When Ambition Destroys, Love Saves

just laid out the vision. They weren't just offering him a job; they were offering him a department to build from scratch. Head of Research and Developmen

nt a curt, functional text to Olivia: "I'm coming by at 7 PM to ge

instant. "The

a clean extraction. But as he walked down the familiar hallway of their

rollers in their hands, playing a racing game on the 80-inch television he had bought for them last Chris

in the doorway with empty boxes. The smile evapor

here?" she asked, as

id, his voice flat. "I

Running away so soon, Ethan? Can' t h

He could feel her eyes on his back. He started pulling his clothes

cension, "this could all be over. If you would just walk out here and a

were already being erased. The high-and-mighty CEO persona she wore at the office had completely taken over. There was no trace of t

f. As he carefully boxed his collection of programming textb

" tripped, sending a wave of sticky brown liquid all ove

ook on Liam' s face, and at Olivia, who stood behind him, doing nothing. A s

g room. He walked directly to the entertainment center. He unplugged the brand-new, top-of-the-li

a moment, the

nics was deafening in the suddenly silent a

't a scream of loss for a material object

ce cracking. "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE

his last two boxes, and headed for the door. He didn'

m, he felt a profound sense of release. A tremendous weight he hadn' t even realized