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Amelia woke the next morning with her hand still trapped beneath Ethan’s.For a few seconds, she forgot everything….The divorce…..The three lonely years…..The coldness. …The unanswered questions,she forgot it all.She simply stared at Ethan.He was still asleep, his breathing calmer than it had been the night before. His fever seemed to have gone down, and some of the color had returned to his face.Then she remembered what he had said.I missed you.Her heart squeezed.“God…”She slowly tried to pull her hand away.Ethan’s fingers tightened around hers.Amelia froze.“Ohh… seriously?”He shifted slightly but didn't wake.She looked at their hands again.A tiny smile appeared on her lips before she could stop it.“You're making this so difficult.”She gently freed her hand.Ethan stirred.“Amelia?”She turned immediately.“I'm here.”His eyes opened halfway.For a moment, he looked confused.Then his gaze fell on her.“You stayed.”Amelia swallowed.“Yeah.”“Why?”She gave a small s
Amelia barely slept that night.She lay on her side, staring at the ceiling, replaying the moment in the hallway over and over again.Ethan's hand around her waist.His wet hair.The way he had looked at her.And those few seconds when they had stood so close that she could hear his breathing.She swallowed hard.“Why am I doing this to myself?”She turned onto her back and covered her face with both hands.It had only been a moment.One stupid, confusing moment.It didn't mean anything.At least, that was what she kept telling herself.But her heart didn't seem interested in listening.For three years, Ethan had barely looked at her as a woman. She had learned to live with his coldness, his silence, his endless work.So why had one small moment brought everything back?The hope.The longing.The ridiculous thought that maybe things could still change.Amelia groaned softly and threw the blanket aside.“No. Nope. I'm not doing this.”She got out of bed.She needed to stop thinking abo
Amelia returned to Blackwood Manor just before sunset.The entire drive home, she couldn't stop thinking about the message.You came to the right place.And Sophia's smile.Something had happened at that luncheon.Something everyone seemed to know except her.But what?She stepped out of the car and walked into the mansion.The moment she entered, silence greeted her.The house felt different.Or perhaps she was the one who had changed.For three years, Blackwood Manor had been the place where she waited for Ethan.Tonight, for the first time, she didn't want to wait.She dropped her handbag onto the console and headed upstairs.Halfway up the staircase, her phone vibrated.Amelia stopped.Another message.Her heart immediately tightened.She pulled out her phone.Unknown Number:"Be careful who you trust."Her eyes narrowed.Before she could reply, another message appeared."Especially the people closest to your husband."Amelia stared at the screen.Sophia's face immediately came to
The location in the message led Amelia to one of the last places she expected to visit.Blackwood Hotel.She stared through the car window at the enormous building standing against the afternoon skyline.It was the same hotel where she and Ethan had been married three years ago.The same place where she had walked down the aisle believing she was stepping into forever.Now, she sat in the back seat of a taxi with her phone clenched tightly in her hand, wondering why someone had asked her to come here.The message had been simple.Come alone.Which She did.But whoever sent it was nowhere to be seen.Amelia stepped out of the taxi and walked through the hotel's grand entrance.The familiar crystal chandeliers hung above the marble floor.Everything looked exactly the same.Only she was different.At least, she wanted to believe she was.She checked the location again.Private dining room.Her heart began beating faster.She pushed open the doors.And stopped.The room was filled with pe
Chapter 5: The Anniversary DinnerThe picture that was sent to her kept popping up in her mind…She had stared at it until her eyes became blurry with tears.She finally locked her phone and placed it facedown on the bed.Maybe there was an explanation…..there had to be.But the message from the unknown number kept coming to her head.“You deserve to know what your husband has been hiding from you”.Amelia looked toward the bathroom door,Ethan was still inside.For three years, she had trusted him.Maybe she had been foolish.The bathroom door opened.Ethan stepped out, his expression unchanged.He stopped when he noticed her sitting on the bed."You should sleep."Amelia looked at him."Who sent me this?"Ethan's eyes narrowed slightly. “Sent what”???She picked up her phone and handed it over to him..He didn't take it."What are you talking about?" He asked. This! Ethan!!!Amelia shoved the picture to his face…For the first time that night, something shifted in Ethan's expressi
Chapter 4: The Other WomanThe lipstick stain wasn't there when Ethan left that morning.Amelia knew because she had been the one who helped him put on that suit.Now, a deep red mark sat on the collar of his black jacket.Her fingers froze.For several seconds, she simply stared at it. Her mind refused to make sense of what she was seeing.Maybe it was nothing.Maybe someone had accidentally brushed against him.Maybe…Then she heard the front door open.Ethan was home.Amelia quickly set down the book she had been reading and walked toward the entrance."You're back."Ethan removed his watch as he stepped inside."Mm."His eyes briefly met hers before moving away.Amelia smiled faintly."How was your day?""Busy."The usual answer.She reached for his jacket."I'll take that."He handed it to her without question.Amelia turned toward the coat stand.Then she saw it again.. ,The lipstick.Her smile disappeared."Ethan..."He turned."What?"Amelia lifted the jacket slightly."Ther







