The Birthday Betrayal

still in his hand, probably watching the lik

r been mor

, pulled out a suitcase f

ing to throw away five years because of a mi

derstanding. This is *five years* of misunderstandings. Five years of you priorit

s from drawers, throwing

sted, his voice cracking

nd to face him. "Or does my strength ju

y, unable to

ou're doing, Sarah.

said, zipping up the suitcase

p my purse

. We can fix this. I'll... I'll t

s to set boundaries,

m. He didn't try

in the car w

aight to David Hoffman's c

good for Ethan, for that sma

d on the s

What's

ords surprisingly steady. "Can I c

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om your old corpor

art," I replied.

than started his so

pier times. Vague posts

ouquet of roses and a ridiculously oversized te

belated birthday, my

diamond necklace. E

hen I showed him. "Trying

I said, handing the box back to the bew

ng that eve

necklace?" he sou

hat did y

you to see I

over with a guilt gift after I

, Sarah! You h

, Ethan. The difference is, I fin

all the "good tim

you had a conference in Chicago. Chloe posted pictures from

le

the Henderson account.' Funny, Chloe's feed showed her at tha

sil

agram story was full of her amazing spa day, and I could've sworn I saw

out. "Maybe I wasn't always..

cold. "You were never truthful

ung