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Chapter 1

I still stopped by the grocery store the next day after work. I pushed the shopping cart as I slowly made my way through the aisles, grabbing the ingredients that I needed to prepare a meal as always.When I passed by the candle rack, I hesitated. In the end, I still grabbed a box.Truth be told, I didn't have to celebrate my birthday. It was just that when I was 24, my boyfriend, Thomas Sheridan, had shown up outside my office with a bouquet of flowers. He sounded utterly serious when he said, "I'll celebrate your birthday with you every year from now on."I had believed him at that time.After getting home, I bustled about in the kitchen until the sun went down. I placed the cake in the middle of the dining table. The entire apartment seemed a little more lively after I lit the candle.Then, I sat down and waited. I continued waiting even as the sky beyond the window gradually turned from light to dark.It was almost 8:00 pm when I finally received a message in the group chat.

Chapter 2

Lydia's eyes reddened. She bit her lip and murmured, "If you mind my presence, I'll just leave."She then turned to grab her bag.Thomas reacted almost instantaneously, grabbing her to stop her. "Why are you leaving?"He then turned to look at me, his voice colored with impatience. "You should know where to draw the line, Riley Yeldham."I almost started laughing as I looked at him.It was my birthday, but I had to wait for him for so long. And what did I get in the end? Nothing except for the fact that he had accompanied someone else to watch a romantic movie.I hadn't even said anything, and yet he was already defending Lydia as if I had terribly wronged her.Lydia's eyes began to water. "I don't want you two to argue because of me."Thomas softened his tone and replied, "This has nothing to do with you."He was still holding onto her when he said those words.My heart felt as if it was being twisted as I stared at his hand. I lowered my head and swept my gaze across the ap

Chapter 3

I returned to the apartment to grab my passport and documents after the overseas project's list of members was released.Thomas still hadn't come back or called me. It was as if he was waiting for me to yield first. However, I had no plans to go along with his whims this time.I opened the drawer to look for my passport and came across a stack of ticket stubs and itineraries. I originally planned to just tidy them up, but my plan flew out the window when I saw a particular plane ticket.I still clearly remembered the departure date.I'd been running a high fever at the time. When I video-called Thomas, he told me that he was on a business trip and was so swamped with work that he didn't even have time to eat.Worried that he would develop stomach issues if he continued to go hungry, I had specially ordered a food delivery for him.However, at that moment, I could clearly see the other name on the paper. The person who had gone on the business trip with him was none other than Lyd

Chapter 4

The doctor had just finished examining me when Thomas and Lydia rushed to the hospital. He explained that I hadn't suffered any severe damage, but both my wrist and knee were injured, so I needed to remain in the hospital for them to monitor my condition.I sat on the chair in the hallway, clutching my medical report. My entire body felt numb.Thomas hurried over to me the moment he spotted me. "How are you feeling, Riley?"His face was pale. His voice was tight when he asked, "Did you get hurt? Why didn't you inform me sooner after something like this happened?"My heart felt cold as I looked up at him.Lydia stood to the side. The smile had disappeared from her face. "It's a good thing that nothing too serious happened. How scary."I didn't say a word.Truth be told, I had felt momentarily dazed when I saw the flicker of panic in Thomas' eyes. It was almost as if he cared about me, as if the last few years that we spent together weren't all fake.I swiftly crushed those thoug

Chapter 5

I returned to the apartment three days after I was discharged from the hospital, wanting to grab the last documents and clothes that I had left behind. I had just opened my suitcase when I heard the door creak open.Thomas had returned. He froze in place when he saw me, standing rooted at the door."Riley," he called.I didn't respond. Instead, I just kept my head down and continued stacking my clothes.Thomas approached me. He lowered his voice and said, "I dropped by your office to look for you. Your colleagues informed me that you've been preparing to leave for an overseas project recently."I hummed in response as I placed my passport and folders into my bag, not even bothering to look up at him.Seeing how calm I was, Thomas finally started panicking. "Are you really planning to leave?"I glanced at him as I closed the drawer. "I've completed all the procedures," I said.Thomas stared at me. It was as if he finally believed that I was leaving at that moment.In the past,

