SydneyShe paused, dropping the wine on the center table and I was just noticing there were two glass cups there as well. “Syd…”“That bastard tried to attack me again during the meeting.” I grabbed the bottle, popping it open. “Bryce was the one who pulled him off but when I tried to thank him, he just…left.” I poured some wine into a glass. “I ran after him Celine, yelling his name and shit and he just walked into that damn elevator like I didn’t exist.”I drank half of the glass. The wine burned slowly going down. I wiped my eyes, hating that I could feel the tears coming.“And even when the police came to take Eric, I just felt nothing. I mean, I’m happy. This is what I wanted. It’s just not….complete.”I gulped the glass empty and poured some more wine, my hands shaking.“I keep thinking about his face, you know? He looked at me like I was a stranger.” I lifted the glass to my lips and drank again. “Maybe it was a lie. Maybe it wasn’t even that deep…”“Okay, stop.” She reached fo
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