Snow Fell, I Walked Away: He Came Back Too Late

ialist in the police force. In ten years on

ting on a windowsill, sobbing as she cla

d her. It was Lydia Vale, her

f to stay composed. "Hey, don't do anything ras

't be a mistress, but he forced me anyway! He took me home while I was drunk... I co

ell. If anything, there was a faint t

gain when murmurs from the

sick of this, ev

er out so much she wanted to die. Before that, she claimed getting promoted to assistant made her a target at work. And yet she never actually goes through

l, a commotion b

r expressions shiftin

, her nails digging

out of the car... was Adr

Adrian, dressed in a tailored suit, w

the windowsill. He didn't even noti

e are your favorite pink roses, and I've transfer

ooked almost l

e felt her heart sink

Celine had never known her hu

n't want your flowers or your gifts. You have a wif

rned, and pulled out a stack of docume

orce papers. I'll have my ass

felt as if she had bee

? When had she

said the company was facing cash flow issues

hen, so exhausted she could barely keep her ey

... she had signe

't expected Adrian to a

rushing into his arms, her eyes reddening.

e indulgent. "Silly girl. You're mine. How co

tears, wrapping her arms around his

ch. I won't cause

simply let her cling to h

unsurprised, be

ned, trailing aft

k Adrian what al

, she would let him go. Why

Lydia into the car

hand the divorce papers to his assistant and speak in a

. "Mr. Lennox, are you really going to divorce your wife? She'

ensed the shift in Adrian's

ng Celine. These papers are just for show. She may be rigid and dull, always buried in her wor

lowered his voice again. "I'm just calming Lydia down. Once she stops making

g in his tone. The assis

hand clamped over her mouth

her face, soaking

t like when pain ran so

an. She had believed they

... she had never

s. She had always ranked first.

ad, he would proudly tell everyone

er. He had supported her completely, shielding her f

had been her anchor, supportin

ns gave her stomach problems, he s

ldn't save, he stayed up all night

iety circles, too busy with work

ne, with me, you only

was to him was

d for, everything she dream

d at the thought of

ling to let Lydia

ne

ive him exactly

e... she was