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Our New Place Without Me Chapter 9
By the time Edward returned to the old house, the camellia painting was back on the wall.Leon had just left, and a freshly potted camellia sat beside the door.When I opened the door, I found Edward standing at the foot of the steps. He had brought neither gifts nor documents."I came to apologize," he said.I didn't invite him inside. "Go ahead."Edward glanced at the painting, his voice hoarse. "The painting, the wedding home, Victoria... The way I treated you as someone I could take for granted. All of it was my fault."I listened in silence, but his words stirred nothing in me.He pulled the engagement ring from his pocket. A faint line remained along the inside of the band."I had it repaired, but the mark is still there.""Once something is broken, it always leaves a mark," I replied.Edward's eyes reddened. "Camie, it's over between Vicky and me. I'm selling the wedding home, and the Foxworth Group has terminated its partnership with her family's company. I'll never l
Our New Place Without Me Chapter 8
At 3:00 p.m. that afternoon, Edward entered the conference room with his team. The moment he saw me sitting at the head of the table, his steps faltered.I rose to greet him as I would any other business partner. "Mr. Foxworth, please have a seat."Edward's gaze fell on my employee badge. He had once told me that I wouldn't need to work so hard after we got married, that the Foxworth family could easily provide for me. Back then, I had simply thought he was looking out for me.Once the project briefing began, I slid the proposal across the table to him. "Here are our revised budget and timeline. If Mr. Foxworth has no objections, we can sign the supplementary agreement next week."Edward flipped through a couple of pages. "You're handling this project?""Yes."He looked directly at me. "You're not in a stable state right now. Have someone else handle this."The room fell silent.I offered him a faint smile. "Mr. Foxworth, if you have concerns about my professional competence, y
Our New Place Without Me Chapter 7
While Leon worked on restoring the painting, I sat beside him, sorting through the list of things I needed to take care of after canceling the wedding."The crease will fade, but it won't disappear completely," he said."It's fine if it still shows."Leon looked up at me. "Didn't you used to be terrified of anything happening to this painting?"I forwarded the hotel's refund confirmation to the finance department. "I was afraid because I felt there were still so many things I couldn't afford to let break."He didn't press me further.A knock sounded at the door. Edward stood outside with a bag of breakfast in his hand. "You have a sensitive stomach. Eat something first." His tone was much quieter than it had been the day before."No need," I replied.Leon looked up from the easel. "She's already eaten."Edward glanced at the bowl of cereal on the table, his expression darkening. "I'm talking to Camie. It's not your place to interfere."Leon set down his restoration knife. "
Our New Place Without Me Chapter 6
I returned to the old house my mother had left me and ordered some food.When the doorbell rang, I assumed my delivery had arrived.Instead, I opened the door to find Edward standing outside with the camellia painting in his arms. Dust clung to the cuffs of his suit, and his eyes were faintly red."I brought the painting back," he said.I glanced at it. "Thank you."His expression visibly stiffened at my polite response.He held the painting out to me. "I'll have it properly reframed. The canvas can be repaired. And if you want, we can redo the wedding home exactly the way you like."I took the painting but made no move to invite him inside. "There's no need. I'll fix it myself."Edward's gaze dropped to my bare ring finger. "Where's your ring?""I left it with you.""That's not what I meant." His voice grew quieter. "Camie, what I said yesterday came out wrong. I admit I was out of line, but I never thought of you as a substitute for her."I met his gaze. "Do I look like he
Our New Place Without Me Chapter 5
Edward slammed his hand down on the edge of the table. "Camie. Come outside."He pulled me onto the balcony and shut the glass door behind us, but I could still hear Molly and Victoria laughing inside."Did you have to embarrass me today?" His voice was colder than I'd ever heard it.I looked at him. "Am I really the one embarrassing you?""I already told you Molly isn't in good health." Edward gripped my shoulder. "Do you really have to fight me over this?""And what about me?" I asked.He paused.I held out my phone, the photo of the storage room still on the screen. "Why did you say my mother's painting wasn't needed anymore?"Edward glanced at the photo, and unease flickered across his face. "The frame was old. I was going to have it reframed.""Then why is the project called 'Victoria Former Home Concept'? Why does the wedding plan mention Victoria? And why does Molly think this house belongs to the two of you?"Edward fell silent for a moment before letting out a short
Our New Place Without Me Chapter 4
[Bride Preference Reference: Victoria Sonnier]I put the folder back where I'd found it, my fingertips resting on the cover for a moment.Edward approached. "What are you looking at?"I looked up. "The wedding schedule. Why does it reference Victoria?"He glanced at the folder, his expression barely shifting. "The wedding planners got lazy and reused one of her old templates. I'll have someone correct it."Victoria immediately chimed in, "I sent them some materials to help with the preparations. They must have misunderstood. Camie, please don't be upset."I turned to Edward. "Are you sure it was just a misunderstanding?"His patience was clearly wearing thin. "What else could it be? Camellia, do you think the whole world owes you something just because you keep seeing Vicky's name?"I didn't press the matter.…That afternoon, I went to the storage room alone.After a lengthy search, the manager finally brought out the camellia painting. "Mr. Foxworth's assistant said it was
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