I slumped over the steering wheel, my mind swirling with a thousand thoughts.

The desolation from my previous life was something I couldn’t let myself dwell on anymore. I treated it as if

it belonged to another version of me, enduring trials in a parallel world.

Now, I had stopped trying to please everyone, and begging for love was no longer my routine.

The morning sun rose as always, and life went on.

Before I knew it, it was time for the board meeting. Jared asked if he should pick me up.

I decided to drive myself and declined his offer.

As I walked into the company lobby, I spotted Nathan standing there, chatting with one of the board members.

The moment I entered, he saw me. He nodded politely to the person he was talking to and then walked over

to me.

For some reason, seeing him always made me feel guilty.

The last time he came to the United Kingdom to find me, he was so well–prepared, like someone heading into a bittersweet romance that was doomed from the start.

I hadn’t noticed his efforts, just treated it like any other casual meeting, not realizing how much it meant to

him.

I couldn’t even look him in the

is in the first office on the tenth floor. You go ahead, I’m still waiting for someone,” Nathan said. His

up first,” I said, slipping past

my badge at the security

saw Nathan still standing where he was, his tall figure

wishing the red string of fate could just tie two people together–so they’d fall for each other, and no one else

up not long after I did. He slouched into the seat next to me,

never knew he had a talent for little

good mood. When he glanced at me, there was something complicated

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next, introduced the new shareholder director, and then the meeting officially

the company’s profits were climbing, and the momentum was building fast–they were aiming to go

public,” my mind was filled with dollar signs. Am I about

little tacky,

person.

dragged on, and everyone was

eyes on me from across the table,

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