Chapter 4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina didn\u2019t know how she got back to her apartment, one hand holding her heels, the other clutching the photo to her\u00a0<\/p>\n
chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The photo got wet anyway, the beautiful woman\u2019s face blurring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina knelt on the cold floor and wailed, repeatedly wiping the rain from the photo, but her own tears kept falling on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She cried until she couldn\u2019t breathe, collapsing to the floor, choking on her sobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a sound at the door. The next moment, a pair of black leather shoes appeared in Nina\u2019s view.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean looked at the woman collapsed on the floor, his brow twitching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lifted Nina up, set her on the sofa, his eyes filled with frustration. \u201cI just didn\u2019t drive you to the Collins\u2018 place. Do you have to be this dramatic?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was it really that big of a deal?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina realized in that moment that the man she loved had changed, so much that she could barely recognize him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before leaving the Collins family\u2019s place, she\u2019d heard the story of Isabelle and Sean. The perfect couple, but for some reason, they broke up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
People said that when they were dating, they were the couple everyone in Los Angeles envied; Sean took every little thing Isabelle casually mentioned to heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina looked at the man in front of her and smiled bitterly. The difference between being loved and not being loved was really so obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though Sean had been good to her for the past three years, she could always feel that he seemed to be looking through her, remembering someone else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina pulled away from him, her expression distant. \u201cYes, it is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean loosened his tie, looking annoyed and weary. \u201cIt\u2019s such a trivial thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, Sean stood up and left, the door slamming shut with a loud bang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina froze for a second, and soon after, her phone buzzed with a photo from Jessica. She stared at the picture as a tear slid from her eye and dripped onto the screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean was holding a huge bouquet of roses, standing outside Isabelle\u2019s building. But Isabelle wouldn\u2019t see him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, Nina barely slept.\u00a0<\/p>\n
0.0 %\u00a0<\/p>\n
22:54\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 4\u00a0<\/p>\n
This apartment was a gift from Sean, meant to be her safety net. But Nina didn\u2019t want it anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anything that didn\u2019t truly belong to her, she no longer wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
289 Vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina took the deed to the land registry office and had the name changed to Sean\u2019s. She\u2019s giving back everything he gave her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staring at the green trees outside, Nina zoned out. It had been so long since she\u2019d really taken in the view outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her phone buzzed. It was a friend request from Isabelle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After some hesitation, Nina accepted. Isabelle asked to meet her at a coffee shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Nina arrived, Isabelle was already seated and waiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her, she broke into a wide smile. \u201cHi, Nini, what can I get you to drink?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina froze, then slowly walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had been a long time since anyone had called her that. People usually called her Nina, while the Collins family called her \u201cthe illegitimate daughter.\u201d Only Sean ever called her Nini.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now it seemed it was just his way of remembering Isabelle through her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything\u2019s fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perhaps noticing her weary expression, Isabelle sighed softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNini, I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
63.9 %\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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