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Finally Moving On After A Decade Chapter 8
Chris' POVAfter I left the apartment, I took Madison straight to the hospital.My mother had been unconscious ever since the shock of that phone call. I'd assumed she wouldn't make it through the holidays at all, but somehow, she woke up the day before Christmas Eve.Madison was the first to notice. She rushed to get me and the doctor.By the time I got there, my mother was already holding Madison's hand. She must have heard the whole story from Madison by then, but she didn't scold me, didn't question me. She just said, "The two of you need to be good to each other. I'm old now, there's nothing more I can do for you, the road ahead is yours to walk together. Madison, Chris wasted ten years of his life. Can you walk the rest of the way with him?"Madison turned to look at me and answered solemnly, "I came back to spend the rest of my life at his side."Something in my chest trembled. I quickly lowered my head.I'd always known how Madison felt about me. The night she left the
Finally Moving On After A Decade Chapter 7
Valerie didn't reply to any more texts after that.Her mind drifted back to when she and Chris had first gotten together, when there'd always been a girl trailing after him. That girl had been Madison Chance.At first, she used to get jealous."Chris, if you so much as look twice at another girl, you're finished."They'd both been young back then, barely into their twenties, at the age where neither could stand the thought of the other having someone else around.But Chris had been like a block of wood around other girls. Or maybe he was just a block of wood, period.Back then, Valerie found it fun to tease him. Every time she did, his ears would turn bright red, which she'd always found strangely endearing.Not long after they got together, Madison left the country for reasons Valerie never learned. Valerie had never paid her much attention, but as a romantic rival, Madison's face was one she'd never quite forgotten.After Madison left, other girls came and went around Chris.
Finally Moving On After A Decade Chapter 6
Grayson clearly hadn't expected Valerie to react this way. Not long ago, she'd been so excited about getting the marriage certificate that she couldn't sleep, texting him in the middle of the night."Valerie, are you still thinking about Chris?"The question caught her off guard, like he'd seen straight through her. That stubborn streak in her made her deny it right away."I've just gotten used to Chris begging me. Him walking out like that today, that's actually different from usual. I'm just curious how long it'll take before he comes back to beg."She was telling the truth, in her own way. She just wasn't used to Chris suddenly acting so differently. In the past, he would have done everything he could to beg her to come home with him.Before Valerie could react, Grayson pulled her close and snapped several photos of the two of them holding the marriage certificate."Post these on your feed. He's bound to comment once he sees them."Valerie hesitated, then decided it wasn't a
Finally Moving On After A Decade Chapter 5
Third-person POV"Chris, you'll regret this! If you leave with her, don't you dare come crawling back!" Valerie screamed, beside herself with fury.The door slammed shut. Valerie stood frozen in place.She hadn't expected Chris to actually walk out with Madison Chance. Even less had she expected that Madison, who'd been abroad for five years, would suddenly come back and go home with Chris for Christmas of all times.Valerie couldn't shake it off for a long moment, her chest heaving. It wasn't until Grayson called her name that she snapped out of it."Valerie, stop staring, they're already gone. Let's go register our marriage today. Once the holiday starts, the county clerk's office will be closed."Hearing that, Valerie let out a slow breath. She rubbed her temples, and something complicated passed through her eyes as she looked at Grayson.The truth was, she'd once looked forward to actually getting a marriage certificate with Grayson. The two of them had been rivals since chi
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My chest heaved. I glared at the two of them, my eyes burning red, wanting nothing more than to tear them both apart.Valerie snapped out of it, flustered."I'll go back with you.""No need."My voice came out hoarse as I refused. My fingers shook as I called my manager.The reason I hadn't gone home yet was that the year-end bonus my manager had promised still hadn't come through. These past few days I'd been checking my bank account every so often, but there'd been nothing.My mother needed money for her treatment. Grayson had thrown out the medication, so I had to bring cash home at least. I couldn't show up empty-handed.The call connected quickly. My voice came out urgent."Harvey, when's the year-end bonus going out?""Finance sent out the year-end bonus on the eighth. You didn't get it?" Harvey Parell replied.My head rang. It took me a long moment to process that.Then I heard him continue."I just asked Luke Devon in finance, and he said it already went out. Did
Finally Moving On After A Decade Chapter 3
There was a week left until Christmas Eve. In that stretch of time, Valerie was out with Grayson almost every day.One night she came home, pulled out a thick stack of cash she'd withdrawn from the bank, stuffed it into an envelope, and tossed it in front of me.In the past, I would never have let it go, would've kept asking Valerie whether she'd come home with me, refusing to give up until the very last moment. But now I just looked calmly at the fat, bulging envelope on the table.My mother's illness couldn't actually be cured anymore. Money like this meant nothing to her one way or another. All she wanted now was for me to be happy and safe.Maybe my silence threw her off, because Valerie had clearly braced herself for a fight. When I didn't reach for the envelope, she pressed her lips together and spoke first."Chris, this is the last year. I've decided to concede early, worst case I hand over my company shares. Your mother's always wanted to see us married, hasn't she? Once t
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