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 the

Was it her?

feet, hope

it was only a server, pushing the door open. "Sir, we're closing

the floor-to-ceiling windows-the fireworks had

one he waited for

understand," he

server left, Vince stepped

unable to stop himself from

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

Vince

room, decorated with such care for an evening she would never see, his lips

of this too

didn't want

even if he didn't want

know what he was still

empty chair and handed it to Vince. Give this to her for me.

up your mind?"

said, voice

He hadn't, not really.

didn't want a

what she wanted, he'd go through

I'll pass it on. Come on, let's head

walked side by side,

parking to FindNovel

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

was already waiting in the

in. Try to get

Vince," Timothy

walked to his car,

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