Chapter 4

My first stop was our penthouse on the Upper East Side.

I changed every password.

All of Ethan's things were packed up and thrown out.

Then I took a bath and fell asleep.

My dream was full of him.

He was eighteen and broke.

We were outside the university library.

He stepped in front of me and scared off some rich kids who were harassing me.

At twenty,he worked odd jobs for months.

He did it to buy a decent suit for my birthday party.

He stopped me.

"Victoria,I know I have nothing right now.No connections,no future.But...can you wait for me?Five years...no,three.In three years,I'll make something of myself.I'll earn the right to pursue you!"

Back then,I had laughed.

I found the ambitious boy amusing.

I laughed in my dream and woke up laughing.

My pillow was wet with tears.

I sighed and wiped my tears.

I opened my bedroom door.

Chloe stood outside my door,deathly pale.

"Miss Sterling,I came to apologize."

Her eyes were red.

She pressed an abortion clinic appointment slip into my hand.

"I never meant to ruin your marriage."

Didn't ruin it?

Just slept with my husband?