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Nikki turned and left.“Nikki!”Sean called her name and chased after her. But by the time he got outside, she was already gone.The next day, Sean didn’t show up.The black armor hung neatly on the rack, untouched. The red stone on the sword sheath caught the light for a second, then went dark again.Sean wasn’t there, but the makeup artists, stylists, and assistants couldn’t stop talking about him.Nikki pretended not to hear them. Still, she quietly let out a breath of relief.Jimmy stood in the middle of the set with a dark expression, lecturing the remaining costumed performers.“That Ford guy is a real piece of work. The rest of you just do your jobs and don’t let him throw you off. Also, the sponsors said today is our last day here. Next week, we’re moving to another location.”Nikki stood in the crowd. When she heard that, she lifted her head.“Jimmy, the contract is for this location. Moving the shoot somewhere else changes a major term of the agreement. I’m not requ

Her gaze suddenly dropped to his hand.Sean’s left palm was wrapped in gauze.“Did you hurt your hand filming that? “Have you lost your mind?” Vivian’s voice began to tremble, anger breaking through no matter how hard she tried to hold it back. “You’re a decorated Air Costina captain. You went out and filmed some viral costume video? You’re trying to become an influencer now? Sean Ford, are you insane?”The motion-sensor light in the hallway was still on, casting a harsh white glow over both of their faces.“Come inside,” Sean said.He stepped aside, pulled her into the apartment, and closed the door behind them.“Don’t wake the neighbors.”The moment Vivian was pulled inside, she completely broke down. The last bit of composure she had was gone.She yanked her hand away from him, her voice scraping out of her throat like broken glass.“You would do anything for her, wouldn’t you?”She cried as she shouted, tears streaming down her face.“You’re a decorated captain makin

When Nikki walked into the ER that morning, a few nurses were gathered behind the nurses’ station, heads close together. The glow from their phone screens lit up their faces.“That’s her. The Spring Goddess from the video.”“Oh my God. She always seems so serious. I had no idea she did stuff like that.”“So what if she does? She went viral. She’s basically an influencer now.”“An influencer? She’s an ER doctor. Isn’t that embarrassing?”“What’s embarrassing about it? She works herself to death in the ER and probably makes less in a month than some influencers make in a day.”Their voices were not loud, but a few words still reached Nikki’s ears. She walked past them without stopping. Her expression didn’t change.Stella rushed up from behind and shot the nurses a hard glare. They immediately scattered, their shoes scraping sharply against the floor.Stella caught up with Nikki and held her phone in front of her.“Nikki, you’re unbelievable. The ER is already this busy, and y

So this was how fragile trust could be. A single careless sentence was enough to make it fall apart.Nikki suddenly felt cold. It was as if a hole had opened in her chest, and cold air was pouring straight through it.For a moment, she felt like she had gone back to the night Sean abandoned her. She had been desperate and helpless then. She had felt as if the whole world had left her behind.Nikki forced herself to breathe.She gave herself two minutes to fall apart.Only two minutes.After that, she lifted her head again. The weakness in her eyes was gone.She wasn’t the same woman she had been four years ago. She wouldn’t let herself break that easily.Soon, the next patient walked in.He was a young man in his mid-twenties, wearing a hoodie and jeans, with a backpack slung over one shoulder.Nikki glanced at the patient information.Caleb Hayes.Twenty-five years old.He walked up to Nikki but did not sit down. He just stood there and looked at her.“Are you the Sp

Dave stood at the other end of the hallway and watched the whole thing unfold.He was still holding his phone.Sean’s voice came through the line.“Is anyone giving her a hard time?”“No,” Dave said. “It’s handled.”“That’s good.”Dave gave a helpless smile.“I still don’t even know what happened. Everyone keeps talking about some video, but no one can show it to me. So does this video exist or not?”“It’s better if it doesn’t,” Sean said, ignoring the question. “Keep an eye on her for me. I’m worried this will affect her.”“I know.”Dave hung up. Then he called Stella over.“What video is everyone talking about?”“It’s gone,” Stella said. “I don’t know why, but it’s been wiped clean from the internet.”Then she lowered her voice mysteriously.“I know how these things work. Someone definitely paid a lot of money to make it disappear.”Dave nodded. If that was true, Sean certainly had the means to do it.He looked at Stella.“You’re close with Dr. Sanders. Check in on h