Timothy asked Secretary Allen to take Henry back to the hospital.

He stayed behind, still sitting alone in the private dining room.

Outside, the fireworks show continued, bursting in brilliant colors against the night

sky.

But the person he hoped would watch with him never arrived.

Before he knew it, it was nine o'clock.

Timothy had never felt time drag so painfully.

So this is what waiting feels like.

She had waited for him to come home-for seven years.

Days upon days, all blending into this same ache.

His heart tightened with guilt.

No wonder she wanted a divorce.

She simply couldn't bear the endless waiting anymore.

Timothy closed his eyes and pressed his fingers to his brow.

Ten o'clock.

Eleven o'clock.

Midnight was approaching.

Knock, knock, knock.

rapping at

Was it her?

his feet, hope flaring in his

server, pushing the door

out the floor-to-ceiling windows-the

one he waited for

understand," he said

the server left, Vince stepped

weary eyes, unable to stop himself from glancing behind Vince, listening for any

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

go," Vince said

looked around at the room, decorated with such care for an evening she would never see, his lips pressed into a

this

want it

enough to understand, even if he didn't want to

know what he was

the empty chair and handed it to Vince. Give this

made up your

said,

He hadn't, not really.

didn't want

give her what she wanted,

pass it on. Come on, let's head

by

parking to FindNovel

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

Allen was already waiting in the car

Try to get some rest at

Timothy

to

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