{"id":22046,"date":"2026-01-24T14:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/when-love-is-gone-novel-chapter-63\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:56:28","slug":"when-love-is-gone-novel-chapter-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/when-love-is-gone-novel-chapter-63\/","title":{"rendered":"When Love is Gone Novel Chapter 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 63<\/h1>\n

Sydney\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Caleb\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0her\u00a0up\u00a0after\u00a0work.\u00a0Still,\u00a0watching\u00a0the\u00a0scene\u00a0unfold,\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0feeling\u00a0a\u00a0touch\u00a0of\u00a0irony.
\nCaleb\u00a0gently\u00a0moved\u00a0Penelope\u00a0aside,\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0speak,\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0sharp\u2013eyed\u00a0coworkers\u00a0called\u00a0out\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0laugh,\u00a0\u201cHey,\u00a0Penny,\u00a0this\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0your\u00a0boyfriend,\u00a0right?
\nEarlier\u00a0that\u00a0day,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0spent hours\u00a0subtly\u00a0bragging\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0tall,\u00a0handsome,\u00a0gentle,\u00a0and\u00a0wealthy\u00a0boyfriend.\u00a0That\u00a0expensive\u00a0car\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0morning?\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0clearly\u00a0a\u00a0gift\u00a0from\u00a0him.\u00a0And\u00a0now\u00a0here\u00a0he\u00a0was\u2013real,\u00a0refined,\u00a0and\u00a0effortlessly\u00a0elegant.
\nShe\u00a0nervously tucked\u00a0her\u00a0hair\u00a0behind\u00a0her\u00a0ear\u00a0and\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0\u201cCal,\u00a0these\u00a0are\u00a0my\u00a0coworkers.\u201d
\nCaleb\u00a0frowned\u00a0faintly.\u00a0When\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0again,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0turned\u00a0away.
\nHe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0respond,\u00a0so\u00a0everyone\u00a0assumed\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0simply\u00a0reserved.\u00a0For\u00a0a\u00a0rich,\u00a0powerful\u00a0man,\u00a0ignoring\u00a0small\u00a0talk\u00a0felt\u00a0perfectly\u00a0in\u00a0character.
\nOnce\u00a0Penelope\u00a0and\u00a0Caleb\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0her\u00a0coworkers\u00a0erupted\u00a0in\u00a0envy.
\n\u201cOh\u00a0my\u00a0god,\u00a0how\u00a0lucky\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0get?\u00a0Rich,\u00a0handsome,\u00a0and\u00a0picks\u00a0her\u00a0up\u00a0from\u00a0work?\u201d
\n\u201cHelp\u00a0me!\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0trade\u00a010\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0life\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0boyfriend\u00a0like\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d\u00a0trade\u00a012!\u201d
\n\u201cGirl,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0insane.\u201d
\nBut\u00a0then\u00a0again,\u00a0life\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0quality,\u00a0not\u00a0quantity.\u00a0Even\u00a0a\u00a0single\u00a0day\u00a0of\u00a0living\u00a0that\u00a0ultra\u2013rich\u00a0dream\u2014\u00a0driving\u00a0a\u00a0limited\u2013edition\u00a0sports\u00a0car\u00a0to\u00a0work\u2013would\u00a0be\u00a0unforgettable.
\n\u2026
\nJust\u00a0as\u00a0Sydney\u00a0started\u00a0her\u00a0car,\u00a0the\u00a0passenger\u00a0door\u00a0swung\u00a0open.
\nMarcus\u00a0raised\u00a0an\u00a0eyebrow.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0grab\u00a0some\u00a0food?\u201d
\nShe\u00a0drew\u00a0a\u00a0quiet\u00a0breath.\u00a0\u2018Right.\u00a0We still\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.\u2019s\u00a0project.\u2018
\nShe\u00a0gave\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0food?\u201d
\nHe\u00a0sent\u00a0a\u00a0location\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0phone.\u00a0\u201cNew\u00a0place\u00a0nearby.\u00a0Head\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0good.\u201d
\n\u201cSure.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0set\u00a0the\u00a0GPS\u00a0and\u00a0drove\u00a0off.
\nBehind\u00a0them,\u00a0the\u00a0black\u00a0Maybach\u00a0remained\u00a0parked.\u00a0The\u00a0linic\u2019s\u00a0lot\u00a0required\u00a0circling\u00a0to\u00a0exit,\u00a0and\u00a0from\u00a0that\u00a0vantage\u00a0point,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0watched\u00a0Marcus\u00a0get\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0car\u00a0with\u00a0practiced\u00a0ease.\u00a0Through\u00a0the\u00a0windshield,\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0Marcus\u2018\u00a0bright\u00a0and\u00a0warm\u00a0smile.
\n\u2018So\u00a0she\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0smile\u00a0only\u00a0for\u00a0me\u2026\u2018\u00a0he\u00a0thought.
\nPenelope\u00a0caught\u00a0the\u00a0flash\u00a0of\u00a0displeasure\u00a0in\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0seized\u00a0the\u00a0moment.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0Marcus,\u00a0the\u00a0future\u00a0successor\u00a0of\u00a0Shepard\u00a0Pharmaceuticals.\u00a0He\u00a0owns\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.\u00a0He\u00a0and\u00a0Sydney\u00a0are\u00a0close.\u00a0They\u00a0spend\u00a0time\u00a0together\u00a0outside\u00a0work.\u201d
\nChapter\u00a063
\n+15\u00a0BONUS
\nA\u00a0tightness\u00a0formed\u00a0in\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0chest,\u00a0irritation\u00a0rising\u00a0without\u00a0warning.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0her\u00a0senior.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0nothing\u00a0wrong\u00a0with\u00a0being\u00a0friendly.\u201d
\n\u201cOh\u00a0please.\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0office\u00a0alone\u00a0during\u00a0lunch\u00a0for\u00a0ages.\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0young\u00a0and\u00a0fickle.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0normal\u00a0for\u00a0girls\u00a0like\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0indecisive
\n\u201cEnough.\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0turned\u00a0icy.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0her\u00a0character\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0you\u00a0do.\u201d
\nSydney\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0direct.\u00a0She\u2019d\u00a0once\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0marry\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0whole\u00a0heart.\u00a0She\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0waver,\u00a0and\u00a0certainly\u00a0not\u00a0walk\u00a0away\u00a0so\u00a0easily.
\nMarcus\u00a0had\u00a0good\u00a0taste.\u00a0Every\u00a0restaurant\u00a0he\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 63 Sydney\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Caleb\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0her\u00a0up\u00a0after\u00a0work.\u00a0Still,\u00a0watching\u00a0the\u00a0scene\u00a0unfold,\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0feeling\u00a0a\u00a0touch\u00a0of\u00a0irony. Caleb\u00a0gently\u00a0moved\u00a0Penelope\u00a0aside,\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0speak,\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0sharp\u2013eyed\u00a0coworkers\u00a0called\u00a0out\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0laugh,\u00a0\u201cHey,\u00a0Penny,\u00a0this\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0your\u00a0boyfriend,\u00a0right? Earlier\u00a0that\u00a0day,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0spent hours\u00a0subtly\u00a0bragging\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0tall,\u00a0handsome,\u00a0gentle,\u00a0and\u00a0wealthy\u00a0boyfriend.\u00a0That\u00a0expensive\u00a0car\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0morning?\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0clearly\u00a0a\u00a0gift\u00a0from\u00a0him.\u00a0And\u00a0now\u00a0here\u00a0he\u00a0was\u2013real,\u00a0refined,\u00a0and\u00a0effortlessly\u00a0elegant. 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