All Chapters of Love and Emptiness: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The plane ticket could be reissued, and I would leave on my own.After Zoey and Cameron left affectionately, I could still vaguely hear Zoey’s shy words.“Cameron, you forgot such an important day. I’ll punish you tonight by making you...”I let out a bitter laugh, checked out of the hotel, and prepared to go to the airport to rebook my flight.But I never expected that Cameron would actually be waiting for me at the hotel entrance.“Sam, can you help me buy a box of condoms? Your sister-in-law can’t wait anymore, we ran out last night. I originally wanted to go myself, but your sister-in-law clung to me and wouldn’t let me leave.”Cameron sat in the driver’s seat, while Zoey, who was in the passenger seat kept her eyes on him, her delicate face full of dependence and tenderness.My heart felt as if it were being torn apart, so painful I could barely breathe.Their relationship had already reached the point where they could talk about such things openly in front of me?“Just o

The assistant’s following words were no longer heard by Zoey.After hanging up the phone, she immediately found that courier package, took out the bank card inside, and dialed the bank manager.“Hello, this is the card number—check how much money is in it for me.”“Okay, please hold on, Ms. Shaw!”Two minutes later, Zoey learned a shocking piece of news. the card I had left her actually had 16 million in it.“This can’t be. Where did he get so much money?”Zoey lost her voice on the spot, her tone mixed with astonishment and panic.Sam had left without a word, had not returned home, and had even taken the initiative to leave her so much money.All of these signs filled Zoey with an unprecedented sense of alarm, as if she really were about to lose me.Zoey did not even drink a sip of water; she rushed straight out the door and headed for the airport.On the way, she remembered the unfinished words from her assistant and called back, only then learning another piece of news tha

I gave a self-mocking smile, and the food in my bowl suddenly lost all taste, but even though it was hard to swallow, I still forced myself to keep eating.From beginning to end, I was the only one who cared about this explanation, but in her heart, I had no place at all, and she simply did not care.‘So, Zoey, after this meal, we are done.’Five minutes later, I finished eating.“Zoey, I’m full. Goodbye.”I picked up my luggage and left the Shaw family's residence without looking back, and as I walked out, I could still hear Zoey laughing at something Cameron said.As for whether Zoey came out to see me off, or even heard what I said—It no longer mattered. I didn’t care anymore.After I left, Zoey’s laughter stopped abruptly, and a tear silently slid from the corner of her eye.This scene happened to be witnessed by the family chef, who knew I had left without looking back, and he said nervously, “Ms. Shaw, wh-what’s wrong? Why are you crying? Mr. Lawson has left as well. Is

“Those kids who tore your drafts apart—I’ll teach them a lesson for you. Sam, don’t be upset. I will always have your back.”Later, those kids grew afraid that Zoey would cause trouble for them, so they lied to the teachers and said that I was in a bad mood and had torn the drafts myself, that it had nothing to do with them.I had been unable to defend myself, and it was Zoey who had held me protectively in her arms and told everyone firmly, “Nonsense. Every draft Sam designed stroke by stroke is his hard work. How could he possibly bear to tear them up? You people—every single one of you—if any of you dare to cover for those kids, you are going against the Shaw Group. I really care about Sam. Try me if you dare!”That time, the entire office had gone silent, and no one had ever dared to tear my drafts again.Because I had her full support, I had been able to hold onto this passion all the way until today.But now, those exact same words—nonsense—were thrown back at me by Zoey her

I breathed a sigh of relief, replied "okay," then muted my phone and went to sleep.The next morning, after I got up and washed, I discovered that my phone was flooded with red missed-call notifications.There were dozens of them, all from Zoey calling me in the middle of the night. The most recent one was actually from an hour ago.Had Zoey stayed up all night looking for me?That had nothing to do with me.I had already begun a new life.At eight in the morning, I got ready to head out, but at the door I ran into Zoey.After only one night, she looked like a completely different person—her hair was messy, her eyes were red, and she looked utterly haggard.I wanted to pretend not to see her and walk past quickly, but she spotted me at once and rushed over to grab my wrist."Sam, why didn't you answer my calls last night? I waited for you here all night.""How did you know I lived here?""In Oceanwood, it was easy for me to find someone—especially you."Her tone had none of