Phoebe stared at the diamond ring in the photo, a teardrop shape like a tiny crown. She knew it wasn''t meant for her, but seeing it on Vanessa''s hand still hurt.


    She thought, "Why am I holding on? Theodore already gave Vanessa the ring, so why is he still trying to please me? Giving me a cactus, adopting a cat with me, setting up a cat tree for Ollie-thinking about it now, I feel foolish." Phoebe closed her social media app and deleted her recent post.


    Outside, Theodore''s voice called, "Phoebe, what are you doing in there? You''ve been in the bathroom a while. Are you okay?"


    Phoebe quickly wiped her eyes, realizing she had been crying. She tilted her head back and fanned her eyelids.


    Theodore knocked again. "Phoebe?"@@novelbin@@


    She closed her eyes, waiting for the tears to dry, then suddenly opened the door. Theodore''s hand was still raised. "You..."


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