REJECTED ME BUT KARMA CAME FOR YOU
"I've missed you. It'll be good to have all of us together again, the way it used to be."
The call ended, and Chloe sat frozen for a long moment in the quiet apartment, the weight of that unguarded warmth in Olivia's voice pressing down on her chest before she forced it aside, burying it beneath the same cold resolve she'd carried out of the restaurant. Her phone buzzed almost immediately after with a message from Samantha.
"This is the moment. She's happy. Distracted. Surrounded by people who trust you completely. If you're going to do it, do it now — before the doubt catches up to you."