go."Liam, don't force yourself to stay with that girl and make yourself miserable. Look, I posted these pictures of Sophie in the wedding dress in our family group chat. Every single relative said she looked beautiful and elegant."Her voice turned colder."Yara's never been likable, even when she was little. That's her own fault."Curled up on the floor behind the bedroom door, I clenched my teeth and tried to keep my breathing ste
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