Just before departing, he maintained the same facade of gentleness he had shown earlier and remarked, “Very well, I’ll take my leave for now.

Tomorrow, when I’m sober and you’re in better spirits, I’ll return.

Goodnight.

Miley offered no response and simply locked eyes with him until the door was securely shut.

Only then did she let her guard down, collapsing wearily onto the sofa and staring blankly at the ceiling.

She had believed that embarking on a new relationship would quickly erase Neville from her mind.

But when she spotted him and Susie together that night, heart couldn’t help feeling hurt.

She could deceive everyone else, but she couldn’t deceive herself.

She wasn’t one to waver easily.

So why had everything changed because of Neville?

suddenly rang,

up, revealing a headline

Susie Blakely Are Going

headline, Miley flung her phone to the floor, her face growing

mirroring the fragments

found himself

him, nudging him,

the waiter, saying, “Keep an eye on him and let me know

“No problem.

The waiter gave her a quick

to discover she had forgotten her

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she seized Neville’s cigarette case and lighter on the

swiftly, she tried to

cigarettes, and the potent scent caused her to cough a few times, the pungent smell flooding

the phone pierced the air,

one hand, Susie glanced at the numbers

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