[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":10},["ShallowReactive",2],{"viewer-data-2603221FDDD1-76":3},{"id":4,"number":5,"name":6,"content":7,"isLocked":8,"price":9,"hasRead":8},76,8,"Chapter 8: The Text He Sent Her","\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">Everett pushed the door open, his eyes rimmed with exhaustion. He let out a long, theatrical sigh.\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">\"Evelyn, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have kept the trip a secret. If you still want to go, I’ll clear my calendar with the office right now and take you.\"\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">I let him in and set a glass of water down in front of him.\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">\"Everett,\" I said, \"I don’t want to go anymore.\"\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">He leaned back against the sofa with his eyes closed, rubbing his temples. He clearly didn’t view this as anything more than a fleeting temper tantrum on my part.\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">In the middle of our conversation, he pulled out his phone. Without a hint of hesitation, he tapped out a message to Hailey Silva, telling her to get some sleep.\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">Only then did he glance at me, his expression airy and dismissive.\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">\"Fine, let’s go home then.\"\u003C/p>\u003Cp class=\"chapter-paragraph\">He walked a few paces toward the door before realizing I hadn't moved. He paused, looking back at me with a frown of genuine confusion.\u003C/p>",false,0,1774272927626]