Before He Was My Boss.
I pulled out my phone, desperate for something to distract me from the ache pulsing behind my ribs.
I opened T****k first, scrolling absently, but it felt like my entire For You page had somehow been curated specifically to gut me. Every video was a breakup story, an unrequited love song, a voiceover about heartbreak and healing. I exited the app almost violently, my thumb jabbing at the screen harder than necessary.
I moved to text Addison instead, my fingers already hovering over her name, when a headline caught the corner of my eye.
—Rand Estate—
His face was blurred, pixelated out, but his full name sat plainly beneath it, bold and unmistakable.