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The river drifted by in silence, and the lights from the city glittered across it like scattered shards of stars. Ava asked, "Do you still hate her?"I gave it some thought and finally shook my head. "No, but that doesn't mean I've forgiven her. Some people just aren't worth holding onto.""Do you ever miss her?" she asked.I let out a soft laugh. "Why should I? I have my studio, my friends, and Grandma Anne's pendant. I'm too busy building my own life to miss anyone."Ava grinned. "You're starting to sound a lot like me."I laughed as well, because I knew she was right. I was slowly becoming the person I had always wanted to be.I no longer needed to rely on anyone, seek anyone's approval, or make myself small for anyone.…Every so often, news from home still drifted across the ocean to me.I learned that Elyssa had never married and that she still kept a framed photo of me on her office desk.Meanwhile, Andrew had relocated to Osbornia and was struggling to make en
Stolen Fiancée, Stolen Baby, Stolen Life Chapter 9
It was a photo of me at my college graduation, dressed in my mortarboard and gown.She had snapped it when I wasn't looking. The sunlight had been generous that afternoon, and I was smiling so freely that even I hardly recognized myself.She looked at it every day, often losing herself in the memory it held.One afternoon, her secretary entered with documents and found her lost in thought. He called her name more than once before she finally looked up. "Ms. Grant?" he prompted. "Just leave them there," she said softly.She never called or messaged me again. It wasn't because she had stopped caring. It was because she knew that I would never respond.…Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and my "Rebirth" collection was finally ready. Inspired by the restored pendant Grandma Anne had left me, I designed a full line of men's jewelry, including necklaces, cufflinks, and tie clips. The cracks were framed in platinum, designed to resemble healed scars.I said, "Sca
Stolen Fiancée, Stolen Baby, Stolen Life Chapter 8
"It was Andrew... Andrew told us everything." Marie's voice broke between sobs. "He showed me the photos of you and Elyssa. He claimed you knew she was his fiancee all along. He said you always knew she was his fiancee, but you still tried to take her from him. He said he was the righteous one..."She broke down completely. "That's when I finally saw the truth. I was so wrong, Ed. I'm so sorry. Can you please come back? I'll do everything I can to make it right."I leaned against the headboard and let my gaze drift to the moonlight outside. "Mrs. Scott, I don't need anything from you.""Ed, I'm begging you—""Is there anything else you need to say? If not, I'm ending this call.""Wait!" she begged. "Your father knows he was wrong too. He's going to throw Andrew out. Please come home, Ed. This is your family...""That family was never mine to begin with."I hung up and blocked the number without a second thought. Some names could never be spoken without pain, and some
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"I already broke off the engagement," Elyssa said, taking a step forward as the rain streamed down her face. "I ended things with Andrew. Ed, come back with me. Let's start over.""Start over?"I couldn't help but laugh. The sound of my laughter blended with the rain, carrying a mocking edge in the dim evening light. "Elyssa, what exactly is there for us to start over from? You told me those five years were just you feeling pity for me. Those were your words. Have you forgotten them already?"Her face went pale."You said Andrew was the one who was worthy of you, and that he was the perfect choice because the Scotts had brought him up for 20 years. And me? I was just some toy you kept on the side.""I never meant—" she started."You did," I said, stopping her. "You slapped me in front of all those people. That slap of yours was louder than the sound of Grandma Anne's pendant shattering on the floor. Don't you remember?"She stood there, completely lost for words. I stepped
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Regalton was seven hours behind my hometown. I landed at 2:00 pm local time, and there was nobody there to meet me. When I touched down, the clock read 2:00 pm. No one came to pick me up. In fact, no one even knew I had left.I spent the first night in a hotel near the airport. The next day, I reported to the college and rented a small apartment nearby.It wasn't much, but it faced south and caught the sun beautifully.I took out Grandma Anne's broken pendant and placed it on the windowsill. The sunlight caught the cracks and lit them up like veins of gold.It reminded me of my own heart—broken, but still here.However, I wasn't going to cry anymore.From the day I learned the truth, I had decided that I would never shed another tear for her again.After settling in, I registered a new phone number and created new social media accounts.The old number was dead and gone, buried in an airport trash can somewhere.I didn't share my new information with a soul—not the Scotts
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Elyssa walked over, glanced at the fragments on the floor, and said dismissively, "It's just a pendant. Was that really necessary?"I knelt down and picked up the broken emerald fragments piece by piece.One of the sharp shards sliced open my finger. Blood dripped onto the emerald pieces, but I didn't register the pain at all."This was the only thing Grandma Anne ever left me," I said, my voice trembling. "Before she died, she told me to always keep it safe."Elyssa's expression changed.No one understood what Grandma Anne meant to me better than she did; after all, she had been the one who accompanied me when I said my final goodbye to her.Andrew, however, only wept harder and clung to her like a child.She paused briefly, then wrapped her arms around him anyway, patting his back. "Don't cry. I'll buy you a nicer one."Marie walked over. "Eddie, Andrew didn't do it on purpose. Don't be so petty."Ronald scowled. "Enough. It's just a piece of jewelry. It's gone, so let
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