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A once-in-a-century thunderstorm paralyzed the entire city's traffic.
The movie theater closed. | had no umbrella and couldn't get a cab. | could only limp towards the street in my
heels.
My phone rang. It was Leo calling.
He askedimpatiently, "Where are you? A married woman out this late and not hyet."
My silence fueled his annoyance.
"Are you mute, Gigi?"
"I'm at the Panaxes Movie Theater."
Hearing this, Leo finally remembered our date.
After a few seconds of silence, he said coldly, "Sendyour location. I'm coming over now."
| didn't plan to let him pickup, but someone accidentally bumped into me.
| fell into the mud. My left ankle swelled up, and | couldn't walk far.
One hour and twenty-three minutes after | sent my location.
In the storm, | curled up miserably and checked my messages with him one last tbefore my phone died.
Leo didn't come, and there was no message.
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Eventually, a kind driver tookto a nearby hotel.
After checking into the hotel and charging my phone, | habitually opened Olivia's Moments.
She had posted a new update half an hour ago.
"Who cares about a power outage? A knight escorted this princess back to her castle."
The picture showed her father and Leo enjoying coffee together.
I blocked and deleted Olivia.
After thinking for a moment, | gave Leo the streatment.
In six years of marriage, no matter how much we argued or gave each other the silent treatment, | never deleted
Leo.
But this time, | was really tired.
The next day was Monday. | went to work from the hotel.
As soon as | got to my desk, my boss gavea strange look.
"James just toldyou were taking sick leave today."
Leo was the VP of the company. He personally ordered my leave, so HR didn't dare to question it.
I smiled and said | wasn't sick.
During lunch, when | went to the break room to make coffee, Leo unexpectedly showed up.
The man usually worked on the top floor. He had never bothered to cdown to
see me.
Now, for the first time, he cdown, but his expression was cold.
"Do you think staying out all night is fun? Gigi, you know my temper. If this happens again..."
| interrupted him and said dismissively, "Don't worry. There won't be a next time."
I was about to divorce him.
We would go our separate ways.
There wouldn't be a next time.
As he looked at my calm profile, he seemed stunned.
He didn't expectnot to ask where he went last night.
After | made the coffee, Leo took it. He frowned, took a sip, and found it so bad he dumped it all out.
"Meetin the parking lot after work today. I'll take you to dinner."
| knew this was his way of making up for standingup yesterday.
| also had something to tell him, so | agreed.
When | got back to my desk, | saw
and snacks from my
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"Happy Birthday, Gigi."
with a sticky note saying,
Ww?
| turned away and secretly wiped my eyes several times.
After finishing the treats, | worked until the end of the day and
went to the parking lot as Leonet
instructed.
Just as | saw him, the man started the engine and drove straight past me.
Leo didn't even look atas he drove by.
He just called and said he had an emergency meeting and toldto go to the
restaurant and wait for him.
At the restaurant, | sat down and
cteristically called the waiter my favorite red wine ter
Sot belongs to
Leo was always busy. After being with him, | unconsciously got used to waiting.
My chronic stomach problems were caused by waiting like this day after day.
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