He could actually write something like that.

His lips twitched awkwardly, feeling almost too embarrassed to hit send.

But finally, with a reckless determination, he pressed the button.

Jessica's phone chimed several times in a row-messages from Timothy.

She glanced at the pictures and read through the three texts.

A wry smile tugged at Jessica's lips-equal parts amused and defeated.

If he'd said things like this even a few times in the past seven years, maybe she wouldn't have ended up so heartbroken and numb.

Now, the affection she once longed for from him was no longer something she needed.

The vine of love that had once grown in her heart had long since withered and died; no matter how much water he poured on it now, it would never come back to life.

She shut off her phone and went to bed.

Timothy sat there gripping his phone, waiting for her reply.

He waited half an hour.

An hour.

Nothing.

door. "Sir, lunch

time on his phone-noon. It must be

be asleep, that's why she wasn't

had to

evening, right before bed, Vince scrolled through Twitter and saw the flood of praise

really pulled

he claimed all the credit, he'd managed to gild his

to hand it to

instincts were razor-sharp-even the divorce had become an

every last drop of value from the

ruthless, shrewd operator-Vince shuddered to think

he'd taken Timothy's offer back

Twitter, only to realize Timothy's

new trending

Without

managing publicity. By now, the comments

were singing Timothy's

if Timothy had kept his marriage secret because his

was afraid to let

the

to clear

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