CORRIE“Hey, Penny. How’s the wedding planning going?” I muttered into my phone, smiling faintly as she let out a giggle.Penny was resigning because she was getting married. She and her fiancé were planning to start a restaurant with the money they’d both saved up. I’d only met him once when he came to pick her up but with the wedding so close, most of her workload had quietly shifted to me. Still, Penny tried to check in, calling whenever she could and reminding me of things I already knew.“Herald, stop it,” she laughed, sounding like she was swatting him away.I listened from the other end of the line, the noise of their shared moment pressing in around me, leaving me feeling oddly lonely.Show-off."It's fine, Corrie. I finally tried on the perfect dress for my after-party. I’ll send you a picture once I settle down. Herald and I need to pay a visit to the event planner to see how things are going," she explained. My gaze drifted to the long, floor-to-ceiling window of the buildi
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