Chapter 39. Despite everything... I miss him.

Stephanie Toussaint.

I stare at the scene unfolding before me. Matt hugs his fiancée, kissing her forehead and holding her to his chest.

And to think that five years ago, it was me who he hugged madly. No, Stephanie! Don’t go there. You are a happily married woman with a great family. Missing something you had doesn’t do anyone any good.

And on top of that, Matt is an idiot who hasn’t changed a thing. He cheated on you; he has a son and now he’s getting married too.

I shake off my confused thoughts when Matt stares at me from the door and, without avoiding it, I hear him say, “Steph, please, can we talk?”

Unable to flee the place, I put on my big girl’s clothes: I stand up straight, lift my chin, and look at him straight on, devoid of all emotion. “What do you want, Mr. Anderson?”

He stands in front of me, eyes wide, as he says, “Mr. Anderson?”

“That’s your name, right? Unless you are going to take your fiancée’s last name. That would be quite progressive.”

His gaze darkens and becomes