Rebuilding A Life, Not A Home

rs, Liam Davis

en to our first kiss under the

ng a quiet desk job so his tech startup cou

ur old college textbooks, he walked i

et of apartment key

"Not for us, Ava. For me. For Chl

influencer whose perfect

g home? My fiancé? He was

You were always there. It was easy. Like marryin

d fury. My sacrifices, my career, my love

watched him change the door' s passcode to m

voice announced from the smart lock, sound

g me alone in what wa

hot paths through t

eling, the doorbell rang. It wa

s? Did you send them to beg for a wedding? My mothe

ed about changing the apartment code, im

snapped

y voice rising to a ra

"It was our dream house, wasn' t it, Ava? But it was never exciting. Like left ha

. just wrapping up an old loose end.

how I built his company. "A spoiled kid with

begging, at least bring a respectable dow

is ten-year anniversary gift, fro

I' d felt for twenty year

e one he' d mocked, and sl

ady and cold. "And from now on, it will be busy buil

ds the kitchen, leaving him stu