Chapter 341

Sarah drank the rest of her wine in one gulp, placed the glass back on the table, and said, "I'm going to rest."

"Alright," Melvin replied, clinking his glass before sitting back down. His gaze lingered on his phone, his expression complicated.

Sarah returned to her room, tidied up the gifts she'd received, and went to freshen up. By the time she sat on the edge of her bed, it was already 11:30 p.m.

She held the bracelet Zachary had given her, lost in thought.

Why hadn't he come? What could have held him up?

In just thirty minutes, her birthday would be over. She had received so many heartfelt wishes, but not his.

While she was deep in thought, her phone chimed with a message. Picking it up, she saw a multimedia message containing text and a photo.

The photo showed Zachary fast asleep. Her heart skipped a beat. Below the image was a message from Vivian:

"Miss Sanders, this is Vivian. First, happy birthday! Zachary really wanted to attend your party, but he couldn't because of me. Please don't blame him!"

It was because

fighting the urge to throw it across the room. Her heart felt like it was being sliced open as she stared at the photo, unsure how

tear sliding down her cheek.

her heart was being

Zachary again in the first place.


the bracelet he had given her back into its box and shoved it into the far

in Saint Nock, she should have made a clean break

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to work feeling down. She had barely sat

a gift box on her desk and

hesitated, his memory blurry. He still couldn't piece together everything that had happened the day before. All he remembered was receiving a call from Vivian saying she'd been in

had a glass of

previous day hit him. By then, Sarah's birthday had long passed, and he had missed it

at work. Please leave,” Sarah said coldly, spitting out each word like ice through clenched

with guilt

bitter laugh, her tone laced with sarcasm. "Mr. Reynolds,

me where were you yesterday?

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