Hearing Eugene reveal how good Violet had been these past few days, Wayne started to feel uneasy, worried that she might truly extricate herself and leave his world behind.
It's often said that a relationship in a state of parallel lines is very painful, because they are always parallel, never to meet. But Noah Bates felt that it was when the relationship turned into intersecting lines that was most heart-wrenching, because after that single moment of crossing paths, they would diverge and head in opposite directions, never to see each other again.
He left the office with a dazed expression and entered the elevator alone to depart from Eugene's company. As he left, the receptionist looked at his retreating figure and suddenly rubbed her eyes.
For some reason, she felt that man's silhouette... looked so desolate.
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