ery

tidy apartment, I felt a strange

etween me and Stone Holdings had f

en I took out my phone and sent Chloe a message, telling her that I had arrived hom

, her reply appeared. "Do

Although there was still a heavy, suffocating frustration

okshelf, and started taking down the remainin

ge bags of takeout in her arms and a bottle of wine tucked against her waist. She showed absolutely n

to your

everything on the floor and

loor and opened the container

that had happened in

r with every word I said. When I finished, she took o

waste any time." Her voice was co

nounces Expanded Partnership With Ri

sessing "unique talent" and "a fresh design perspective." Beside the

oked down at the design draft in her hands. His expressio

essional distance, yet deliberately cr

entire business world that Kaitlyn Preston wa

miliar now looked terrifyingly unfamiliar. Perhaps the last trace of w

actually stood beside her like that and looked at her that way. He didn't hesitate to give

lmness of my movements even feeling unfamiliar to my

" I looked out the window, my voice quiet. "H

looked at me. "W

the scattered details in my m

ve my career opportunity to Kaitlyn and made everyone see his so-called 'disappointment' in me. Once I couldn't take it

th the person he truly w

t out a laugh. I couldn't believe I was o

verything, actually needed to turn even the end of

e glass, my eyes gradually becoming f

e. "Then what are

and began placing the scattered design tools, ref

mpetition. I want Jagger Stone to watch from thousands of miles a

inally appeared

organize the things. "After you leave, leave the studio

cups and lightly c

he fu

ty room. The only sound around me was my own

miles from our travels, the embraces during celebrations,

ey only felt like memor

nged to someon

ter the final photo disappeared, I opened my comp

through public news reports, gathering eve

ts. Even a blurry candid shot of them kissing in the dark

st delivery option, and then entered a famili

that was supposed to b

y chair and slowly

is relationship the en