Love Is Never Eternal

Connor's missing first love was found.

When he received the police call, he lost his composure and rushed out of the office, forgetting to grab his jacket from the chair.

The business partners he was discussing a new collaboration with were stunned, all of them unconsciously looking at Anne.

"It's fine, continue," Anne withdrew her gaze from following Connor, offering a poised smile as she smoothly took over his unfinished words. "Regarding the investment in the new project..."

An hour later, Anne personally saw off the business partners.

She returned to her office, picked up her phone, and saw that there were no messages from Connor.

Anne called Connor. After a few rings, the call was answered, but it was a girl's voice on the other end.

Connor Biddle's long-lost first love had been found.

When he received the call from the police, he rushed out of the office in a panic, leaving his jacket draped over the chair.

The business partners discussing a new collaboration froze in surprise, turning unanimously toward Anne Maddison.

"It's fine, let's continue," said Anne, retracting her gaze from Connor's disappearing figure. She offered a poised smile and seamlessly picked up where Connor had left off. "Now, about the investment for the new project..."

An hour later, Anne personally saw the partners off.

Returning to the office, she picked up her phone to check it, but there was no message from Connor.

Anne called him. The phone rang a few times before a girl's voice answered.

"Hello?"

"Where's Connor?" asked Anne after a pause.

"He's in the kitchen, cooking," the girl replied, sounding slightly flustered.

Anne's grip on the phone tightened involuntarily, and suspicion began to rise in her mind. The next moment, Connor's cold voice came through.

"What is it?"

Anne's eyes stung as she struggled to keep her emotions in check. "Don't you think you owe me an explanation?" she asked.

In their three years of marriage, Connor had never cooked for her.

She had always known he could cook. He had learned specifically for Felicia Yule when they were together.

He knew perfectly well what she was asking, but Connor replied icily, "I'll explain everything to the business partners myself."

Anne opened her mouth to speak several times but could not get any words out. As the evening sky darkened, she stood by the window, her eyes reddening.

This afternoon, faced with the pitying and amused looks from the business partners after Connor's abrupt departure, she had excused him, thinking there might be something genuinely important. She had not expected that 'important thing' to be meeting Felicia.

Silence stretched over the line before Felicia's soft voice could be faintly heard, "Connor, who is it?"

"An employee," Connor replied.

Hearing his answer, Anne could not hold back her tears any longer.

She could hear the two of them whispering in low voices, the phone muffled so their words were indistinct.

Just as she was about to hang up, Connor spoke again, his tone