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.

this is Mark Thatcher,” came the familiar, steady voice on the other end.

“I’m really sorry to bother you, but I was hoping you could help me

was a pause. Then, Mark asked in a surprised tone, “You’re

know it sounds unusual, but this is really important to me. Please, if you

to know? I’ll tell you what I can,

to deny us that loan, and you stepped in to help… was it Harvey

doesn’t have the influence to summon me. That day at the bank? Mr.

was Andrew, not Harvey, who had saved her. Her lips trembled as she forced out her next question. “Mr. Thatcher, I also heard that you were seriously injured last year. Is it

Lloyd. In fact, Ms. Stevens,

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 never wronged Stevens Corporation,

ruin. You might not have known it, but he was always making sure you and your business stayed afloat. And now? Well… whatever history you two had, it’s over. But one thing is clear–Mr. Lloyd is a man who stands tall, a man

down.‘