Chapter 16 - The Second ChanceA year after the scandal, Evelyn and Alexander met again.
Not at a mansion.
Not at a gala.
Not beneath flashing cameras.
They met at the tiny restaurant where they had first fallen in love.
Alexander looked nervous.
Evelyn laughed.
"You look more frightened than the first time you proposed."
"I was terrified then too."
She smiled.
They talked for hours.
About everything they had lost.
About everything they had learned.
Alexander admitted that his greatest mistake had not been trusting Victoria.
It had been believing that loving Evelyn meant knowing her well enough to never question her.
"I thought I knew you," he said.
"You didn't."
"I know that now."
Evelyn looked at him.
"Then get to know me again."
May you like
He smiled.
"I'd like that."
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Chapter 17 - The Wedding Nobody ExpectedThey didn't announce their reconciliation.
Chapter 18 - The Hidden FileThe message contained a photograph.
Chapter 19 - The Door OpensThey spent weeks searching for the missing man.
Chapter 20 - The Story Isn't OverMonths later, the Whitmore family had changed forever.
