LOGINWhen Sylvia Reed postponed our wedding for the fifth time, I found a pregnancy test report in her bag and decided to force the issue. Then I saw a trending local post. A woman rolled up her sleeves, baking cookies. Beside her, a man bent down to tease a child. One look was enough. I recognized the scar on her wrist. It was in the exact same spot as the one Sylvia got years ago when she took a knife for me. The scarf draped over the man's shoulders was one I'd custom-made for Sylvia. Our initials were stitched into it. The sight burned. I thought about how Sylvia had been glued to her phone lately, and how I'd heard a baby crying through it. Ten minutes ago, she'd sent me a voice message. "Luke, something urgent came up at the company. I can't make it back to try on the suit with you. Maybe we should postpone the wedding again? Next year. We'll definitely do it next year." But I'd already waited seven years for this wedding. I took off my groom's suit and cut it to pieces. Then I wiped my eyes, pulled out my phone, and dialed a number I hadn't called in seven years. "I'm short a bride for my wedding. Interested?"
View MoreThe news said Reed Corp's crisis kept getting worse.Under Kaela's ruthless attacks, Sylvia went from a powerful, untouchable CEO to a woman drowning in debt in less than half a month.The company went bankrupt.The mansion was seized.The people who had once crowded around her disappeared overnight.The moment she fell, Kenny took whatever money she had left and vanished.Sylvia came to my studio, begging to see me.She looked like she had aged years.Rain poured outside.She was soaked from head to toe.In the end, I gave in and told security to let her up.In my office, she broke down in tears. "Luke, I was wrong. I really was. I ruined everything. I've lost it all. I have nothing left now. You're all I have. Please give me one more chance, okay? Let's go back to how things were. I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you want."I looked at her quietly.No hatred.No love.Just calm."Sylvia, you don't love me. You just can't accept losing. You can't accept losing a ma
Third-Person POVKaela didn't waste a second.The very next day, Reed Corp's stock started crashing.Major projects hit one problem after another. Authorities stepped in and suspended them for investigation.Sylvia panicked.She called in every favor she had, only to discover the people she once relied on wanted nothing to do with her.That's when she realized she'd seriously underestimated her opponent.She immediately ordered a deeper investigation into Kaela's background.The report landed on her desk.She went still.The Kleins were old-money elites—the kind of family that could shake the entire business world with a single phone call.Compared to them, Reed Corp was nothing.Sylvia couldn't understand how Luke had gotten involved with a family like that.What she knew even less was that the Langdons and the Kleins had once been close family friends when the Langdon family was at its peak.The startup capital that helped her build Reed Corp had actually come from the
Luke's POV"Luke! Get over here!"Sylvia grabbed my arm and yanked.I stumbled forward, nearly losing my balance.Kaela reacted immediately.She caught me and pulled me behind her.Her gaze turned icy."Sylvia Reed, what do you think you're doing?""What am I doing?" Sylvia's eyes were red. "I'm here for my man. Stay out of it."She pointed at me. "Luke, come home with me."Did you forget what you promised? You said you'd love me forever. You said you'd never leave me."I looked at her.The desperation.The panic.The madness.All of it felt absurd."Sylvia, did you forget? We broke up."You were the one who kept pushing me away. You were the one who told me that if I left, I shouldn't come back.""Now I've left. And I'm not coming back."Isn't that what you wanted?"The color drained from her face.She looked like she'd been stabbed."Luke, I know I was wrong." Her voice trembled. "I really do."Kenny lied to me. He set everything up. I've already cut him off.
Luke's POVKaela drove me back to my apartment.She looked around the small space I'd made comfortable and inviting.A hint of admiration crossed her face."You've always had great taste. Unlike some people who think throwing money at everything makes it classy."I knew she meant Sylvia and her over-the-top mansion.I smiled and poured her a cup of coffee. "Thanks, Kaela. If you hadn't shown up yesterday, I don't know what would've happened."She accepted the cup but kept her eyes on me. "What I said yesterday—I meant it."Can we... start over?"I froze.The hope in her eyes was impossible to miss."I...""You don't have to answer right now." She cut me off with a gentle smile. "I can wait."I'll wait until you've completely moved on. Until you're ready to accept me."I'll always be here."Her words settled somewhere deep inside me.Like warmth spreading through ground that had been frozen for years.Over the next few days, she never brought it up again.Instead, she












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