Chapter 6

It didn't take long for me to complete the necessary procedures to join the overseas project. I practically had no time to think about anything else in the next few days.When I landed in that foreign country, I felt as if something had disappeared from my heart as I stood outside the airport, wheeling two suitcases behind me.Even the air felt different. Not only were the streets and language unfamiliar, but the sky also seemed a little different when I tilted my head back to look at it.Emily had arrived half an hour before me and was already waiting for me outside the airport.I slowly let out the breath that I had been holding when I saw her waving at me. At least I wasn't alone.…I had a tough time in the beginning.The project was brand new, the local team and our team had different ways of communicating, and the client's demands kept increasing.I joined meetings during the day and continued working even after returning to my apartment at night, often working until the

Chapter 7

The overseas project proceeded more smoothly than expected. The first trial runs were resounding successes, prompting the client to increase the budget. The entire team was buried to their elbows in work.Emily wanted to push me forward. She brought me to meet clients and taught me how to reject people at the discussion table.In the past, I would always prioritize other people's feelings over my own. Only later did I learn that people wouldn't cherish you just because you were willing to concede to them. On the contrary, if you kept letting them have their way, they would start thinking that you should always yield to them.I slowly started to change. Just when I thought that I had completely separated myself from my past, Thomas appeared again.That night, my colleagues and I walked out of the office together after wrapping up a meeting.Powerful winds billowed past us. When I tugged my scarf higher over my face, I looked up and saw someone standing in front of me.It was Thoma

Chapter 8

Thomas and Lydia got into a huge argument after he returned to the country. It didn't take long for the news of their fallout to spread among their friends.Later, someone told me that Lydia lost her mind when she found out that Thomas had flown out of the country to meet me. She made a beeline to his home and demanded answers from him the moment she stepped through the door, asking him if he couldn't give up on me.Thomas didn't deny her accusations and admitted that he regretted his actions.His words tore down the last layer of lies that Lydia had been using to fool herself. She stood in the living room and stared at him for a long time before suddenly bursting into laughter."Regret?" she spat. "The one who went to the movies with you for the last few years was me. The one who discussed those movies and chatted with you late into the night was me. The one who traveled abroad to watch competitions with you was also me."You told me that you had run out of topics to talk about w

Chapter 9

I returned to the country a year later after my overseas project wrapped up.Coincidentally, the temperature in Jornhelm was dropping when the plane touched down. A gust of wind blew into my face when the airport door slid open. My heart was calm even as I wrapped my coat tighter around myself.In the past year, I had delivered desirable results for the core phase of the project and also passed the company's internal evaluation.During my first week back, my company organized an industry networking event. The location was at a film culture center.I was briefly stunned when I heard where the event was taking place.…I headed toward the venue with my team on the day of the event.Several movie posters were displayed in the main hall. A huge screen was installed at the end of the hallway, playing a series of clips from classic suspense thrillers.As I walked past the screen, a clip from the movie that prompted me to ask Thomas to share his streaming service subscription with me

Chapter 10

The organizing team invited me to attend a special screening that night after the event wrapped up.There weren't that many people at the late-night screening.I grabbed a ticket and entered the hall. I found a seat in the middle and sat down.Some of the lights in the hall were still switched on. Some of the people in the front rows were already eating popcorn, but the seat beside me remained empty.One minute before the movie started, I heard the sounds of footsteps coming from the aisle.I looked up and saw Thomas entering the hall. He didn't sit next to me. Instead, he stood in the aisle and asked in a low voice, "Can I say a few last words to you?"I stared at him for a couple of seconds before nodding.Thomas stood there. He looked as if he had prepared for this moment for a long time, but when he finally started speaking, his voice sounded hoarse."In the past year, I kept wondering if everything would be different if I had given my login details to you that day. Maybe t

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