After seven years together, my boyfriend had finally agreed to take me to meet his family for Thanksgiving.
When we reached the George Washington Bridge, a downpour started.
He pulled over. “Baby, I think the trunk might not be closed all the way. Can you get out and take a look?”
I didn’t think anything of it. I pushed open the door and ran through the rain to the back of the car.
The moment my hand touched the trunk, Truett locked the doors, hit the gas, and sped away.
The wind howled. I stood on the bridge, shivering.
I pulled out my phone to call him, but Chloe’s Instagram Story popped up first.
[I won. Truett really ditched his boring fiancée on the bridge so I could get a Chanel.]
Someone had commented below: [Truett, you really had the balls to dump Mavis on the GWB the day you were taking her to meet your family? No matter how much she puts up with, she’s finally going to lose it.]
Truett replied instantly.
[Relax. She can’t leave me. I’ll text her in a bit, and she’ll come crawling back.]
[Chloe won tonight. Venmo her the money. She got a flat and she’s scared of thunder, so I’m on my way to get her.]
Chloe was the new intern at his company.
I looked out at the black water of the Hudson, wiping the rain from my face.
So meeting his family was a lie.
Pleasing Chloe was the only thing that mattered.
I took out my phone, gave notice to our apartment management that I was moving out, then deleted every trace of Truett from my phone.Â
After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 32 By the next Thanksgiving, I had moved into a new home in Austin. It wasn’t big, but the living room had a wall of south-facing windows. Every bill was in my name. The dining table was covered with food my team had brought
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 31 Half a year later, headquarters held a project review meeting. It was in Chicago again, at the same conference center. When I stood at the podium this time, Truett and Chloe were no longer in the audience. The New York branch had a
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 30 On the day the project officially launched, the general manager handed me a glass of champagne. “This proves I chose the right person.” Jenna laughed, clinking her glass against mine. “Deputy Director Mavis, just so we’re clear—when you get promoted again, you’re buying
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 29 In the end, Truett accepted the settlement my lawyer proposed. He didn’t argue. On the day he signed the papers, he accepted full responsibility. When the money came through, the first thing I did was pay off my hospital bills. I didn’t use
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 28 Half an hour later, I walked into the lobby. Jenna was with me, and a security guard stood a few feet away. Truett was sitting near the entrance. He was wearing that same dark gray suit, the cuffs now slightly frayed. I used
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 27 When I got back to Austin, the first thing I did was make an appointment with a lawyer. I handed her my hospital records, the treatment notes for the burn on my hand, and the videos and chat logs from iMessage. After she
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 26 As for Truett, in the second week after he lost his job, the eviction notice from the apartment management took effect. The lease had been nearly up anyway. Since I had always paid the rent and handled the bills, he didn’t even know
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 25 After the news hit New York, the friends who had used me as a game piece were the first to panic. Ryan blamed everything on Chloe. He claimed she had proposed the bet and that he had only transferred the money
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 24 The watch hit the carpet with a soft thud. Truett’s face went completely white. He lunged for Chloe. She scrambled backward, knocking over a floor lamp in the lounge. Hotel staff rushed over and separated them. As I walked past, Truett suddenly called
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After Lefting Me On The Bridge He Lost His Mind Chapter 23 That afternoon, as I stepped out of the hotel elevator, Chloe rushed over from the lounge. Her eyes were puffy from crying. The Rolex was still on her wrist. “Mavis, we need to talk.” Jenna stepped in front of me, keeping her at
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