Book2 Chapter3
After stumbling out of the hotel, I hailed a ride. The driver glanced at me and offered some advice.
“Miss, seems like you’ve had a few drinks. Should I call someone to help you later?”
There was no one to call.
I shook my head in silence and rolled down the window,
letting the cool night air hit my face as the city lights blurred
past.
Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind: Had I been too bold
back then?
Did I rush into wearing the wedding dress too soon?
Was that why I still wasn’t married?
But if I had married him, what would my life look like now?
Would it always be shadowed by doubt, a loneliness I
couldn’t shake?
As I watched people outside the window moving through
their live found myself, for the first time, questioning
whether I truly still wanted to marry Leo.
The next day, I was jolted awake by my phone ringing
non-stop.
It was Emma.
“Liz, the more I think about it, the more I feel like something was off yesterday. What’s going on with Leo? You’ve been together for seven years, and he still hasn’t given you any
clarity?”
I hesitated.
I didn’t know what to say.
Logically, I knew I should have been furious when he left me standing there. But instead, I felt nothing-because by now, I had grown numb to it.
Just then, a message popped up on my screen.
[There’s a company dinner tonight. I’ll come pick you up.]
I paused, a little surprised.
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Book2 Chapter4
He rarely invited me to any of his company events, and now
it seemed like he wanted to make it up to me.
[Yesterday was just a work thing. Don’t overthink it.]
Leo hadn’t changed- he was still as self-absorbed as ever,
always thinking that a few gestures could fix everything.
Our fights never lasted long- he’d always follow his same
process, like clockwork, to solve them. Once he’d worked
through his process, it didn’t matter if I agreed or not. In his
mind, the problem was already solved.
And if I pushed further, he’d just leave me alone, his eyes questioning, “Why are you being so unreasonable?”
He never realized that some things couldn’t be “fixed” like
that.
The emotions between two people aren’t like work.
You can streamline work, but love doesn’t follow a formula.
[Okay.]
I got dressed, did my makeup, and put on my most elegant
outfit.
them in Refine
I stared at myself in the mirror, but couldn’t muster a smile.
Once, I would have been thrilled that he wanted to take me
to meet his colleagues.
But now, I only felt exhausted.
