Love Coming from the Least Expected

I stood there, frozen for a long while before it finally hit me. I was getting fired.

“Did I do something wrong? Please tell me what it is, and I promise I’ll improve in the future,” I begged. I really needed this job.

The manager frowned at me, sighing regretfully. “Vonnie, there are some things that are simply out of my control. This was a direct order from Mr. Whitrow. Even if I wanted to keep you, I can’t. I’m really sorry; three months of pay is the most I can offer you right now.”

Is it because of Yvette? I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath to recompose myself. She was the young lady of the Tanner family. It made sense that there wasn’t a single boss or CEO who would dare go against her words, and she had already publicly criticized my morals in front of my boss.

care of me all this time. I won’t

out why

ways at the building entrance and even reminded me

be traced back to three generations, while Ms. Martin, a famous pianist, is from the scholarly Martin

my head and looked towards a large LED screen in the middle of the plaza. It was playing a video where Monica wore a gorgeous gown, standing in front of her piano as Christopher

two of them looked like a picture-perfect couple

yesterday? I wonder if he thought of

dumbfounded at the dazzling

distancing himself from me because of this, possibly because he

between Christopher

city, I felt more lost than ever. Last time, when I found myself with nowhere to turn to, Christopher had been the one who gifted me

to become what I

heart hurt so much? My body moved forward as if on autopilot. I’d