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Glenn was now confronting a harsh reality: the person who had cherished him most deeply was no longer his. This understanding struck him forcefully as he observed me embarking on a new life with Shane.

Following the ceremony, I went back to the modest inn where Adalynn and I were lodging. She was seated on the couch, her fury evident the moment she saw me in my wedding attire. Her frustration exploded.

"Glenn! You attended the wedding? How can you be so desperate? Nobody wants you anymore, yet you still pursue others?" Her words cut deep, harsh and unrelenting.

A wave of rage washed over me, along with a powerful impulse to silence her and send her away. After all, she was partly responsible for my loss of Addie. If she hadn't returned to Chicago, perhaps I wouldn't have ended my relationship with Adriana. We might have been married by now, possibly even starting a family.

But everything had crumbled.