The Day My Contract Ended I Married Another Man novel Chapter 125

Chapter 18

In the attic of the Whitmore estate, Nora stood before à mountain of boxes-each one sealed with

time, and silence.

On the cover of each gift box was a date written in his familiar handwriting.

[March 10, 2011. Married Nora today. So happy. Bought her favorite plush doll. I’ll give it to her someday.]

[April 28, 2014. Nora’s birthday. Told her I was too busy with work to come home. Bought a minor planet and named it after her. I’ll tell her someday.]

(May 23, 2016. Fifth wedding anniversary. Still didn’t make it home. Bought her a private island

instead. I want to retire there with her someday…]

Nora’s eyes grew blurry with tears.

So he had loved her… quietly, secretly, relentlessly.

She was in every letter of his imagined future. He had planned countless “somedays” for them—

somedays that never came.

But now, she loved someone else.

She stumbled forward-straight into a pair of familiar arms.

Dominic caught her and held her gently. “Don’t cry. Come to Bali with me—

On a sunlit beach, the two of them leaned into each other, a picture of peace.

get some air.’

Dominic rested his hand on her stomach. “Nora… I actually met you when I was six.”

“At the time, Chase and I were still friends. We were climbing over a wall when I saw you for the first time. You were wearing a pink dress. You were so beautiful.”

“Nora, truth is-I saw you first.”

Nora curled into his arms, her tone soft as sunlight. “I believe you.”

“Then guess—when do you think I fell for you?” she teased.

Dominic playfully tapped her nose. “The day I confessed?”

Nora shook her head. “It was the first time I saw you

moment I laid eyes on you.”

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at the cold storage facility. I liked you the

Dominic looked stunned. Nora continued, her voice full of emotion, “I was terrified. I even thought, if I couldn’t escape, I’d rather die right there. But then you showed up-like a savior.”

“Dominic, I was so, so grateful to you. I love you,” she said earnestly.

Dominic’s heart clenched at the memory-equal parts fear and relief. He wrapped his arms

around her. “Thank God I got there in time.”

“You always do,” she whispered. “You always come through when I need you most.”

He was the first to notice her. The first to confess. But she was the first to fall in love.

After all the twists and turns, they had finally come full circle-this bright, beautiful future now belonged to them.

Back home, they held their wedding.

As the Faulkner Group’s CEO, Dominic hosted a three-day banquet celebration.

Nora had been worried at first that Dominic’s parents might not accept her daughter. But she

quickly realized her worries were unfounded.

Dominic held her hand with his left, and Jamie’s with his right, going from table to table offering toasts. To everyone he introduced them the same way: “My wife and my daughter.”

He treated Jamie as if she were his own flesh and blood. And seeing his attitude, the Faulkner elders naturally followed suit. To love Nora was to love her daughter. The Faulkners held Jamie’s

hand and welcomed her as their own.

Only then did Nora’s heart truly settle.

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