Chapter 915:
The response left Tonya so stunned that she braked abruptly. Thankfully, she halted by a red light, preventing any accident.
Tonya faced Harlee again, her tone serious.
âDid you just say it was Rhys?â
As the chill of approaching winter seeped through the slightly opened window, Harlee wrapped herself tighter and gazed out at the passing landscape.
âYes, heâs got a girlfriend now.â
Tonya nearly erupted in fury, wavering on the brink of a rant, but clung to her last bit of composure.
âThat jerk! That scoundrel! Just wait, Iâll turn this car around and give them a piece of my mind!â
Harlee merely shook her head, detached.
âNo need.â The traffic light switched to green, forcing Tonya to resume driving.
But soon after crossing the intersection, she pulled over.
âYouâve loved him for three years, and now youâre just over him?â Tonya asked, confused.
Harleeâs throat narrowed. She longed to admit that knowing he had a new girlfriend destroyed her love for him, yet she couldnât articulate the words. Opting for silence on that matter, she instead recounted the encounter.
âHe gazed at meâ¦â
As though I were a stranger.
He hasnât lost his memory.
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He recognizes me.
But now, his eyes hold no love.â
Tonya, taken aback, had often pictured Rhysâ return and even speculated that he might find new love, particularly if he lost his memory. She never could have imagined that he would come back not only with his memory but also with a new love by his side!
Tonya was speechless, her jaw dropped.
After a heavy silence, she finally blurted out, âThat jerk!â
âThis is actually quite goodâ¦â Harlee left it unclear what she found good. It seemed she might be referring to Rhysâ return, or perhaps the unmet expectations were somehow a relief.
Tonya looked on sympathetically, understanding that no amount of condemning Rhys would restore Harleeâs happiness. Thus, she chose to sit quietly beside Harlee.
They sat in silence, the busy traffic blurring on the left, and peaceful greenery soothing on the right. Tonyaâs spirits sank as she gazed left, while Harlee felt a lightness looking right.
Harlee couldnât grasp how someone could just stop loving.
Despite knowing Rhys was doing fine, didnât want to see them, and even had a girlfriend, her thoughts drifted to letting go, not abruptly ending her love for him. Yet⦠She knew how to let go with grace when necessary. Staring down the road, Harlee whispered, âThree years is long enough for everything to change, love included.â Her words seemed meant as much for Tonya as for herself.
Harlee avoided returning to the Sanderson family home, not wanting to distress her parents. Instead, she asked Tonya to book a suite at the Grand Oak.
Remarkably, at the hotel, Harlee slept deeply, free from dreams or restlessness. She slept from the afternoon into the evening, woke briefly for dinner at Tonyaâs insistence, and then slept till morning.
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