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.

fingers slowly and intently tie the

still new, he had once said to her, “Lily, meeting you is the happiest thing that’s ever happened to

heart, like a fool, thinking she was the luckiest

were walking hand in hand, they saw a guy bending to tie his girlfriend’s shoelace. She’d snuggled

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it was pointless to

obvious what he meant: no,

mountain capped with snow. She thought his aloofness made sense–it wasn’t in his nature to stoop for something so

long as she had a place in his heart, it

for Elsa, Lily finally understood. Love could win anyone over if their love was with the right

all his “can’ts,”

just didn’t

was fine. They would both start new

It was fine.

outside the door, quietly watching as he

looked at each other, the unspoken affection

had once loved so deeply blurred into

John’s arms

walked quickly toward the

“Ms. Lily!”

seen everything Lily had done for John over the

leave, he

scene just now had been

“Don’t… don’t read into it. Honestly, the boss still really loves you. The last time you two fought, he got

already broken

Wayne meant well, but

she continued, “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

need his.

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about this? Does the boss

always been

didn’t want John getting back together with Elsa, not

came back, he saw how John had treated her, and he

down, Wayne understood–leaving John might actually be the best thing for

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