When she hesitated, I raised my phone and told her I had recorded the conversation.
She obeyed.
The moment Ashley left, Emily nearly collapsed. I caught her, and she immediately apologised.
That apology affected me more than anything else.
I had spent years building restaurants, purchasing properties and expanding my company. I believed I was creating security for us. But standing in that kitchen, I realised I had left the person I loved alone inside the life I claimed to be building for her.
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