The smell of garlic, rosemary, and sizzling ribeye steak filled the penthouse kitchen, but it did nothing to ease the knot forming in Olivia's stomach. She glanced at the digital clock on the Spanish-door refrigerator: "8:45 PM." All the timers had gone off. The asparagus was perfectly tender and crisp, the mashed potatoes were whipped to a silky perfection that had taken her forty-five minutes to achieve, and a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon—a vintage from the year they met—was ready. Olivia reached for her phone for what felt like the fiftieth time. The screen was clean. No new texts. No missed calls. The same stylish, teasing lock screen: a candid photo of her and Collins on a Capri beach last summer. He was laughing, his dark hair blowing in the wind. He looked less like a ruthless tech billionaire and more like the youthful, intensely attentive man she'd fallen for in college.She unlocked her phone and dialed his name. It rang. Once, twice, three times, four times. You've reached
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