My boyfriend held the white moonlight of returning to China and watched me being made fun of by the whole table, but later he cried and begged me not to leave.

Boyfriend was cuddled up with his long-lost love, who had recently returned from abroad.

Everyone at the table looked at me with disdain as they laughed at my expense.

In a sudden burst of emotion, I overturned the table.

Later, Gideon stood by my hospital bed, eyes red from crying, pleading for me to take him back.

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When I received Gideon's call, I was in the middle of packing my bags.

"Phoebe, come over and apologize to Cora. The glass you broke cut her."

His voice was simmering with controlled anger.

Cora, the woman he'd always yearned for but could never have—his long-lost love.