hapter\u00a078<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0fault!\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
ydney\u00a0still\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0dizzy from\u00a0the\u00a0alcohol\u00a0but\u00a0played\u00a0along\u00a0\u201cMm\u2013hmm.\u00a0Make\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0glass\u00a0of\u00a0honey<\/p>\n
ater,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0consider\u00a0forgiving\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
On\u00a0it!\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0scrambled\u00a0to\u00a0please,\u00a0setting\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0bag\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0entryway\u00a0cabinet\u00a0before\u00a0darting\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0itchen\u00a0and\u00a0returning\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0cup\u00a0of\u00a0honey\u00a0water,<\/p>\n
he\u00a0smiled\u00a0sheepishly.\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0forgiven?\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u00a0are.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0nodded\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0faint\u00a0grin.<\/p>\n
Honestly,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0the\u00a0secret\u00a0for\u00a0long.\u00a0It\u00a0had\u00a0felt\u00a0humiliating\u00a0when\u00a0it\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0ar\u00a0earlier.\u00a0But\u00a0now,\u00a0back\u00a0home\u00a0and\u00a0upstairs,\u00a0she\u00a0actually\u00a0felt\u00a0relieved.<\/p>\n
Let\u00a0Julian\u00a0laugh\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0wants.\u00a0Let\u00a0him\u00a0be\u00a0arrogant.\u00a0I\u00a0am\u00a0done\u00a0caring,\u2018\u00a0she\u00a0thought.<\/p>\n
eeing\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0mood\u00a0was\u00a0relatively\u00a0normal,\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0pressed\u00a0her\u00a0luck.\u00a0\u201cOkay,\u00a0but\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0why<\/p>\n
as\u00a0it\u00a0Julian\u00a0who\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0your\u00a0phone?\u201d<\/p>\n
Because\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0respect\u00a0boundaries,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0natural\u00a0thing\u00a0in\u00a0he\u00a0world.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0long\u00a0since\u00a0given\u00a0up\u00a0expecting\u00a0that\u00a0man\u00a0to\u00a0act\u00a0rationally.<\/p>\n
he\u00a0filled\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0in\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0dinner\u00a0and\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0afterward.<\/p>\n
iffany\u00a0frowned,\u00a0uneasy.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0Marcus\u00a0was\u00a0with\u00a0you,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0have easily\u00a0taken\u00a0you\u00a0home.\u00a0Why\u00a0did\u00a0ulian\u00a0suddenly\u00a0step\u00a0in\u00a0like\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u2026\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0amends?\u201d<\/p>\n
What?\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0look.\u00a0\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0ever\u00a0seen\u00a0someone\u00a0\u2018make\u00a0amends\u2018\u00a0like\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
iffany\u00a0shrugged.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0really\u00a0was\u00a0trying,\u00a0would\u00a0you\u00a0consider\u00a0getting\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0good\u00a0terms\u00a0with\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0won\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0hesitate.\u00a0She\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0sip\u00a0of\u00a0honey\u00a0water\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0quietly,\u00a0\u201cBetween\u00a0people,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0nly\u00a0one\u00a0real\u00a0chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
ust\u00a0one\u00a0moment\u00a0of\u00a0true\u00a0trust.<\/p>\n
Getting\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0good\u00a0terms\u201d\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0lie\u00a0people\u00a0told\u00a0themselves.\u00a0Once\u00a0trust\u00a0broke,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0much\u00a0one\u00a0ried\u00a0to\u00a0piece\u00a0it\u00a0back\u00a0together,\u00a0the\u00a0cracks\u00a0always\u00a0showed.<\/p>\n
ven\u00a0if\u00a0things\u00a0looked\u00a0fine\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0surface,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0constantly\u00a0wonder,\u00a0\u2018When\u00a0will\u00a0he\u00a0abandon\u00a0me\u00a0again?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0morning,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0usual\u00a0consultations.\u00a0With\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Year\u00a0pproaching,\u00a0patient\u00a0visits\u00a0had\u00a0gradually\u00a0decreased.\u00a0Unless\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0serious\u00a0illness,\u00a0most\u00a0would\u00a0wait\u00a0until\u00a0fter\u00a0the\u00a0festivities\u00a0to\u00a0resume\u00a0treatment.<\/p>\n
fer\u00a0office\u00a0was\u00a0bustling\u00a0with\u00a0people.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0heard\u00a0two\u00a0nurses\u00a0coaxing<\/p>\n
child.<\/p>\n
Sweetie,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0doctor\u2019s\u00a0office.\u00a0You\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0play\u00a0here,\u00a0okay?<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a078<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0out.\u00a0No,\u00a0wait!\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0touch that!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0want\u00a0to!\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0kid\u00a0had\u00a0grabbed\u00a0something\u00a0and\u00a0held\u00a0it\u00a0hostage.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0gonna\u00a0break\u00a0this!\u00a0All\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0bullied\u00a0my\u00a0mom!\u201d<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0as\u00a0Sydney\u00a0arrived,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0nurses\u00a0rushed\u00a0over,\u00a0flustered\u00a0and\u00a0apologetic.\u00a0\u201cSorry,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson.\u00a0Penny\u00a0brought\u00a0her\u00a0kid\u00a0today\u00a0and,\u00a0well,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0handful.\u00a0We\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0stop\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of\u00a0course\u00a0she\u00a0had.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0plenty\u00a0of\u00a0help\u00a0at\u00a0home,\u00a0yet\u00a0she\u00a0chose\u00a0to\u00a0drag\u00a0the\u00a0kid\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0experienced\u00a0Timothy\u2019s\u00a0charming\u00a0personality\u00a0before.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0fine.\u00a0Not\u00a0your\u00a0fault,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0calmly\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0consultation\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Luckily,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0as\u00a0messy\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0feared.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0Timothy\u00a0saw\u00a0her\u00a0enter,\u00a0he\u00a0flinched,\u00a0then\u00a0straightened\u00a0up\u00a0defiantly\u00a0and\u00a0shouted,\u00a0You\u00a0meaniel\u00a0Why\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0keep\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0steal\u00a0my\u00a0uncle\u00a0from\u00a0my\u00a0mom?!\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence\u00a0fell.\u00a0All\u00a0eyes\u00a0turned\u00a0toward\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0their\u00a0expressions\u00a0a\u00a0mix\u00a0of\u00a0shock\u00a0and disbelief.\u00a0Especially\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0restaurant\u00a0scene\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0day\u2013Sydney\u00a0walking\u00a0in\u00a0with\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0Now\u00a0this?<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0was\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0wonder\u00a0whether\u00a0they\u00a0really\u00a0knew\u00a0who\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was.\u00a0Had\u00a0she\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0woman\u00a0all\u00a0along?<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
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