un feeling unnaturally bright. He felt numb, as if he were watching a movie of someone else' s life. He looked up at the gleaming facade of the b

w blocks away, a place where he and Olivia had eaten lunch on their first anniversary with th

undless ambition and his elegant code, a perfect partnership. They were going to build an empire together. They had promised each ot

overwhelming sense of entitlement, he was Olivia' s sister' s son. "He just needs a chan

was lazy, careless, and spent most of his time trying to look busy while

usting, Ethan.

deleted a staging database

han. We don't gi

e. Each time, Ethan felt a small piece of their foundation crack. He had warned her that Liam' s mistakes

had come. And sh

, sacrifice, and love. He had poured everything he had into her and into their company, and it had all bee

just the job, but the relationship. There was no going back f

et park. He pulled it out, expecting a furious text from

cation from Lin

out because a senior leadership role has opened up in our new R&D division that seems like a

est rival. The company Olivia a

year ago. They had offered him a position then, a generous one. He had turned it down without a second thought. He had told

ment he could no longer enter. The new opportunity felt less like a lifeline and mor

the park. The city lights started to flicker on. He looked at the message from Mark Che

s, I'm avail