My Childhood Sweetheart Regrets Everything After I Dumped Him

A phone call from Bruce Johnson had me drop everything and rush straight to the east of the city.

His voice was urgent as he spoke, "Ysabelle, come to my side right now, or I'm done for!"

I left the client behind, and amid everyone's shocked gazes, I sped off.

What was supposed to be an hour's journey turned into a thirty-minute sprint as I floored the accelerator.

But when I arrived, Bruce was grinning smugly at the crew.

"I told you all, nothing's more important than me," he declared.