Taylor sat frozen in his seat, his mind struggling to catch up with reality. Nicole's sudden appearance had sent his world spinning, and no matter how much he tried to regain composure, he found himself drowning in disbelief. His lips parted as if to speak, but his voice betrayed him. Nothing came out. He swallowed hard, forcing air into his lungs.Across the table, Nicole was ice cool, her face reflecting the calm produced by a woman in control of her emotions. "So, ladies and gentlemen, shall we begin?" she said, smooth and professional, a smile curving her lips but not quite reaching her eyes.Next to her, Ethan Caldwell sat and nodded in a conciliating fashion, a small smirk playing across his lips. In that instant Nicole acted like Taylor and Sarah were not there, a flood of old painful memories seemed to wash in; old painful memories she had struggled her whole life to bury.The cruel whispers of betrayal still echoed within her, and she could feel the phantom ache of shatt
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