I didn't see Naomi again for many years. I heard she never got married and eventually sold the house. I also heard that every year when my birthday came around, she'd purchase a ring—the sizing was always right, and my initials were engraved on every single one. It was just that those rings always ended up locked in a drawer, never seeing the light of day.Bryan ended up leaving the city, too. He used to post on social media all the time, but after a while, he barely posted at all. Some said that he wasn't doing well, while others said that he had finally realized that being given something that was never yours would eventually come back to hurt you.I stopped paying attention to them since my own life was getting busier by the day. I was offered a long-term contract after the project ended. I had an office of my own and made new friends as well.During a company dinner, a colleague was ordering dessert when someone suddenly asked, "Do you have any dietary restrictions, Julian?"
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