Mag-log inStella's colleague rolled her eyes. "Why are you asking me? You should be asking yourself that. "All I know is that she was so excited, waiting for you to pick her up from work. In the end, you didn't show up, and she ended up stuck in our office."When the glass window in the office shattered, she hid in the break room and got through the ordeal alone. Do you know how scared she was that night? But what were you even doing at the time?"Tommy shook his head. "That's impossible… How could she be in the office? I definitely texted her back then…"His hands trembled as he reached for his phone. He kept scrolling up through their chat history until he finally found the message he had sent that day. "Stella, something suddenly came up. Take a cab home yourself, okay? Be careful."Beneath that text was a notice informing him that it had failed to send.His message never went through. So Stella never received that message at all. She had been waiting at the office for him to pick
Tommy's other colleagues all froze in surprise.Did Tommy just turn Ariel down? Was the sun about to rise in the west?After being rejected in front of everyone, Ariel felt her cheeks burn in embarrassment. Her eyes turned red, and she looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment. Ariel's voice came out slightly choked as she asked aggrievedly, "Why? Didn't you drive to work…"Tommy turned back to look at her, and the icy look in his eyes made her freeze. He said impatiently, "I want to pick up my girlfriend from work. Obviously, I won't be free."At those words, Tommy's colleagues put their work aside and perked up their ears for the gossip. The colleague sitting across from him hesitated for a moment, but his curiosity got the better of him.He asked, "Tommy, didn't you always say that your girlfriend was very independent? You said she could get home by herself and never needed you to pick her up at all."Tommy was stunned. "Did I ever say that?"His colleague
Third-Person POVTommy returned to his workstation, staring blankly at his silent phone screen. It had been two days since Stella told him to stop messaging her. Back then, Tommy thought Stella had said that out of anger. Once she cooled off, she would definitely take the initiative to reach out to him. After all, that had happened many times.No matter how angry Stella got, within less than two days, she would act as if nothing had happened and go back to laughing and joking with him.But this time, Tommy felt a sense of panic like never before. That day, Stella stared at him in the private room, her gaze icy. She didn't even smile, yet there was no resentment or reproach in her eyes. It was as if she were looking at a stranger who had nothing to do with her.Back then, Stella would lose her temper, cry, and throw tantrums. She would repeatedly ask Tommy if he no longer loved her.Even though he sometimes found it a little annoying, he also felt a flicker of satisfaction deep
After Henry left, I followed Mom and Dad back to their hotel. That night, Tommy's messages kept coming in. He knew I wouldn't answer his calls, so he kept bombarding me with messages. "Stella, are you angry because I asked you to clarify things on Ariel's behalf? I didn't realize this bothered you so much. I already asked her to delete the post."Or are you upset that we held a celebration party for her? That was something everyone in the department came up with together. If you don't like it, I won't join such events anymore."You can be mad at me. Hit me and scold me all you want, but let's not break up, okay?"Last time… No matter how angry you were, you never asked to break up."Tommy was right. That was because I couldn't bear to end our relationship back then.I couldn't bear to let go of the man who had burned his hands while learning to cook. He had done it so he could prepare healthy, nutritious meals for me. I couldn't bear to let go of the man who racked his brain
Mom and Dad were in the private room, along with an unfamiliar young man, who was sitting next to me. When Tommy walked in, the young man, Henry Vance, was placing food on my plate. Mom sat opposite us, smiling as she spoke to Dad. "Henry's just as thoughtful as always. I only mentioned once that Stella can't handle spicy food. "Look at him. Everything he's put on her plate doesn't have any peppers."Dad nodded, lightly chuckling.The gifts in Tommy's hands fell to the floor with a thud. When he spoke, he stumbled over his words. "Mr. Grimm. Mrs. Grimm. Stella, this… What… What's going on?"Only then did we finally notice him. Mom's smile faded slightly, and she did not utter a single word. Dad merely glanced at Tommy icily. It was no wonder Mom and Dad didn't like Tommy. Two years ago, they had asked to meet him. By then, we had already been together for a little over four years.At first, Tommy had agreed to meet them. My parents had even bought plane tickets to Dra
Tommy's gaze stayed fixed on the doorway as he said, "I forgot to tell you. Ariel's last project was a huge success, so the manager's planning to promote her.""So this is a celebration party for Ariel," I stated.Tommy's attention was elsewhere. He didn't realize that my voice had already turned icy. "That's right. Didn't you always complain that I never invited you when I hung out with my colleagues? That's why I invited you this time.""Tommy, do you remember what day it is today?"Tommy looked at me in bewilderment. I nodded, smiled, and said, "Tommy, let's break up."The confetti poppers went off. "Congratulations on your promotion, Ariel!" The explosion of confetti and the cheering drowned out my voice. By then, Tommy had already rushed to Ariel's side and wrapped an arm around her. The corner of my lips curled into a mocking smile, and I turned to leave. I checked my phone and realized Mom had sent me a message half an hour ago. "Your dad and I have boarded th







