Rejected Proposal, Found Forever

s possible in the back of the town car. Later that night, her mothe

s dreadfully upset. You embarrassed h

nd Chloe lied about it,

loe was trying to be kind. You know how much our family values kindnes

cit threat. Behav

tment. She looked contrite, her eyes puffy

o be angry. I was wrong. I should have told you. It' s just... Liam looks

he let his anger go. He held her, breathing in the familiar scent of her p

kay," he

nate kiss that felt like a promise. "I love you, Ethan Mil

e was over his "jealousy," he did something

e said, leading her to his primary wo

d named 'Prometheus.' It was a self-correcting, predictive model that could process and anal

hrough the core logic, explaining the neural network architecture, the learning protocols. He showed h

de-eyed fascination,

t he mistook for pride. "You are a true genius. You' re going to be s

ight of his lab. "I love you more than anything,"

painted for them. He let himself believe that the incident with the watc

separable again, planning their wedding, looking at houses. He was so happy, so bli

ore time than ever on her laptop, often cl

l copy of his Prometheus presentation, claiming sh

hloe and Liam at a concert he wasn't invited to. Chloe and Liam having lunch, thei

culate again, quiet whisp

still getti

r time with her brother. It' s a

an. He has

gan to seep back into his heart, but he pushed it down. He

th honesty. He would sit her down, tell her his fears, and they would work through i

got the