Never Say Never 소설 & 이야기

" Adrian fell silent for a moment, then tightened his hold on my hand and said reassuringly: "Maybe fate is protecting you. You're the one who'll live with me. The name on the license doesn't matter." Julianne added, "Exactly. A piece of paper can't replace what you have." I said calmly: "It's fine. She already wore my wedding gown for me. What's one signature?" I stood and went home alone, ignoring them when they called after me. After leaving Adrian's estate, my phone buzzed several times. [Have you decided? Come to New York with me.]

"I haven't been eating properly. It'll correct itself." "In that man's house." "Mum." "I'm not starting anything." Neva came to stand beside her at the glass. For a moment neither of them spoke. The city moved below them, indifferent and constant. "I just need to say one thing and then I won't say it again." Corinna closed her eyes briefly. "Say it."

In the video, it was the anniversary of our fourth year of marriage. I smiled at the camera, gentle and content, and thanked him for all the care and patience he had shown me throughout our marriage. I also gave him the original design sketch for "Eternal Heart”, telling him that all of my feelings for him were written into that drawing. He smiled gently and told me that by our next anniversary, he would turn the sketch into a real piece and give it to me. At the end of the video, I smiled into the camera. "It's all over, Corleone. I wish you and Lilia happiness. From this day forward, we'll never see each other again."

"All the properties and jewelry I gave you are revoked. Any endorsements or deals you secured using my name—you bear the penalties. And prepare for court. Fraud, defamation, incitement to violence. You'll spend the rest of your life paying for this." Hannah went pale, her face drained of color. "Theo, you can't do this to me! I really love you!" At that moment, a lawyer stepped forward.

I ultimately agreed to the marriage against my will. I looked him straight in the eye and uttered, "Mr. Zackman, your mother is sick. She should be taken to the hospital to see a doctor. You shouldn't come to me, a stranger you've only just met. I'm not a doctor; I can't cure her."

In a child's world, a simple apology might fix everything, but for adults, apologies solved nothing. She looked at Henry seriously. "Henry, an apology is the least useful fix. And stop calling me Mom. Since the contract ended a year ago, we're no longer mother and son." Henry didn't fully understand, but he grasped one thing. Kimberly didn't want him anymore. Standing helplessly by the road, he started wailing. Daniel wept too. After a while, he managed, "Kimberly, I'm sorry. I didn't know Siena was like that. I shouldn't have hurt you repeatedly because of her. Can we start over?"

"Never." "Greyson-"

I am not going to be some consolation prize. Never again.

My heart fluttered at the sound, but I pretended not to hear it and continued walking toward the sunlit road. If there was a next life, I never wanted to see Shawn again.

Tall, quiet, standing in the light. Nathan.