I nodded and firmly said, "Yes!"I capped my words with a deliberate, rehearsed smile, sending the clear message that my fiance and I were inseparable, and that anyone thinking otherwise could forget it.Yoel went instantly pale, as though an invisible sponge had sucked every drop of color from him. His lips twitched, but no sound came out. His fingers tightened slightly on the desk edge, and the rimless glasses he had just taken off had left a vivid red imprint on his hand.He looked completely hollowed out, as if someone had drained all the strength from his body. His shoulders slumped, and the air in the office seemed to sag around him.A flicker of sweet revenge ignited inside me, bursting like a firework into a small, wicked mushroom cloud. He deserved every bit of it. By day, he drained me dry, and at night, he played the perfect Prince Charming. And then at daylight, he became a cold, relentless tyrant again."Coffee," he rasped at last. "Weren't we going to get coffee?"
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