t answered your calls, has he?"
ed her colleague'
low her out further, dragging Lena
s upcoming exhibit. Without warning, the ceiling had collapsed, leaving her trapped beneath
oulder shattered so gravely it required metal screws to hold it together.
. Her face looked ghostly pale, fingers tre
ysical injuries. It came from the icy r
rately needed Theo,
h your husband, anyway? You could've died, yet he can't even call you back after two days? Yo
ena murmured, "He's p
as a shield-too occupi
nd all Lena had gained was an empty
up to even answer his phone? That
y, cutting through the last
ness, forcing a smile far
Lena, look-seems like the ever-elusive Mr. Haynes took an international flig
awed up Le
mpare him with your husband. You nearly died, and your husband didn't even care
essly, frozen by
aynes she spoke of was Len
. Theo's supposed business trip was a total lie. He had trave
Violet had seemed
s sight, and Violet fled abroad, l
ryone mocked her loyalty, but she ignored their ridicule, believi
Theo had offered her nothing b
Theo's eyes as he greeted Violet at the a
nes Group CEO Welcomes
destroyed Lena's la
had painstakingly organized, was
event for Theo's true love, and
Theo had met Violet, reigniting their lost flame. Lena
ession-so gentle and warm. I heard they were college sweethearts. Maybe they
Lena laughed. "You're
without another word, then
.
rn home until lo
side, an unfamiliar irri
how late he returned. But darkness now blanke
here, Theo climbed the stairs
na's small frame lay cur
creaked, Lena opened
weetly pungent perfume she didn't rec
h Lena's chest. Thankfully,
ly, Lena reached for him, slipp
abdomen, moving do
he grabbed her wrist, voice tight with te