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“I don’t care anymore. I have friends now. I’m sure you made plenty in London.” She didn’t look affected at all. The coldness of it actually made me shiver. “You’re being immature.” “You’re an asshole.” “Watch your tone. I’m still your boss.” “My apologies, Mr. Montgomery,” she said, quiet now. “Don’t I get a welcome-back hug?” I asked, hoping, now that we’d finally said something real, she’d give an inch. Jasmine Ray and Japheth Montgomery were best friends before they were anything else — before four years of silence turned two children into strangers wearing grown-up names. Then he comes home. As her boss. Japheth is handed a company in crisis, a rival who wants to watc

Nora Bellweather married a man who never loved her. When she found proof of his betrayal, something in her went quiet and hard. Then, drowning her grief in a dim bar one night, she saw three faces from a past she thought she'd buried for good. The next morning, her husband walked in with three important guests, and she nearly dropped the teapot in her hands. It was them. Older, sharper, wealthier, and dangerous in ways they never used to be. They had once loved her without limits before everything fell apart. Now they were back in her house, in her life, refusing to stay away. Nora cannot forgive what tore them apart years ago, and she will not survive another heartbreak in a marriage that h

I finally let out a breath of relief. Getting up, I picked up the fried egg from the plate and dumped it into the trash can. Then, I returned to my room to pack my bags. … Later that night, just as I was getting ready for bed, a close friend, Nancy Dell, sent me a series of messages. "Holy crap, Jennie! Look at what I just caught on camera!" I clicked on the attached photo. It was Eugene and Haley, casually strolling through a famous shopping street in Centuria.

I'm turning over a new leaf and becoming a better person. "Best wishes to you, and to myself. That's all. I have to board soon. "Goodbye, Landon! "Next time I see you, I hope you'll have a house full of children and grandchildren, with lots of blessings. Please make sure Julian and Willow stay healthy, too. Alright, I'd better go, time to board my flight!" … The screen fizzled into static. She vanished from the screen into the night. All the images of her disappeared.

After that, sure enough, Adrian didn't come back. Not even a single message. But there was one thing worth being glad about. At night, I could finally sleep without leaning on anything. That night I slept well, deep and dreamless, all the way through. Today was my last day here. I gathered up everything in this house that Adrian had given me. What could be donated, I donated. What couldn't, I burned. The fire roared and turned every memory of us to ash, the way our love would never be whole again.

I pulled the phone away from my ear and pressed the red button, completely severing the connection. I tossed the encrypted device onto the nightstand. The screen went dark, and the absolute, profound quiet of the master suite returned. The war was far from over. Tomorrow, the sun would rise, and we would have to execute the trap we had set. We would have to face the board of directors, the media, and the DNA results that would permanently alter the trajectory of our lives. But the fear was gone. The chains were completely broken.

He deliberately trailed off, sliding his hand down Kelly's arm to grab her wrist. I sniffled, but as I stared at that hand that had held mine countless times before, I suddenly found that I had no tears to cry. My voice was a lot calmer and steadier than I had expected when I said, "No need. We're no longer an item, so I wish you two all the best." With that, I turned to leave. The smile on Zachary's face froze momentarily, but then he let out a scoff. "What's with the tough and stubborn act? You'll definitely come crawling back to me within three days. Anyway, I guess I'll just have to enjoy myself with my new babe for today."

I said, "Yeah, it won't get in our way. The land of the dead is the kind of LDR where you can't reach anyone anyway." I hung up and booked a flight abroad, after which I went through the paperwork for my discharge and got back home to recuperate. … Jonathan spent all his time showing off his shiny relationship on social media. He posted the new watch and sports car he got from Rachel. I saw how he and Rachel were holding hands with their fingers intertwined. The ring he was wearing? The one Rachel took away from me. They took sets of wedding photos, and Jonathan captioned them, 'Three years being a side piece. Now I can finally be the main guy.'

I could see the tears that had been threatening to spill. “How could I stay away when you’re still here, Mom?” I replied, my voice softening. And then, she broke. Her tears spilled over as she cried out, “I’m sorry… I’ve misjudged you all these years…” It turned out that Mother had discovered the full extent of Mireille’s and Michael’s betrayals. She had filed for divorce immediately and tried to reclaim what she had given them—everything they’d taken. But Mireille and Michael had acted faster, fleeing the country overnight and taking many of the valuable items with them.

I officially returned to my post as a forensic pathologist. I heard Maddox was transferred elsewhere, but I didn't care. He did come to me once, asking to get back together. But after I harshly humiliated him, he backed off. After everything was finally settled, I took leave and returned to my hometown. I handed the mother worm I had taken from Jessica to my Grandaunt Tabitha, who knew how to dispose of it. With some effort, she burned the mother worm to death. Once the mother worm died, the child worm inside me disappeared as well.