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l-black double-breasted suit and a pair of silhouette heels. I didn't have

Vienna Suites, I stepped out, paid him, and took a deep breath before walking into the bu

m, the staff greeted me

orning,

ponded with a polite smile befor

o one would approach me with complaints-I wasn't in the mood. First stop was the kitchen department. Thankfully, everyt

g is in check," I murmured to mysel

ore my trip, reviewing financial analyses from the past few days. B

ived with my meal, setting it down on my desk before leaving. Closing my laptop, I focused on my food, eating until I was satisfied. Once done, I p

slippe

ing up the remaining unfinished documents, I stor

sks had closed. Luckily, I wasn't that hungry. Entering my house, I placed my p

That N

d made my way to the living room. Picking up my phone a

there were any messages from Jayson. B

ssed

tex

th

en surprised. And that wa

ne on the bedside drawer

ays L

thing fr

ontemplating whether to call him, but something inside me held me back. I

s. Then, one evening, he finally called-apologizing for ghosting me. H

more d

d and accepted his apology. And just like t

rise E

all to pick up some groceries. As I stepped out of

round-only to be met

an H

see him. I thought

n," he greeted wit

d, smiling back. "I thou

e business. Haven't seen you in a while... You

caught me off

on him soon. As we walked into the mall,

ce my groceries were too many to carry. The cab

ttled in, my phone

I answered softly,

y. You hom

ck a few minutes a

d call. Hope you don't mind..." He hesitated briefly b

ine, but he quickly inter

"Mmm... Fine

you then.

down my phone on the coffee table and headed

ofa. As I scrolled through Netflix, I decided to watch Fate: The Winx Saga, a fantasy series about fairies with supernatural abilitie

creen, I stretched and turned off the TV before making my way to the bedroom. A warm shower was exactly what I needed to was

Revel

wearing a mixed-colored kaftan gown

:3- "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mi

had been worrying about somethin

ome, looked up the verse ag

inished, my

as N

Nathan. Happy S

"I just realized I didn't mention where we'd be

ht," I

slipping into a shiny sequined green gown with

waiting in the VIP lounge. His

Mandy, you look ravis

ur meals, enjoyed good conversation, and by

helped me bo

athan... Just got home. Thank you

later, h

was nice talking

in a long while, I

l Truth

peace did

ed my phone, hoping-just

th

e. Not only that... but he had

eart

nd he had left them unread. But he

was. The

s. The painful realiza

nothin