Evelyn didn’t go back to the hospital room. Instead, she hailed a cab and went home.  By the time Brandon opened the door that evening, she had just finished zipping…

Chapter 1  After Mrs. Caldwell, Evelyn’s mother–in–law, faked being bedridden for the ninth time this year and tore up their marriage certificate again, she finally felt drained.  She looked down…

9  The events of that night were eventually smoothed over.  After thinking about it for a long time, I sent Leo a text, thanking him.  He replied much later.  “Then…

8  Time passed quickly. I settled into my new job.  Sometimes, during a break, I would find myself looking at the corner where he used to sit. Many people  came…

7  I looked at him one last time.  The days we spent scrimping and saving in our little apartment. The joy of opening the firm for the first time.  He…

I thanked him and was about to go up myself.  But he blocked my way again. “Not even going to offer me a cold drink?”  4/12  16:02  Chapter 2  I…

5  The colleagues who had bet on me apologizing all started laughing.  “Told you. That girl will never change.”  “Alright, pay up.”  The colleague who had just come in looked…

4  But Mandy spotted me.  “Well, look who it is. Merrin.”  Steve and his parents turned to look. The moment he saw me, he instinctively pulled his hand away from …

  3  Once my resignation was finalized, I went straight to my best friend’s company.  In the legal world, clients follow the lawyer, not the firm. My friend was so…

2  2/6  16:01  Chapter 1  The moment I stepped out of the municipal building, I got a notification. My resignation request had beer  rejected.  HR told me Steve hadn’t been…