He could actually write something like that.

His lips twitched awkwardly, feeling almost too embarrassed to hit send.

But finally, with a reckless determination, he pressed the button.

Jessica's phone chimed several times in a row-messages from Timothy.

She glanced at the pictures and read through the three texts.

A wry smile tugged at Jessica's lips-equal parts amused and defeated.

If he'd said things like this even a few times in the past seven years, maybe she wouldn't have ended up so heartbroken and numb.

Now, the affection she once longed for from him was no longer something she needed.

The vine of love that had once grown in her heart had long since withered and died; no matter how much water he poured on it now, it would never come back to life.

She shut off her phone and went to bed.

Timothy sat there gripping his phone, waiting for her reply.

He waited half an hour.

An hour.

Nothing.

door. "Sir, lunch

at the time on his phone-noon. It

be asleep, that's why

to be

and saw the flood of praise for Timothy. The sight made his blood

had really pulled

he claimed all the credit, he'd managed to gild his own

hand it

were razor-sharp-even the divorce had become an opportunity for him to

squeezed every last drop of value from the

ruthless, shrewd operator-Vince shuddered to think what

he'd taken Timothy's offer back

through Twitter, only

a new trending

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couldn't help but admire Timothy's knack for managing publicity. By now, the comments

were

if Timothy had kept his marriage secret

so beautiful, he was afraid to let anyone

the comment

to clear this

lunch when his phone buzzed. He set down

his messages-Vince

me to

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