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In the private hospital suite, the doctor had already finished treating Clayton's injuries.I sat at the bedside, watching the peaceful curve of his sleeping face, and finally let myself breathe again.Just then, there was a soft knock on the door.I opened it.Ethan stood alone in the doorway with his head lowered. The confidence he once carried was completely gone."Laurel…" he rasped. "Can we… talk?"I glanced back at the sleeping Clayton, then stepped outside and closed the door behind me.He lifted his head, and his bloodshot eyes met mine. "Laurel, I was wrong. After you left, I realized how completely I had failed you."His voice trembled with guilt."I thought about how, no matter how late my meetings ended, you would wait at home to make me hangover soup. When my stomach problems got worse, you learned to make special soups just for me."I was a fool. I let Vivian blind me. I took your love for granted. I'm not asking for forgiveness. I'm only asking for a chance to
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"Vivian," I said calmly, my voice steady and cold. "This is a private workspace. Please leave."She let out a hysterical laugh. "Leave? Laurel, you filthy bitch! You ruined my marriage and my reputation! And now you want to act like you're above me? If not for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"Her eyes burned with hatred, as if she wanted to tear me apart."Even Ethan doesn't care about me anymore because of you! You bitch! You think you've won?"Before she even finished, she lunged at me, nails aimed straight for my face.I barely had a second to react before a figure stepped in front of me.It was Clayton Hickman, the cafe regular who brought me here, and the true owner of this atelier."Miss, control yourself." His grip closed around Vivian's wrist, firm and unyielding.Vivian shrieked and fought like someone completely unhinged.At that moment, the door swung open again.Several bodyguards in black surrounded a familiar figure, worn and breathless from travel. I
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The next morning, my contact sent me one last message on his own. It was news about Ethan with a link attached.The article said the heir of the Fuller family had not appeared in public for months, and that all corporate matters were now handled entirely by Thomas.There was a photo attached, taken secretly from afar.Ethan stood alone at the edge of a cliff, thin and hollow-eyed, with his expression empty.I stared at the picture without hatred or satisfaction, only calmness.Maybe his regret was real. But so what?I no longer wished to be the wife he used as a shield, and I refused to become the redemption he sought after waking up too late."Ms. Schmidt."The familiar voice of the regular customer sounded beside me. He had come again today. He handed me a beautifully bound folder."I'm not going," I said immediately without even looking at it."Why?" he asked. "Don't let your past trap you. Your talent deserves more than this place."I didn't answer.He sighed. "I don'
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Even though I told myself it didn't matter, curiosity still pushed me to request one final report from my contact.The contents were brief.Vivian had been abandoned by her husband and expelled from Fuller Group. In the social circles she once bragged about, she had practically vanished.Ethan had used every resource he had, searched half the world, and still found nothing.The report said he hadn't appeared in public for a long time. His personality had changed drastically, and he was no longer the man he once was.I read it expressionlessly, then deleted everything.He had begun to regret things, but I had already left his world.Every bit of affection he offered late felt like a cruel joke."Olivia, your latte art is so pretty!" The new young lady at the counter leaned over, breaking my thoughts.I slid the cup toward her and said softly, "It's just a wave pattern. Go serve it."She tilted her head, "Olivia, you seem a little sad."I froze for a second, then smiled. "I'
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That scheduled email was my final verdict on Ethan, and also my farewell to that marriage.While his world descended into chaos, I was already living in a quiet town by the sea.Everything from my past was now an ocean away.There was no Fuller Group here or Ethan.It was just a small room and a window overlooking the water.I took on a new identity—"Olivia Schmidt". The version of me who once lived cautiously as Laurel was someone I had already buried with my own hands.Here, hidden away where no one knew me, I was fully prepared to live out the rest of my life alone.At first, I spoke to almost no one. My days moved between the cafe and my little apartment.Locals treated me as a quiet outsider and kept their distance. It was precisely the kind of silence I needed.I once believed happiness was glittering jewels and effortless triumphs in high society. Now, I knew happiness could also be brewing coffee and drawing a latte heart for a sunburned traveler.A month later, I r
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Ethan froze. Then, he grabbed Thomas by the collar, his voice breaking. "What did you just say?"Thomas trembled. "Mr. Fuller, M-Mrs. Fuller disappeared at the mountaintop. The last person who saw her said she was standing near the cliff. The rescue team found her watch right at the edge…""Impossible! She would never kill herself!" Ethan cut him off, sounding like his throat had been torn open."Why didn't anyone tell me that she insisted on going up alone?" he demanded.Thomas stammered, terrified. "Mr. Fuller, I called you all night. Your phone was turned off the whole time…"Ethan yanked out his phone. The screen was dead. No matter how he pressed it, it wouldn't turn on.He turned to Vivian, his eyes sharp as blades. "Did you turn off my phone?"Vivian flinched, then quickly shook her head. "Ethan, why would I ever do that? Perhaps you accidentally pressed something, or the battery ran out. You can't blame me!"She tried to look innocent, like she truly had no idea what wa
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