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By the time Sean finished reading, his jaw had tightened noticeably.The grip around the phone hardened. Not enough to damage it just enough to reveal how angry he was because right now Shannon was finally asleep. After spending the entire afternoon breaking apart in his arms, and some coward hiding behind an unknown number was trying to drag her back into that darkness.Sean looked toward the sleeping woman on the bed. Her face had relaxed slightly again. Peaceful, vulnerable, exhausted. Then his gaze returned to the messages.For several seconds he simply stared at the screen. The wording, the jealousy, the obsession, the bitterness and honestly he didn't need a detective, didn't need an investigation, didn't need proof because there was only one person pathetic enough to write something like this.Evelyn.The realization made his expression darken further. Slowly, Sean deleted every message one by one until nothing remained. Because Shannon didn't need to wake up and read that. Not

Sean stood outside her bedroom door with one hand resting against the frame.Meanwhile Shannon sat on the edge of her bed staring at the door like it had personally declared war on her. Her heart refused to calm down. Because what exactly was he doing here?After earlier?After stopping?After looking at her like that?After rejecting her?Just thinking about it made her want to hide under the bed forever.Outside, Sean sighed. "Shannon."No response."I know you can her me."Still nothing.Sean rubbed the back of his neck. This was harder than any boardroom negotiation he'd ever participated in.Inside the room, Shannon pulled her knees closer. Maybe if she stayed quiet long enough he'd leave.Unfortunately Sean seemed to know her too well already. "You're terrible at pretending to not hear me."That almost made her smile instead she remained stubbornly silent.A few more seconds passed then Sean spoke again. His voice lower this time, more serious. "I don't want to leave things like

Back at Aria's Place, Shannon insisted on leaving within the next fifteen minutes. Sean insisted she sit down and eat first.Unfortunately for Shannon, Sean was far more stubborn so breakfast happened anyway.The dining table was filled with food neither of them had cooked this time because Shannon had immediately vetoed the idea of Sean spending another morning in the kitchen."I'm late," she reminded him."You are not.""I literally just woke up.""And yet somehow there's still time."Shannon rolled her eyes.Meanwhile Sean looked entirely too pleased with himself.A few minutes later they were eating while morning sunlight poured through the windows. Unlike last night, the conversation naturally shifted toward work.Shannon slowly stirred her coffee. "The fashion division is doing better than expected."Sean nodded.He already knew.He received reports.He just preferred hearing her talk about it."We're expanding faster than we planned."A small smile appeared."The plus size luxu

Rowan drove toward Vale Group completely unaware that he was making one of the biggest mistakes of his life. Not because he wanted to see Shannon.That part was understandable.The mistake sat right beside him. Evelyn.The very woman responsible for most of the destruction in his marriage was now somehow helping him fix it.The irony would've been funny if it wasn't so tragic.Evelyn sat comfortably in the passenger seat while occasionally glancing toward him.Rowan hadn't slept much. The dark circles beneath his eyes remained obvious. His hands tightened around the steering wheel every few minutes.Meanwhile Evelyn spoke softly. "Just remember to stay calm."Rowan nodded absentmindedly. "I'm serious."Her voice remained gentle. "When Shannon gets angry, don't react."The words made Rowan's chest tighten. Because honestly she deserved to be angry. More than angry.She deserved far worse. "I know."Evelyn nodded approvingly. "Good." Then she added carefully, "We both deserve whatever s

Rowan's frustration finally snapped. "Shannon!"The shout echoed through the reception area.Several employees jumped.Sean stopped.Shannon stopped.Then slowly turned.Meanwhile Rowan strode toward them disbelief written all over his face. "What has gotten into you?"His voice carried genuine confusion now like he couldn't understand what he was seeing. "You kept us waiting all day."Another step. "Evelyn apologized."Another. "She got hurt."Another. "And you're just walking away?"Shannon's expression remained unreadable. That somehow made him even more frustrated. "I said I'm sorry." His voice cracked slightly. "I lost my memories too. I didn't know anything."The reception area remained completely silent everyone watching, everyone listening. Then Rowan finally asked the question that had been haunting him since yesterday. "Why? Why are you being like this?"The question hung in the air then he pointed toward Evelyn. "Isn't it enough? She got hurt."Another step. "Why?"He look