บททั้งหมดของ Ten Years of Loving You in Vain: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

So this was how obvious the difference was between loving someone and not loving them.Instead of going back to the office, I went straight home.Back then, I had been eagerly imagining the life we would build together and kept asking Zane to come look at houses with me. He had simply handed me a bank card and told me to take care of it myself.Our wedding portrait still hung on the wall. I had lost count of how many times I'd asked Zane to take the photos with me. In the end, he had the studio manager find someone with a similar build to stand in for him, then had his own face edited onto the pictures afterward.By the time I finished packing, my head was spinning. I was probably running a fever again.My phone lit up with Zane's name."I'm coming back to pick something up. Are you home?"I stared at the message for a while, then drifted off to sleep in a feverish haze.I didn't know how much time had passed before the sound of a key turning in the lock woke me. A warm amber light cam

The moment I stepped into the office, I heard several coworkers whispering in the break room."Did you hear? Yvette just joined the firm, and she's already been promoted to assistant director of administration. Zane personally recommended her to the president."I lowered my head and pretended not to hear as I went to my desk and sat down.I had barely opened the file in front of me when a commotion broke out in the adjoining work area."Come look! This is the design Yvette won the award for! The president had it printed and put up on the display board!""Oh my God, this is incredible. No wonder it won the gold medal!"I looked up and saw several coworkers gathered around a large architectural rendering, admiring it enthusiastically.Sunlight streamed through the windows and fell across the drawing, illuminating every line and annotation with perfect clarity.My gaze locked on the page.The instant I recognized it, my pupils contracted and all the blood in my body seemed to turn cold.T

The notebook had been with me for five years, and I had used it to document every project I'd worked on, along with ideas that had never made it past the concept stage and bits of inspiration I'd collected along the way.I opened it to the most recent pages and held it up for everyone to see."This notebook contains a detailed record of how that design came together." My voice was surprisingly calm, as though I were laying out facts that had nothing to do with me. "It includes everything from the original inspiration to every revision I made along the way and the details of the final design. There were seventeen revisions in all, and every one is dated with notes explaining why I made the changes."I paused, letting my gaze pass over the different expressions around me before finally settling on Zane."And if that still isn't enough, most of you know I have a habit whenever I start a new design. Before I begin the linework, I sign and date the bottom right corner of the paper in penci

Zane's expression darkened immediately.The anger in his eyes seemed to drain away, leaving behind the faintest trace of unease. He opened his mouth as if to say something, his throat working several times before he finally frowned and forced out a stiff reply."Even if... even if the design really is yours, things have already gone this far. Yvette has received the award, and the firm has already gained recognition from it. Exposing the truth now won't do anyone any good."Before I could respond, hurried footsteps and startled shouts sounded outside his office."Oh my God! Yvette's on the roof. She's threatening to jump!"Zane and I both froze.The next second, it felt like a tornado hit me as Zane shoved past me almost on instinct and rushed out. As the door swung open, I caught a glimpse of him stumbling in his haste before disappearing down the hall, frantic to get to her.I didn't go to the roof.I had no interest in watching someone threaten her life to get her way, and I no long

Rain came fast in the highlands, and within moments, large, cold drops were pelting my face.Shane fumbled through his backpack for a raincoat and draped it over me first, then hugged the rolled plans to his chest and ran toward a nearby herder's tent.Through the downpour, I spotted a familiar figure not far away.Most of Zane's hair was soaked through, and his black shirt clung to his back, outlining his lean frame. His gaze cut through the curtain of rain and fixed on me, and for the first time, I saw something close to panic in those eyes that had always been so indifferent."Tessa."The rain nearly drowned out his voice, but I still heard the faint rasp in it.Shane had just gotten the plans safely inside the tent when he turned and saw Zane. His expression tightened immediately.He hurried back, pulled me slightly behind him, and looked at Zane warily. "Who are you?"Zane ignored him, his eyes never leaving me. "Why did you leave without telling me?""I submitted my application