hapter 4
Chapter 4
The next day, I was jolted awake by my phone ringing non–stop.
It was Emma.
“Liz, the more I think about it, the more I realise that something wasn’t right yesterday. What’s wrong with Leo? You’ve been together for three years, why is he getting colder
instead?”
I hesitated.
I didn’t know what to say.
Logically, I knew I should have been furious when he left me standing there. But instead, I felt nothing–because by now, I had grown numb to it.
Just then, a message popped up on my screen.
[There’s a party in the Silvermoon pack tonight. I’ll pick you up.]
I paused, a little surprised.
He rarely invites me to any of his business functions, and now it seems he wants to make it
up to me.
[Yesterday was just a work thing. Don’t overthink it.]
Leo hadn’t changed- he was still as self–absorbed as ever, always thinking that a few gestures could fix everything.
Our fights never lasted long- he’d always follow his same process, like clockwork, to solve them. Once he’d worked through his process, it didn’t matter if I agreed or not. In his mind, the problem was already solved.
And if I pushed further, he’d just leave me alone, his eyes questioning, “Why are you being so unreasonable?”
He never realized that some things couldn’t be “fixed” like that.
Chapter 4
The emotions between two people aren’t like work.
You can streamline work, but love doesn’t follow a formula.
[Okay.]
I got dressed, did my makeup, and put on my most elegant outfit.
I stared at myself in the mirror, but couldn’t muster a smile.
Once, I would have been thrilled that he wanted to take me to meet his colleagues.
But now, I only felt exhausted.
