Chapter 10
What came after was simple.
Ethan used those photos in court as proof Nathaniel had cheated during the marriage.
We were granted the divorce.
On the day we signed the papers, Nathaniel asked,
“Vivianne, do you still love me?”
I shook my head.
He gave a bitter smile.
me
“Do you regret it? Picking me
stead of Ethan?”
Thesitated.
Back then, I never imagined Ethan had feelings for me.
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But I gave it real thought… and shook my head again.
“Nathaniel, I don’t regret being with you.”
“I know that for a few years, you truly did love me.”
Saying it out loud felt like exhaling something I’d been holding in for years.
Only now did I feel like I was finally letting go.
Nathaniel must’ve felt it too.
He didn’t try to change my mind.
He just smiled.
And then, quietly, his eyes filled with tears.
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“Vivianne… I hope you find happiness.”
When I walked outside, Ethan was already waiting by the car.
He opened the door for me, and I noticed a pot of hyacinths sitting in the passenger seat.
Their meaning?
Letting go of the past, starting fresh.
I stared at them, caught off guard.
Ethan nudged me.
“Come on. We’re going to the hospital.”
“What? Why?”
“I scheduled your surgery. I’ve got time off–I’ll be taking care of you.”
“How much time off?”
“Until you’re discharged.”
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