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2024-11-24 20:30:00After sending the message to Shawn, Amanda gets back to editing the website.
Having a photographic memory is both a blessing and a curse. Amanda has never forgotten the pain Riley caused her.
But that day, in the stairwell, she faced Riley head-on and said everything she’d been holding back. It felt like cutting loose a weight she’d been dragging around for years. From that moment on, life feels lighter, clearer, like an open road stretching out ahead.
Over the next few days, Amanda sticks to her routine. She goes to work, finishes her tasks, and smoothly handles the handover process.
Friday night comes. It’s her farewell dinner with her coworkers.
She’s also arranged to meet Shawn afterward to deliver the incense she promised. She’s excited to have him test a new product she’s been working on.
After dinner, a heavy rainstorm rolls in.
Amanda stands outside the restaurant, weighed
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On Friday evening, Riley takes his time getting ready. He has carefully chosen his outfit, aiming to make a good impression.Thanks to Heath, he knows the time and location of Amanda’s dinner with her colleagues. His plan is simple: wait until the dinner ends and pick her up. That way, they can return to the villa together and head to the gathering with Rex and the others the next day.He parks his car a short distance from the restaurant, close enough to keep an eye on the entrance but far enough not to draw attention.Riley leans back in his seat, hands resting lightly on the steering wheel. He expects Amanda to leave soon, and the thought of her coming home lifts his spirits.But then he notices something he never anticipated—a black Maybach pulling up a little farther down the street. Riley narrows his eyes. He knows that car.It’s Shawn’s.What is Shawn doing here? Riley watches closely. The car remai
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“You look like hell, man. What happened to you?” Rex asks, frowning.Today is supposed to be the day Riley finally introduces Amanda to his friends as his wife. But Riley shows up alone, his demeanor worse than Rex has ever seen.Riley had spent the entire night outside Amanda’s apartment. He only left in the morning, driving straight to the villa for a quick wash and a couple of hours of restless sleep before heading to meet his friends.His mood is abysmal.Even Shawn and Faye notice something is off, though Shawn, as usual, doesn’t pry. Faye, on the other hand, seems uneasy, shrinking back slightly at Riley’s dark aura.That leaves Rex to break the suffocating silence.“Come on. Don’t be like this. It’s been forever since Faye and Shawn came back. Cheer up, mate.”Riley glances up briefly, his tired eyes meeting Shawn’s and Faye’s, but he doesn’t sa
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Faye stares at the bottle of Baileys on the table. It hasn’t been touched. The three men obviously aren’t fans of sweet liqueurs.But they don’t know that Faye isn’t either.She doesn’t drink often, but when she does, it’s usually a Gimlet.She loves the sharp sourness, the way it starts on her tongue, spreads across her palate, and hits her stomach like a punch.Sometimes, when she’s home alone, away from anyone’s gaze, she savors it slowly, letting that bite linger.All three of them know Amanda—Riley, Rex, and Amanda work at the same company, and Shawn’s sister Lily is Amanda’s close friend. On paper, they should know her better than Faye.But none of them seem to notice that Amanda likes Baileys. With milk, oolong tea, coconut water—Amanda is game for any pairing. Sometimes, she just pours it over ice.These men don’t know her half as well as
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Riley’s gaze drifts across the living room, lingering on the leftover decorations Lily had put up. He doesn’t say a word.“So, Riley,” Shawn begins, leaning back against the counter.“Let’s talk about Amanda. Now that we all know she’s your wife, what’s going on? I need you to tell us the whole thing. If you don’t, we can’t help. Or, if you’d prefer not to talk to us, I can call Mrs. Hopkins, your therapist.”Riley stays silent.This is hard for him—they all know that. His childhood had left scars that made it almost impossible to open up, even more so when it came to personal shame.“Anyway,” Shawn continues, “Rex has told you countless times that he thinks you should get a divorce. I’ll be honest—I think so too.”Riley’s head snaps up, his displeasure obvious. His glare says he’s one word away from punch
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Talking over their vacation plans and serendipity with Lily is a great weight off Amanda’s shoulders. The apartment’s cozy glow and the comforting aroma of vanilla candles make her forget about the rain outside.“Alright,” Lily says, grabbing glasses from the kitchen, “to Amanda! To freedom, cinnamon rolls, and the best trip ever!”They clink their glasses, and Amanda laughs as the cider fizzes and tickles her nose. “To all of that,” she agrees, her grin growing wider. She has almost forgotten what it feels like to laugh so freely.Amanda rarely drinks anything other than Baileys, but cider is a nice try.“And to bravery. It’s not easy to leave something behind, even when you know it’s the right thing to do.”Amanda feels a lump rise in her throat at Lily’s words. She hasn’t realized how much she needs to hear them. “Thank you,” she says softly, her voice steady but her eyes shining.“Enough with the tears,” Lily says, setting down her glass and grabbing Amanda’s hand. “We have a night
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The plane touches down smoothly, and Amanda feels a subtle lurch in her chest. As the wheels kiss the tarmac, it isn’t just her body grounding itself in Tenerife—it is her mind.A few days after Amanda and Lily decide on a destination for their trip, they are off.Amanda is grateful to her friends, Lily, Kara, and Grace, who all readily agree to use their vacation time to travel with Amanda after hearing her offer.Weeks of chaos and heartbreak have left her in the dumps, drifting in a sea of uncertainty.Now, as the crisp January air seeps through the cabin doors, she feels a flicker of hope.Behind her, Lily tugs on Amanda’s arm with a grin. “Tenerife, honey. We’re here!”Lily’s enthusiasm is contagious, and Amanda is always grateful for it. She tightens her scarf as they step outside.The air is cool but not biting, carrying the faint salty scent of the s
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