But the other end of the line was silent for a long time. Finally, Vivian Lee's weak, listless voice came through. "Shay, Aaron and I… we broke up…"
Ashley Bowen looked crestfallen as she hung up the phone. Turning back into the bedroom, she pressed her lips into a thin line, unsure how to bring this up with Yuri Sinclair.
Beneath the grand crystal chandelier, an orange glow enveloped the wheelchair and the cold, untamed man sitting in it. He was lost in thought.
She, on the other hand, was watching him intently, contemplating their own relationship.
'Relationships can crack. Getting hurt is unavoidable. If she and Yuri could make up after everything they'd been through, then what about Vivian and Aaron?'
Suddenly, as if she'd made a decision, she clenched her fists. She walked right up to Yuri Sinclair.
