His Cold Heart, My Burning Love

st to the manufactured chill, as I stood on

neric second chance; it

t behind, now a stranger in a tai

thout a flicker of recogn

dia influencer, glided onto the stage, linking her arm wit

him, his silence a crushing answer-seve

eyes cold and empty, when I final

blow, followed by his dismissive "Right.

estion mark on my phone served as a

Chloe a romantic dinner crui

l game, he watched me with unnerving calm, then

met with Chloe' s triumphant announcement that she and Jake were

han Vance, unexpectedly appeared, announcing he was here to

he strode away, but moments later, in the library, he col

me a sliver of hope, only for my mother to call, accusing m

Jake was planning to announce his eng

explanation, only for him to declare, "I' m not intereste

ssed my heart through his closed door, only for him t

essed "Delete," whispering, "Don' t ever contact me again," and

onto the counter, he saw me, then turned away t

Liam, my voice hollow, realizing t

finding success, my phon

k, and I echoed his past words, "My assistant can schedu

bition, but to save my family from bankruptcy, and Jake

id bare, and for the first time, felt the full, crushing wei