Left at the Altar — Moving Out of the Apartment

ended with the same line. Fiona, you're more mature than she is. Don't make a big deal out of this. Miles had known me longer than anyone, yet he always took her side. Then Nolan entered my life and pursued me relentlessly. The man known throughout the underworld for his ruthlessness and decisiveness would personally drive me home late at night and tell me my quiet, absent-minded ways

Hayes were adorable. I thought he liked me that way. But after he met Daphne, his preferences seemed to change. Without realizing it, he began saying that women should be lively and decisive. One day, I finally said, can you stop being so close to Daphne? You need better boundaries with her. I thought he would understand. Instead, he laughed, ruffled my hair, and dismissed it.

Boundaries. Once you marry me, Daphne will be part of the Hayes family too. Do you expect me to treat her like a stranger? I fell silent. Of course, I didn't want them at each other's throats but the words you are more mature so you should be more understanding had weighed on me for years for the first time those words felt heavy enough to suffocate me they had

forgotten that i was only two years older than she was i wanted gifts too i wanted someone to ask me do you like this but no one ever cared i called my landlord and told him i was moving out that i'm moving out today are you sure you've lived there more than four years four years when nolan and i first started dating he had wanted me to move into the hayes estate a heavily guarded

compound where his most trusted family members lived. Daphne said I should keep some private space before marriage and suggested I live alone. So I rented this apartment near the family's downtown headquarters, hoping I would see Nolan more often. He agreed and every now