“I never told you this,” she said, “but the night you found out… Ryan came by the restaurant. I heard him talking to the bartender. He said he felt trapped.
Like he didn’t actually want to marry her, but he didn’t know how to back out.”
I blinked. “He said that?”
“Yeah. Word for word.
He said, ‘I ruined everything for someone I don’t even love.’ And now? He’s living at his buddy’s place. Alone.
Chloe’s back at her apartment. I heard through the grapevine they’re barely speaking.”
I smiled. Not out of revenge.
Not bitterness. Just… relief.
“Looks like the universe knows how to return a favor.”
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