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Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 11
I had a habit. Whenever I ate, watched a movie, or rode the bus, I always saved an empty seat next to me. I stubbornly believed that Cindy Newman would one day show up in my city and fill that seat.During the three years of our long-distance relationship, I held onto that empty seat through countless nights of high fever, through the despair of losing my mother. In the end, every last bit of hope inside me had run dry.Cindy gave her time, attention, privileges—even a bowl of soup—to someone else.She taught me that the empty seat wasn't waiting because she couldn't come. It was because she never cared to show up. By the time she finally did, there was no seat left for her.After returning to the country, Cindy bought the apartment in Southlake that I'd used to live in.She restored it exactly as it had been the day I left, even retrieving the pink toothbrush from the trash and placing it back beside the sink.Every night, she sat alone on the couch in an apartment furnished for
Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 10
Cindy reached out with her burned hand, trying to grab my arm. I stepped back and dodged her touch."Ms. Newman, please mind your behavior," I said as cold as the autumn rain falling over Spair."I'm sorry, Kylo."She pulled a black velvet box from her coat's pocket. "I sold the apartment and my shares and drove Eugene away. I gave up everything."She opened the box, revealing a dazzling ring inside. "Please, give me another chance. Let me make up for everything I owe you from the past three years."I looked at the ring. "Cindy… Do you honestly think we can start over?"Three years ago, I had stood outside a jewelry store window, staring at that very ring for a long time. Back then, Cindy had been busy replying to Eugene's messages."Stop staring. It's just another overpriced piece of jewelry, a total waste of money."I raised my eyes and met her gaze without any emotion. "You looked at my medical records, didn't you?"Cindy's face went pale. Her lips quivered uncontrollably.
Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 9
I tapped open the photos.In the picture, Cindy stood in a messy kitchen wearing a wrinkled shirt. A pot lay shattered on the floor, and the overcooked potato soup had splattered everywhere.The back of her hand was swollen and covered in blisters, the burn marks painfully obvious. Another photo showed her sitting in a repair shop, her back facing the camera.The email read, "The bracelet you gave Ms. Newman broke, so she took it in for repairs. The repairman told her it was a discontinued limited-edition piece, so there was no way to purchase its unique clasp."She also checked your purchase records and found out that when you bought her that bracelet, you sold the gold necklace your mother had left you."I stared at those words, failing to feel anything.The bracelet broke. The soup spilled. At last, she finally remembered the heavy price hidden behind those things.The second email arrived right after."Kylo, Ms. Newman went to the medical records department at the city hosp
Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 8
Eugene's international call came three days later. When I answered, his voice was frighteningly hoarse and panicked. "Kylo, it's me! Please don't hang up!""Speak.""Kylo, I'm begging you. Please send me the follow-up data models for that proposal! The client has put the project on hold—said there are critical flaws in the data projections. They're threatening to sue me for commercial fraud!"The company is on the verge of firing me… Please, Kylo. I'm out of help. Please save me!"I picked up my coffee and took a sip.That proposal was something I had created after seven sleepless nights. The entire underlying logic chain only existed in my head.He thought changing the name would make it his, but a stolen crown would eventually become too heavy to bear."That was your proposal, supervisor," I replied flatly. "Since your name is on it, you should take responsibility for it yourself."Eugene's voice sharpened. "How am I supposed to take responsibility? The tens of millions in da
Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 7
Kylo's POVI rented an apartment with a balcony in Spair's 13th arrondissement. Downstairs was a bakery that sold croissants, and every morning, the scent of warm butter started my day.It had been two months since I left Southlake. I had changed my phone number, snapped my old SIM card in half, and tossed it into a trash bin at the airport.My life finally had a reset. For the first time in years, breathing felt calm and easy.The only updates I received from home came from Kevin, who sent me regular emails."Mr. Irwin, the one million dollars used for the property purchase has been returned to your original account. Additionally, Ms. Newman transferred two million dollars to your personal account."The remark says, 'Compensation.'"The doorbell rang. The building's doorman walked in, pushing a massive white garment box. "Mr. Irwin, this was shipped here urgently from your country. The shipping cost was unbelievably high."I cut open the seal. Inside the garment bag was the su
Saving a Seat for No One Chapter 6
Third-Person POVThis was the first time in three years that Cindy had stepped into the apartment Kylo rented in Southlake. She entered his birthday into the keypad lock out of habit. The door chimed open.The shoe cabinet was empty. The pair of charcoal-gray men's slippers Kylo had shown her many times over video calls was gone. She walked into the bathroom, her eyes falling on the sink.There was only a single gray rinse cup left behind. Inside the trash can lay an unopened pink toothbrush and a mug printed with her initials.Kylo had prepared those things for her. He always said that if she ever wanted to come back someday, there had to be a place for her in their home.A lump slowly formed in Cindy's throat.She pushed open the bedroom door. On the bedside table, the framed photo of them, which had once stood there for nine years, now lay face down. She walked over and slowly turned it upright.Her voice echoed through the empty room. "Kylo?"She pulled out her phone and di
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