The Tenth Reset Ended Our Marriage Chapter 10

The Tenth Reset Ended Our Marriage Chapter 10

I walked out of the hospital.

The snow had stopped

Sunlight broke through the clouds and spilled across the snow, reflecting a harsh white glare.

I took a deep breath of the cold air.

Everything was over.

Whether it was Julian or Evan, they were both part of the past now.

I wrapped my coat tighter around myself, stepped through the snow, and headed back toward my flower shop

When I went inside, the bell above the door gave a clear, crisp ring.

I took off my coat and hung it on the rack.

Then I made myself a cup of hot coffee.

Across the street outside the window, the landlord was putting up a For Rent sign on the house Evan had once rented.

Every trace that man had left behind would soon be buried beneath a fresh snowfall.

I sat behind the counter, picked up my scissors, and went back to trimming stems.

The television was playing international news.

A financial channel was reporting on the breakup of Holt Group and the massive donation of its assets

No one knew the story behind it.

No one knew about the blood–soaked past that had led to it.

I took a sip of coffee.

It was warm, sliding down my throat into my stomach and driving away the winter chill

It felt comforting

I looked at the lily in my hand.

Its petals were pure white, flawless

A customer walked in from outside

She was a young girl with bright eyes.

“Do you have any sunflowers?”

I stood up and smiled into the sunlight.

“‘Yes.‘

They just came in. They’re very fresh.”

The sun fell across the counter, and everything looked quiet.

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scent of flowers and endless peace.

orate warfare with Holt Group, Pierce Holdings‘ cash flow finally collapsed completely.

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of his coat pocket and lowered his head.

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a thought he was filthy.

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buried in endless regret and poverty