#Chapter 109: Father Dearest
This took him back a little and his eyebrows furrowed in question. We were both heaving now, our bodies rushing with adrenaline. He reached out once more and trailed his fingers lightly over my arms.
I shrugged him off. “Timothy, I am trying to make a name for myself outside of you. My career is my life now, and that means putting everything behind me.”
Tears welled up in my eyes, and I turned away from him, unable to bear the weight of his presence any longer. I knew that any redemption between us had been fractured, and despite feeling content with it once before, it was painful to admit out loud.
“Including you,” I said finally.
Timothy reached out to stop me, his hand hovering over my shoulder. "Evie, please. I can’t…I can’t lose you again."
I took a deep, shuddering breath, my heart heavy with conflicting emotions. "Timothy, I need to move on. You should too."
With that, I continued walking down the hall and toward my apartment. Once I’d locked myself inside, I hurried to my

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