They offered no comfort now, only a reminder of broken promises. The tear

ound of Cedric moving around the master

ing?" she asked,

I can't let her go through this alone. I think it would be best if you moved

. "You want me to leave? So you

on. "The estate is too far for me to commute every day. Jayd

er voice flat. "I

Why are you so convinced there's something sordid

he was before he'd let her into his life, the col

cie, please. Just give me a little more time. I promise I'll sort everything ou

another. Inside, she was already gone. When her time was up, he could have this

ht," s

e table. She had prepared a full breakfast, acting every bit the lady

ill. Cedric, however, ate with g

it?" Jayden asked, b

licious,

s?" she asked, a sl

l silent f

st at everything. After all, you chose her. You felt you had to be re

ooked at Cedric, who was sippi

g. Not "I want to be with you." Not "I have feel

aked the last of her life on, was noth

ric's tie and brushing a piece of lint from his jacket. They

aid with a smug look. "F

e seemed to relax. He kissed her on the forehead. "Ther

" Kaci

r shoes by the door, her skincare products in the bathroom, her favorite mug next to t

a photo of her and Cedric on the day he proposed. They both looked

he frame in

each item that disappeared into a box, a little mo

disappear from his world forever. She would no longer