To Forget Her

When Mrs. Cooper handed me a check for five million dollars and told me to leave Natalie Cooper, I didn’t hesitate for a second.

I had spent five years by Emily’s side, giving her the best years of my life. Five million? It wasn’t nearly enough for what I’d sacrificed.

Word of this reached Emily soon enough.

I later heard that on the day she found out, she skipped the most important meeting of her career just to come find me.

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When Natalie Cooper stormed into the apartment she had bought for me, I was in the middle of packing my things.

“What’s the meaning of this?”