Just when I thought my blunt rejection would make Logan back off, he scooped up the ring box from the floor with a desperate kind of sadness and then dropped to his knees in front of me.I couldn't even put my feelings into words.Was it the thrill of watching the golden boy fall from grace? Or the satisfaction of seeing someone who once ignored me now begging at my feet?Maybe it was both.But as I looked at him, so utterly broken, it was like staring at my own pathetic reflection from years ago.Logan knelt silently before me, like he was bracing for the storm of my anger.But all I did was let out a tired sigh and turn away, ready to walk off, until I felt him grab the hem of my shirt like his life depended on it.In that instant, the calm I'd been clinging to for two months shattered, and the fury came roaring back to life.Unable to hold back anymore, I snapped, "Who are you trying to fool with this act of devotion now?"Logan rushed to explain. "Babe, I'm not trying to f
When the plane finally landed, I realized I was back at the place I used to work.Seeing my old coworkers again hit me with that familiar bittersweet feeling, like coming home after being gone for way too long.What caught me off guard was that Janice was nowhere to be seen. She used to flaunt herself around me all the time.When I casually asked about her, my coworkers gestured toward the disciplinary notice still pinned up outside the HR department. I could read a dozen emotions on their faces."Oh, that reminds me. This whole thing is so weird. I always thought Janice and Captain Mercer had a thing. But it turns out, he's the one who reported her. He said he had video of her drinking at some nightclub and called it 'proof of misconduct' and everything.""Ellie, you probably missed this, but after you left, Captain Mercer completely spiraled. He kept telling people that you were his fiancée and that you'd never leave him. Then, he stormed into the HR department and caused a huge
Two months felt like nothing. To me, the past few years had just flown by in a haze.Now, I was thriving. I'd worked my way up to become the top flight attendant at Pavrielle Airlines, which flew to destinations all around the world.Chief Blackwell told me this position was always meant for me, but back then, he'd heard I was getting married. So he'd kept quiet about the opportunity, worried that the distance would be too much for me.He never imagined I'd end up resigning on my own.I told Mom and Dad about the transfer, and while I was at it, I let them know I'd called off the wedding with Logan too.Relief washed over them, but it was short-lived before worry took hold."Ellie, you're going to be all by yourself out there. Watch out for sketchy people. And eat proper meals. Stop starving yourself just to stay thin…"Their voices faded into the usual chorus of concern, but for the first time in a long while, I felt genuine happiness.Logan and I had fallen in love in college
As the company's top pilot, Logan had always come across as calm and professional to the outside world. So it was no surprise that the higher-ups caught wind of today's incident right away.When he was hauled into the office for a tongue-lashing, Logan took the heat without a word.Finally, he blurted out, "Chief Blackwell, where is Ellie?"The question threw Chief Blackwell off.He was mad at Logan, who was still a young captain, for causing a scene at the HR department over a personal issue, and worse, for showing up reeking of alcohol.It wasn't the worst thing he could've done, but the fallout was definitely going to sting. A formal warning was pretty much a given.And yet, somehow, he was still more focused on finding me than dealing with the mess he'd made.Seeing Logan so broken, even Chief Blackwell couldn't help but feel a flicker of sympathy. So he told Logan where I'd gone. "Ellie handed in her resignation two days ago. I recommended her for a position in Pavrielle. S
The second Logan read the comment, it hit him like a bolt of lightning. He snatched the phone out of Janice's hands and dove into the account.As soon as he tapped the profile picture, he realized it was me. To make it worse, Janice had been blowing up my DMs for the past three years.She'd sent me everything—moments like him buying her coffee without thinking, the matching couple's rings she'd begged him to wear, even photos of her resting against his abs on their trips together.Logan stared at Janice on the daybed in disbelief. But the moment he saw the smug little smirk tugging at the corners of her lips, white-hot rage snapped through him.He seized her throat. "Why the hell would you do this? Why would you try to come between me and Ellie? Did you drive her away?"The questions tumbled out of him, raw and frantic.But Janice just grinned, wicked and unbothered, like the devil herself. She finally saw everything for what it was, and the sarcasm in her voice hit him like a sl
The next morning, Janice woke to find that Logan hadn't laid a finger on her. Her expression soured in an instant.He sat beside her, hollow-eyed and drained, dark circles etched beneath his eyes. He hadn't slept a wink."Is this guy an idiot? How can anyone be this dense?" she thought, exasperated.When Logan noticed she was awake, he slowly raised his head, clearly gearing up for one of his usual solemn, preachy monologues.But Janice shut it down and cut to the chase. "Logan, are you seriously telling me you weren't even a little tempted after seeing the way I looked last night?"Logan's words died in his throat.Suddenly, he finally understood why everything had felt so off between them. They'd been skirting around something way more personal than he'd realized.To him, taking care of Janice had always felt like a responsibility. But to her, it had meant something closer to love.Logan realized it wasn't too late to set things straight. He leveled his voice, sounding firm a