Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 678

The line went dead as Marvin hung up without giving Christina the chance to say another word.

She sat there, the phone still pressed to her ear, her mind utterly blank. Marvin’s parting words echoed through

her skull like a relentless drumbeat.

“Christina, by giving him up, you didn’t just lose a relationship–you lost everything.”

“No,” she whispered to herself, gripping the phone tighter. “No, my judgment wasn’t wrong. Andrew was lazy. He had no ambition. We didn’t match anymore–I made the right decision… I did the right thing.”

Yet, no matter how many times she repeated the words, the doubts gnawed deeper. Denial was always the first response when confronted with a painful truth. People instinctively clung to their own version of events, unwilling to admit they had misjudged, unwilling to face the consequences of their choices.

Her breath quickened, and before she could think twice, she dialed another number. This time, she called Mark’s office.

came the familiar, steady

Stevens from Stevens Corporation,” she said, forcing calm into her tone. “I’m really sorry to bother you, but I was

a surprised tone, “You’re calling me just to

unusual, but this is really important to me. Please, if

softening. “What exactly would you like to know? I’ll tell you what I can, though I know little about his personal

swallowed hard. “A while back, when Jayrodale Bank tried to deny us that loan, and you stepped in to help… was it

have the influence to summon me. That day at the bank? Mr. Lloyd called me. He made one

was Andrew, not Harvey, who had saved her. Her lips trembled as she forced out her next question. “Mr. Thatcher, I

Ms. Stevens, I’d say Mr. Lloyd is the most remarkable man

and pieces about you two. What can I say? Fate is fickle. But don’t let regret consume you. At least from what I’ve seen, Mr. Lloyd never once wronged you. He

and your business stayed afloat. And now? Well… whatever history you two had, it’s over. But one thing is clear–Mr.

down.‘