PART 2: THE INVESTOR HE MOCKED AT THE AIRPORT
Forty-eight hours later, Ethan Walker was sitting at the head of a conference table waiting for G.B. He had no idea I was already in the building….
Part 2: THE BRIDE HE ACTUALLY CHOSE
Vaughn stared at me. For once, his perfectly controlled expression cracked. “How do you know that?” Above his head, the words returned all at once. Who told…
Part 2: PLAN C
By the time my plane landed, Daniel had called me eleven times. Vanessa had called six. I answered neither. At 9:40 that night, I stood outside Daniel’s…
Part 2: THEN GIVE HER MY PLACE
I looked at Lam Vi’s hand gripping Chu Hoai’s sleeve. Then I looked at him. He did not pull away. That was enough. I placed my wine…
Part 2: THE ROUTE HE COULDN’T FOLLOW
The next morning, I arrived at headquarters at six. Adrian was already there. Serena stood beside him in uniform, laughing at something on his phone. When I…
Part 2: THE SECRET HE DISCOVERED THREE DAYS TOO LATE
Three days after I left, Daniel received a call from Saint Matthew’s Hospital. At first, he assumed it concerned one of the children. It didn’t. “Mr. West?”…
Part 2: THE SON HE ABANDONED BEFORE HE WAS BORN
I closed the door. Outside, my former mother-in-law began knocking. “Olivia! Please!” Noah looked up at me. “Mommy, who are they?” I crouched and fixed his collar….
Part 2: THE NIGHT HE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD I WASN’T COMING BACK
Alexander stared at the documents scattered across his chest. “What do you mean she’s dying?” Vanessa’s hands were shaking. “Exactly what I said.” She picked up the…
Part 2: THE FAMILY HE LOST IN FRONT OF EVERYONE
The first photo filled the entire screen. Daniel in a black suit. Vanessa in white. His hand around her waist. Her hand displaying the ring. For three…
Part 2: THE NIGHT I STOPPED BEING HIS BURDEN
Nathaniel stared at Julian. “Since before I stopped doing what?” Julian’s jaw tightened. “Since before you stopped noticing that your wife was exhausted.” Nathaniel laughed. “You think…