Zoe went back to her rented apartment. Her cooking was halfway done. It was still there, but she no longer cared about it. Sitting in the darkness, she didn’t turn on the heater. Instead, she just hugged her legs and let her mind wander off.

She recalled that she used to fantasize about marrying Mason when she was young. They’d have two kids and a puppy.

“Will you be its mom?”

His tone was so tender that it was ironically sharp. It stabbed right at her heart and caused so much pain. Six year