"Lenny..." Chris cautiously approached her after a prolonged silence, sensing something was wrong. If she didn't want to talk about it, there was little anyone could do. Anxiety gripped him, but he had to restrain himself.

The slap didn't hurt much, but he was willing to endure it if it eased her distress.

Lena curled up, unable to meet his eyes, and repeatedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Chris. I'm so sorry."

"What's bothering you today?" Chris asked.

Lena hugged her head, shoulders trembling.

"Lenny, please tell me. I can help you!"

need some time

short of touching her head. That tiny distance became an insurmountable chasm the moment she

sighed deeply, eyes filled with pain. He reluctantly

outside crushed Lena's heart. A sudden, painful

didn't know how long she sat on the bed. When she finally calmed down, she quietly entered the living room. The two-tiered cake sat in the center, rose petals covering the

beautiful, romantic evening, but

it in the refrigerator. She then carefully placed the diamond ring in a drawer and lay down on the

ran down her spine, but she closed her eyes, wishing she could sleep through it all and never wake up again.

was sneaking into the lobby with a bottle of cheap liquor. She called out to him, and he froze like a

his hand, the cheap kind one would find at a street-side store. She made a disdainful sound. Old habits died hard. She'd offered Drake wine worth thousands

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