《When the Signal Died, so Did Our Love》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

Tyler had said, "Should you ever need my help, I'll do everything I can to help you."After we parted ways that day, I never took the initiative to contact him. It was always him reaching out to me. He'd send me little gifts or pick me up after class to take me to the amusement park.At the end of October, he and his mother moved overseas, but he never stopped contacting me. If anything, the distance only made us talk to each other more often, which strengthened our connection.He would send me pictures of the streets over there and some random moments from his daily life. Before I knew it, he became a huge part of my life.During the New Year holiday, I got into a huge fight with my family and moved out to live on my own. As luck would have it, I caught a bad bacterial infection and had to be hospitalized.Curled up on the cold hospital bed, I watched the fireworks outside all alone while listening to the New Year countdown on the TV. My phone was blowing up with messages from Ty

Tyler's head was turned to the side by the force of the slap. Staring at him, I spat, "Tyler Goff, you're a piece of trash! If I had known it would turn out like this, I never would've helped you and your mom!"Tyler's face stiffened briefly, then a short, incredulous laugh escaped his lips. He gave a slight nod and, without warning, swept everything off the table.He screamed right in my face, "That's right. I am a piece of trash. I guess I freaking deserved everything back then! But what about you, Rosemary? Aren't you also a homewrecker now? As if you can act all high and mighty!"With that, he stormed out. I was left standing there, shaking like a leaf as I felt everyone's eyes on me and heard their whispers.That night, a video of our fight was posted online, and it blew up instantly.Full of resentment, I posted everything—our chat logs, screenshots of him cheating, all the evidence.At the time, I thought that since he had screwed me over, I was going to make him pay for i

I didn't say anything to Tyler in response.Tyler said, "You're here too… What brings you here?"I almost laughed out loud. "Too"? That was rich.He was clearly the one following me around, yet here he was acting like this was a coincidence. That car that kept appearing and disappearing behind me during my trip was probably his."I'm here to eat."With that said, I started walking toward the restaurant's courtyard."Wait!"He reached out, trying to stop me, but his hand stopped just inches away from my arm. "Rose, can you give me a minute of your time?"I stopped to look at him.Tyler had lost weight. He had dark stubble on his chin and faint dark circles under his eyes. He no longer looked as spirited and confident as before. Instead, he looked like he'd been through the wringer.I simply said, "We have nothing to talk about.""We do," he said hurriedly. "The truth is, I've been trying to reach you since last year…""What for?""I… I just wanted…"He hemmed and hawed, st

Brent asked, "Ms. Fritz, aren't you going to eat here?""Not anymore," I said as I opened the door and got in. "Please take me back to the hotel."Brent looked at me for a moment, then turned back toward the faint sound of arguing coming from the courtyard.He didn't ask a single question and simply gave a nod. "You got it. Let's head back."The engine started, and we pulled out of the alley. In the rearview mirror, the little white courtyard grew smaller and smaller. And the sound of their fighting faded along with it. Leaning back against my seat, I closed my eyes.The next day, I got up early. My complexion in the mirror looked good. I'd slept really well the night before.The meeting was held at the other party's headquarters. Jason was waiting for me in the lobby with the prepared documents. "Ms. Fritz, the product lead, Mr. John Smith, is very serious about this collaboration. He flew in from Naverport just for this."I nodded, took the documents, and flipped through them

Tyler continued, "It was because I was scared. I was afraid that if things blew up, my career and my life would be affected. I was afraid people would find out that I was the scumbag. I'm a coward. I really deserve to die."After watching that video, I felt nothing. After all, love that came too late was worth less than dirt. And that was a fact that would never change.The comment section of the video had already blown up. The top comment read, "So the lady who got cyberbullied back then just got dragged for three months for absolutely nothing?"And he's only speaking up now? Why didn't he come clean sooner?"Things escalated quickly after that.After being reposted by major accounts, Tyler's video climbed to the number one spot on the trending list.The comments went from shock to rage, and from rage to action. People dug up his company's info and flooded them with complaint calls.Someone found his address and splashed red paint all over his door. Some recognized him on the s