Chapter 223

The call ended abruptly.

"Stop flattering yourself."

Those words lingered in Allison's mind like an unwelcome echo. Her heart felt barren, the warmth and affection Joshua once lavished upon her now slipping away like sand through her fingers.

Outside, snowflakes danced thicker and faster, the icy northern wind howling through the branches. Allison found herself staring blankly at the swirling snow beyond the window.

Her phone lay silent for a moment before it started buzzing incessantly again. Tears still marked Allison's cheeks, and the relentless ringtone only added to her fatigue.

The caller was Javier.

"Allie, the Fisher family came by today to call off the engagement."

Her heart was already numb with pain, and she could barely muster a quiet acknowledgment. Javier's voice was hesitant, almost reluctant, "Did you see the rumors about Joshua and that actress?"

silent, her voice refusing to

engagement with the Fisher family. This time, it's all on

She hadn't expected the Fisher family to move so quickly-Joshua had just suggested breaking up the night before,

really in

that Joshua might be eager to

the press conference tomorrow, I'll send someone to

and Carter families would be done for good, and Chris would hopefully leave the Owens family alone. Javier thought about this as he offered Allison a few more comforting words, urging her to

gave vague, uninterested

lounge, Shawn sat on a sofa, his face

shadows, his expression

chatted, and flirted,

the lively scene around him seeming irrelevant. He only

out of the hospital, he learned she had moved, her apartment next door now empty and quiet. He had no idea where she had gone, and his calls went unanswered. It was

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