hapter 3 Spiraling, Unraveling, Lost in Her Wake

“Lily…”

Wayne Hunter had come to the CEO’s office to give his report.

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Most employees at Jones Corp had no idea about Lily and John’s relationship.

But Wayne, trusted by John for years, knew everything.

Seeing Lily, he instinctively greeted her–only to catch sight of what was happening inside the office.

He froze, horrified.

Then quickly slapped a hand over his mouth.

He looked at Lily, his eyes full of awkwardness and sympathy.

“Elsa, I’m sorry.”

John had been momentarily distracted, stunned for a good ten seconds before he quickly pulled away from Elsa.

“I’m not blaming you,” Elsa said coyly, cheeks flushed. “My shoelace came undone.”

Hearing that, Lily’s dull gaze dropped to Elsa’s shoes.

Elsa was stunning.

Bright, bold, beautiful in an almost aggressive way.

Today, she wore crisp designer white sneakers, paired with a white blouse and a pleated pink skirt. Youthful and radiant, she looked exactly like a campus sweetheart.

John didn’t say anything.

But his actions spoke louder.

He gently lifted Elsa onto the desk, then knelt to tie her shoelace. His movements were so careful, they almost looked reverent.

and intently tie the lace, Lily couldn’t help but

when their love was still new, he had once said to her, “Lily, meeting you is the happiest

like a fool,

while they were walking hand in hand, they saw a guy bending to tie his girlfriend’s shoelace. She’d snuggled into John’s arms and teased, “Would you tie mine if it

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answered that it was pointless to compare things like

he meant: no,

like a cold, distant mountain capped with snow. She thought his aloofness made sense–it wasn’t in his nature to

long as she had a place in his

him so tenderly kneeling for Elsa, Lily finally understood. Love could win anyone over if their love was with the

his

didn’t

fine. They would both

It was fine.

outside the door, quietly watching as he tied Elsa’s laces, then began to massage

way they looked at each

loved so deeply blurred into a vague,

herself into John’s

and walked quickly toward the

“Ms. Lily!”

everything Lily had

leave, he ran after

just now had been too damning. He didn’t know what to

glasses up his nose, he finally spoke awkwardly. “Don’t… don’t read into it. Honestly, the boss still really loves you.

I’ve already broken

knew Wayne meant well, but she didn’t let him

“He loves me? He loves me, so he married Elsa on my birthday? He loves me, so he’s tangled up with her like

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was the head of

need his.

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sure about this? Does

had always been

Elsa, not after she abandoned him

how John had

down, Wayne understood–leaving John might actually be the

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