But that feeling only lasted for a minute. Emily quickly snapped herself back to reality, trying her best to forget about that night

Wasn’t this what she wanted, her relationship with him?

It was all good

A small smile curled up at the corners of Emily’s mouth, but it didn’t reach her eyes. It was just a passing smirk that soon disappeared without a trace.

On a Friday afternoon, while Charlie and Tracy were busy in a meeting, Waters suddenly showed up again.

She’d cut her hair short and swapped her style for a laid back, artsy vibe, donning a loose maxi dress and a deep blue scarf, still looking drop-dead gorgeous

She settled down on the couch, dropped her handbag, and said to Emily, “Help me pour a cup of coffee, will you? Thank you. Make it the way Mr. James kes n

smile, pouring her a cup and

from her bag and handed it to Emily. “Didn’t get you anything last time I was here. Consider this a belated gift.”

twinkled under

“Thanks for the gesture, but I

“Why not? Don’t like it? It’s the latest model, their top-shelf product,

I’m good” Emily held her

sincere refusal, left the lipstick on the table and gave her a friendly smile. “Has any other worhan come looking for Mr. James recently? Or

that I know of,

woman ever comes looking for

proffered a card to Emily, her smile growing warmer. And, of course, if you ever need anything, don’t hesitate to reach

didn’t take the card and declined her offer politely, “I’m sorry, but I can’t get involved in

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