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Chapter 4

Author: Sunny
Nora's POV

I didn't stop to think. I grabbed the coffee off the table and threw it in her face.

She shrieked, caught completely off guard, and scrambled back a step, snatching up napkins to wipe it off.

Before she could recover, I drew back my arm and slapped her, hard.

I put everything into it. The blow knocked her clean off her feet and onto the floor.

Every staff member in the place turned to stare, mouths open, none of them daring to speak.

I crouched down slowly, until I was eye level with her.

"Phoebe Carter." My voice was quiet. "You're young. You're pretty. And you're shameless."

"You think you landed yourself a good man? He'll betray you the same way he betrayed me. I'm done with this trash. He's all yours now. Enjoy."

I straightened up and walked out without looking back.

I put on my sunglasses and tried to act like nothing had happened. But the moment I was out the door, I deflated like a punctured balloon and broke down sobbing.

That evening, after two weeks of silence, Ryan came home.

He looked exhausted, his brow furrowed. He changed his shoes at the door, set a chocolate cream cake down in front of me, and gently ruffled my hair.

"Here. Your favorite."

His tone was so ordinary, so easy, that my eyes went hot in an instant.

Back when we were dating, every time he made me angry, he'd drive miles out of his way to the cake shop and buy me that exact cake. And every time, I'd cave to his sweet routine.

The whole history of us rose up in front of me. I opened the box and took a bite. The sweetness, the chocolate, spreading across my tongue. My throat swelled tight and sour, and the tears were right there.

Then Ryan sat down across from me.

"Nora." He spoke softly, took my hand. "Something happened online yesterday. I heard about it."

"You know Phoebe's my assistant. She's getting torn apart right now, and it's because of you."

I drew a breath and looked up at him.

His brow stayed creased. "People dug up her company. It's causing problems for us."

"I just closed a deal these past few days. If nothing goes wrong, the net on it is at least a hundred million dollars."

"But this whole thing has put us in a terrible light. Right now, at the worst possible moment, I can't afford for the project to hit any snags."

"Nora. Help me."
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