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Chapter 8 The Woman in the Snow
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The Choke Point Chapter 10 Fireworks and New Beginnings
As it turned out, it truly was the little things that really showed you whether the love was still there."Jillian, I'll say this one last time," I began evenly. "There's no us, not anymore. Live your life however you want. It has nothing to do with me anymore. If this isn't clear enough, I don't care about you."Once I said my piece, I glanced down at my vibrating phone. My coworkers had sent several messages asking where I was.I spun on my heel and strode away, refusing to spare Jillian another glance.This time, she didn't try to stop me. Instead, she hurried after me, her emotions finally spilling over."Josh!" she cried, her voice breaking into bitter sobs. "How can you be so heartless? How could you throw our relationship of five years away just like that? I've been waiting for you for months. "I didn't want you to hate me, so I didn't dare call you or visit you. But what did you do in return?"Her voice grew louder and louder, drawing the attention of tourists nearby. T
The Choke Point Chapter 9 Love Came Too Late
We were all holding our breath, determined to achieve a breakthrough at next year's exhibition.To our immense joy, all of our hard work paid off three months later. Our product was launched successfully and quickly became a major hit.…We boarded a flight to Ardenport in the second week of spring. And so, I found myself returning to the city that was both familiar and unfamiliar to me.As I'd spent years living here, I knew the city far better than anyone else on the team. So, I volunteered to be the designated tour guide and showed them around once our work was all wrapped up.We arrived at our final stop after a full day of sightseeing—a famous tourist attraction. Everyone took commemorative photos and suggested I should take one as well.I simply shook my head. I'd been there far too many times already. There wasn't anything I wanted to photograph, so I figured I'd save us all the time and take pictures for everyone else instead.Poppy giggled as she teased, "Looks like M
The Choke Point Chapter 8 The Woman in the Snow
"Are you really not going to talk to me?" Jillian demanded.Her gaze fell to my lips, making my heart lurch against my ribs. When she leaned closer, I instinctively recoiled in disgust and shoved her away.Jillian stumbled and fell to the ground, caught completely off guard.I sneered. "Have you come to your senses yet? Showing up at my house in the middle of the night and making a scene doesn't make you look devoted. It makes you look like an idiotic stalker."Her lips parted slightly. She stared at me with stubborn determination, her eyes shimmering with tears. "You're finally talking to me…" she whispered brokenly. "Have you calmed down? If you haven't, then hit me again."Before I could react, she grabbed my hand and tried to slap herself with it.I was thoroughly disgusted by her. She was practically a rabid dog at this point. I detested how she'd forced me to do things the way she wanted to back when we were dating, and now that we weren't? Well, I'd had enough. So, I yan
The Choke Point Chapter 7 The Strings She Pulled
"Josh really is a nepo-hire, isn't he? Look how biased Mr. Lindberg is.""Do you think he might be Mr. Lindberg's illegitimate son?""No. I heard a CEO or some senior executive from Ardenport pulled some strings."I'd thought Jillian and I had parted ways for good; little did I know that her influence would reach all the way here.I crushed the paper cup in my hand and immediately called her. She answered almost instantly, "Josh? How have you been lately?"I let out a mocking laugh as I snarked, "I've been doing just fine, thanks to you."There was a brief pause before she came clean, saying imperiously, "Josh, I only did it for your own good. Do you have any idea how cruel the world outside is—""That's none of your business." I didn't hesitate to cut her off, having grown sick of hearing her hoity-toity excuses. "Allow me to reiterate: we're over. You know better than anyone that I'm perfectly capable of living a good life without your help."It wasn't as though I'd never wis
The Choke Point Chapter 6 A New Beginning, A Lingering Shadow
The bitter winter cold seeped into everything, even my very bones. I pulled my collar tighter around my neck, ignored the voice on the phone, powered it off, and boarded the flight back to my hometown.…The plane bringing me home landed three hours later.Unlike the other passengers who were greeted by their family, no one came to pick me up.My mother had passed away years ago, and my father had raised me on his own. The weather was freezing cold today, so I couldn't bear the thought of making him come all the way to the airport just to pick me up. Instead, I hailed a cab and headed straight home.The moment my father opened the door, I saw the weary lines that seemed to be permanently etched on his face. That did it for me as my tears spilled over.He was clearly shocked to see me standing at his doorstep as I hadn't told him I'd be back, but it didn't take him long to realize something had gone wrong. Still, he didn't press for answers. Rather, he simply carried my luggage
The Choke Point Chapter 5 The End of Us
Charles' carefully polished appearance was instantly reduced to that of a sewer rat. He stood frozen in disbelief before his face twisted with fury. "What the hell is wrong with you?"Jillian immediately took off her jacket and draped it over his shoulders before turning to me. "Josh, have you lost your mind?"I cut her off before she could continue, "It's over between us, Jillian." She was about to say something else when her gaze fell on my neck, and she immediately became alarmed. "You're having an allergic reaction?!"The cake contained almond flour, something I was severely allergic to. Fortunately, I'd washed it off before the situation turned disastrous.Jillian rushed toward me, gripping my shoulders as she examined the red rash spreading across my skin. However, I shoved her hands away, stumbling backward in my haste to avoid her touch.My rejection seemed to wound her as her expression went completely blank for a moment before she looked at me with hurt in her eyes.F
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