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Wide Awake Without You
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Synopsis
Tragic Love
Plot Twists
Melodramatic
Bias
Mistress
Regret
Winning Back the Husband
Winning Back the Wife
At a party, my fiancee lost a round of Truth or Dare. Someone egged her on to list ten good things about my best friend. Olivia didn't hesitate for a second. "Outgoing, good-looking, fit, knows how to make you feel special. Always smiling, emotionally smart, capable, has great taste. And—he really knows how to brighten up a room." Next round, Dylan grinned and tossed the question back at her. "Alright, so what about Ethan? What's good about him?" Olivia turned to me, paused for a few seconds. In the end, she only came up with two words. "He's steady." Someone laughed, trying to smooth things over. "That's it? Anything else?" Olivia furrowed her brow, like she was actually giving it some real thought. But she couldn't come up with a second one. In the awkward silence, I suddenly felt exhausted. Olivia and I had been together for seven years. Our wedding was scheduled for next week. And yet, after thinking so hard, the only good thing she could find in me was that I was steady. This time, I didn't want to be the steady guy anymore.
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Wide Awake Without You Chapter 9
That day, it was snowing in Ilyseland.I'd just finished shooting a time-lapse of the aurora, and my fingers were frozen stiff. On the other end of the line, Olivia's voice came through low and hoarse."Ethan, I know it's too late for anything I say now. But I really do regret it. Every day, I think about it—if only I hadn't said you were just 'easygoing' at that party. If only I'd run after you. If only I hadn't deleted the photo wall. If only I'd noticed how much you were hurting sooner..."Her voice broke apart toward the end. "Would we still be together right now?"I looked out at the snowfield in the distance and said quietly, "Olivia. There are no 'if onlys.'"The line went silent.I went on. "You didn't break me all at once. You broke me piece by piece, over and over. And I didn't fall out of love overnight. It was a slow accumulation of disappointment, one letdown after another. So your regret now—that's your burden to carry. It has nothing to do with me anymore."She ch
Wide Awake Without You Chapter 8
Later on, Dylan's reputation in our social circle completely tanked.At first, it was just the video from that party night that started making the rounds—Olivia listing off his ten good qualities, their names popping up as each other's top chat contact, the way she'd slowly reshaped my entire wedding around his taste. On their own, maybe each thing could've been brushed off as "just close friends." But all together? It was so blatantly ugly that no one could pretend otherwise.People started throwing shade in the group chats. [Man, if they're that close, why'd he have to go behind his buddy's back and snake his girl?][Dude was practically editing the wedding vows for her—right before the wedding. No boundaries whatsoever.][What kind of buddy does that? That's straight-up in-your-face disrespect.]Then the old receipts started surfacing.On my birthday that year, Olivia said she had a last-minute work thing and couldn't make it to dinner. But Dylan posted a photo that same n
Wide Awake Without You Chapter 7
Olivia dropped to her knees in the snow.The cold was biting. When her knees hit the ground, there was a dull thud."Ethan, I was wrong. I'll never see Dylan again. I'll delete every single message. We'll redo the wedding—whatever you want, I'll give it to you. Just please come back."A few colleagues looked over from a distance. One of them started to step forward, but I shook my head and stopped them.I looked down at Olivia, kneeling in the snow.There was no hatred left in me. No pain, either. Just a quiet stillness, like the final settling of dust after a long storm."Olivia. What I wanted, you could never give me before. And now that I don't want it anymore, you don't have to try."She looked up, her face crumbling. "But I love you. I really do love you...""Then let it be that you loved me," I said softly. "I loved you too. But this is where we end."I turned and walked toward the hotel. Olivia reached for me, but one of my colleagues stepped in and held her back. She k
Wide Awake Without You Chapter 6
Olivia's phone buzzed again. This time, it was the wedding planner sending over a file.[Miss Clayman, this is the final version Mr. Duggan confirmed before canceling. He said you could keep it as a memento if you'd like.]Olivia opened it.The first page showed the original white camellia wedding. The second page showed the version that had been changed to red roses. And next to every single modification note, it read:[Per Miss Clayman—Dylan's suggestion.][Per Miss Clayman—Dylan prefers this.][Per Miss Clayman—going with Dylan's choice.]One after another. Each one landed like a slap.It finally hit her. I hadn't suddenly given up on the wedding. She'd slowly replaced me in it, piece by piece. And I'd simply stopped wanting to stand in a place that was never really mine.She pressed her hand over her eyes, but the tears still slipped through her fingers.Meanwhile, the plane cut through the clouds as a pale light spread across the horizon. I sat by the window, watching th
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