Game Over No Second Chances

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Chapter 66

Serena returned to Crestview Bay, She'd already arranged for someone to carry her things upstairs, leaving herself free to take a slow, unhurried walk before heading home.

As she approached her building, she saw a familiar figure standing beneath the streetlamp.

Zach was dressed in a suit, but he looked disheveled and worn down. His eyes were dull and lifeless. But the moment he saw her, they lit up.

"Rena, you're finally back! The last time at Larson Group, I let my emotions get the best of me. I said things I shouldn't have and upset you. This time, I came to apologize. I—"

Before Zach could finish, Serena raised a hand, cutting him off.

"I already got my revenge back then. We're even now. You don't owe me anything, so do us both a favor by shutting up and leaving."

With that, Serena walked past him. She'd barely taken two steps when Zach called out behind her. His voice was laced with desperation.

mean it. I came to apologize. If we can't go back

within her. She remembered how their fingertips had brushed under dappled sunlight, the hum of cicadas on a sweltering summer

were just

steady breath and turned back, shattering the hope in his eyes with a single sentence. "You're not here because you feel guilty for letting me down. You're here because you're afraid of losing the deal

too well. Even now, standing under the dim glow of the streetlamp, she could

so slightly because of

him like an

apology comes with a price tag. Don't insult what little sincerity you have left. And let's not forget that you were

were the one who thought I was just Hugh's mistress. But now, you're the one groveling for a project. It's only been a few

spine, once straight, seemed to curve under

whipped in the wind as she turned

how can you call Zach shameless when you're the one playing

front of Zach like

the 13 years you two shared and part on good terms. How

some kind of cursed reunion for her