Love Replacement

d Richard Cox left me to spend the ni

dinner that was already cold

ing if she had known it was our annivers

looking after Richa

d silently b

side for Nina and

s voice trembling as he pleaded, "Sammy,

d out I was

repared flowers and a cake, eager to surprise

shes had g

a dozen times, but

ed to take a chance and head to the l

top floor there, which was re

aight to th

ust outside the room. His eyes were fixed on the woman facing him,

black dress, elegantly sty

a better look at her f

e I would ne

girl, the woman he co

She was probably in her teens then, wearing a w

hey seemed like inseparable child

, but I couldn't help dialing

he glanced at his phone

ing to do, go ahead

noth

levator wall, tears st

h anniversary compared to a

ually, I saw Richard and his group coming down

t, approached to report, menti

to mention me in front of

up? Just a ch

I was rooted

at that moment, I suddenly

an overwhelming tempest of emotions. Paralyzed, I could do nothing but s

, while I remai

Richard seven years ago, also at thi

usic academy, newly signed and tricked b

d a bottle of wine over my head and, unsa

around my neck, unabl

way. Smashing one of them with a bottle was scarcely considered a serious matter, and fo

just watchi

pair, a deep voice c

's en

didn't let go of me, instead t

't know how to show respec

that's

ll silent f

mmediately, lowering

g my head to look towards the co

ack, with no one beside him, idly swirlin

returned to its

es, and someone smartly bro

ond or third-generation rich kid, but e

alled him

first time I

e out of

d for my address and had his

d me, saying the contract was te

e told me that you had

s previous

quest that had been sitting in my WhatsApp

thout saying a word. R

s, I thought t

a cold, harsh reality chec

up, sliding down to sit agai