Foley villa, the night's chill

her to finalize their separation, Kel

deep, lingering aches in her body, s

pped into the livi

e sat on

wear. His features, usually so harsh and dis

in a white floral dress. Long br

ctically begged to be protected. She looked like a delicat

e Be

ly loved had fin

rry, and bankruptcy claimed their family business. Her mother had quickly remarried, leaving her without a

ed her like hi

p under the same roof and attended the sam

of a hereditary illness, Corey would have h

ere?" Kelvin snapped,

the divorce was a deliberate provoc

is eyes drew a dry, sile

murmured gently. "After all, she's still

, playing the pictur

s a beat. "As of

though a flicker of deep satisfaction cro

with me anymore." He spoke bluntly, making absolute

er face twisting with manufactured worry. "Cheyenne

hetic act made Chey

ew seconds before a wry

one he loved. This divorce suits me just fine. At least

ned the second the w

atisfaction. Hearing Cheyenne admit to Kelvin's

e was already

ing to be a place

jab. He simply stared at he

nd over my shoulder and make sure I don't take anything of yours," Cheye

ace. Every step she took was so measured and elegan

eny-Cheyenne was flawl

d over the years, she had discreetly fende

come Mrs. Foley-Cheyenne, shielded b

r over a decade had been effortle

nne, and not her, remained a festering woun

lashed through her eyes. A second later, she smooth

t me go hel

he replied flatly, tur

she had lived in for three years. Looking at it now

th him. She had personally picked out the sheets, the curtains, ever

silence as the door was

tanding on the threshold, weari

hand with your packing," she offer

genuine kindness, or just ano

. Besides, I wouldn't want to trouble someone so im

l the space-a sea of light tones, pinks, whites, and blues. Ri

olors, the dark fabric sto

own to fold them. Her pale fingers brushed against the f

jacket to her chest for comfort, lulled to sleep by th

A flash of poorly concealed triumph lit up her face as she breathed softly. "I neve

nst herself. Smoothing down one of the sleeves, she delibera

e, freezing her in place as if she

she'd drawn, Abbie smiled, h

At the time, he told me it didn't fit right

in the air. He had kept

Cheyenne. The garment she had sought comfo

photo frame is still here. This was from when Kelvin played in th

only photo

e refused to let anyone snap candid shots of him. Even for offic

ree years, and they didn't h

when his grandfather had demanded they take wedding ph

ver, he had mad

s for Abbie for a long time, her heart sti

oftness in her gaze morphed into something sharp and unsettling. She closed the d

to a whisper. "You know, he still wears this suit when

hands clenched into tight