Others might have tried to trash Hannah’s name.
But Nina knew better.
She understood Nathan too well.
She deliberately kept mentioning “Hannah,” twisting the knife deeper.
Making sure Nathan would live in regret forever.
Only then would he….
Stop chasing other women.
That’s how she’d get everything she wanted.
Two days before Hannah’s wedding, Linda took personal leave to fly to Eastbrook.
Nathan approved the leave request.
He stared at the reason for a long time.
–Attending friend’s wedding out of town.
Originally….
This leave was meant for his and Hannah’s wedding.
But now.
The woman who’d shared six years of his life would stand beside another man tomorrow.
Nathan pushed himself up from his desk and walked step by step to the Design Department.
There was a new Design Director.
But Hannah’s office remained empty.
She’d cleared out their home, but traces of her remained in the office.
She loved using oil diffusers here.
The scent still lingered faintly.
The same scent she always carried.
+15 BONUS
The Marketing Director knocked and entered hesitantly. “About those wedding Invitations for the LD Venture C30 that you asked
for I got them.”
“The wedding’s this Sunday. Would you…”
Everyone in the company knew about him and Hannah.
No one had expected them to split up.
Especially not like this
Nathan rubbed his face, hiding his emotions. “Leave it on the desk.”
“Yes, sir.”
The Marketing Director put down the invitation and hurried out.
Afraid of setting off his mood.
After the door closed, Nathan slowly picked up the invitation and opened it.
Hannah Jefferson and Davis Henderson.
Those simple, symmetrically arranged names felt like knives piercing his core.
Even breathing hurt.
Nina’s words from last night echoed in his mind.
He couldn’t deny it.
He, Nathan Bennett, wasn’t worthy of Hannah.
Wasn’t worthy of the person who’d stood by him through his hardest times,
