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I suppressed the flutter in my heart and responded softly, “Mm.”
Jayden reached out to ruffle my hair affectionately. “Alright, sleep tight.”
I closed my eyes, letting my breathing grow slow and steady.
In the rhythm of my even breaths, Jayden carefully loosened his grip. Soon, the faint clicking of a phone keyboard broke the silence.
I shifted slightly, pretending to turn over. The clicking paused for a moment, then resumed.
In the darkness, I slowly opened my eyes.
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The glow of his phone screen flickered, illuminating Jayden’s smiling face, casting it in a shadowy, unfamiliar light.
He brought the phone to his lips, lowering his voice. “Alright, go finish your work. Don’t be upset anymore. You’ll see me tomorrow.”
“I need to sleep now. Safe travels, Amy.”
My heart plummeted, the air in my lungs suddenly heavy.
Jayden remained oblivious, his face content as he gazed at the screen, seemingly lost in thought.
At last, he turned off his phone, pulled me back into his arms out of habit, and kissed my bare shoulder as he always did.
But this time, the warmth of his chest
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against my back felt cold, and his touch made my stomach churn.
Jayden soon drifted into a deep sleep.
I lay there in the darkness, my eyes wide open, the remnants of sleep slipping away entirely.
Jayden had always trusted me completely.
I never checked his phone, nor did I control his interactions with other women.
What he didn’t know was that not checking his phone didn’t mean I didn’t know the password.
And while Jayden was in the shower, I unlocked his phone.
For the past six months, he and Amara had
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been sharing their daily lives almost every day.
There were so many messages between them that I didn’t have time to go through them all carefully.
But a conversation from three days ago was seared into my mind, replaying over and over in front of my eyes.
“Little puppy, do you still remember the promise you made to me?”
“Of course.”
“Your little kitten got thrown away, no one wants her anymore. She’s so sad…”
“Little puppy, you promised me that if the little kitten didn’t have an owner, you’d take her in.”
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“Now, the little kitten only has you left. Please, don’t abandon her, okay?”
“…Okay.”
“Then, My little kitten, when are you coming back to the country? I’ll come find you.”
I pushed away from Jayden’s embrace, clutching the collar of my shirt, silently gagging, until tears welled up in the corners of my eyes.
I had believed that the lover I had loved for seven years was mine alone. But in the end, he was just a loyal dog, easily called upon by someone else.
How laughable.
Jayden got up just as I was tidying up the
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I had carefully packed away the things he’d given me, neatly placing them in a large box.
Jayden knew I had a habit of cleaning things out regularly, but seeing the piles of bags in the living room still caught him off guard.
“Are you getting rid of all this?”
I met his gaze, nodding slightly, “Mm, they’re dirty.”
Such a simple excuse, yet Jayden didn’t question it.
In truth, if he’d bothered to look inside the box, he would have seen that what I called “dirty” was anything but. But he didn’t care- either that, or he was too eager to leave.
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I watched him hurriedly slip on his jacket, wave a distracted goodbye, grab his car keys, and rush out the door.
I stood by the window, eyes following the sleek convertible he’d taken–something he usually kept tucked away for special occasions.
It was his “show–off” car, one he only pulled out when meeting important people.
Once upon a time, Jayden had defied his family and given up a life of comfort just to be with me. We had settled into a humble, routine life. That sports car was the only thing he’d brought with him from his former life of luxury.
I felt a pang of guilt, but I had always believed that he was the one I would spend my life with.
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And now, he was racing toward someone else.
I couldn’t help but remember the message Jayden’s mother had sent him:
“Jay, I know Lyn is a great girl, but her family’s background is too poor. She won’t be able to help us in the future. You’ll have to shoulder the family business on your own, and it’s going to be hard. Are you really sure about this?”
I had said to Jayden back then, “If you ever change your mind, if you’re no longer sure about me, tell me. I can’t live with doubt. I’ll let you go.”
But he had smiled, wrapped me in his arms, kissed me over and over, and reassured me, “Lyn, I want no one but you.”
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“I’ve made up my mind. A little hardship won’t faze a grown man like me. Trust me, you’re the only one for me, now and forever.”
Now, all of that felt like a distant dream. A bitter ache settled in my chest.
Amara and he were indeed a perfect match. The Smith family had even tried to bring them together, and if it weren’t for me, they truly would have been a flawless pair.
And now, Jayden had “come to his senses” and was preparing to return to the path he was meant to follow?
