The movie was finally finished, leaving only the promotions and a long string of interviews.
Despite the hectic schedule, Nicole was given some downtime, and she knew exactly what she had to do with it.
She went home—not just to rest, but to finally tell Ian the truth.
She had rehearsed the words in her head a hundred times, but when she finally stood in front of him, her throat went dry. There was no easy way to say it, no gentle way to break his heart. So she just said it.
Ian's face froze. His expression was unreadable at first, but then came the shock.
"What?!" His voice rose, disbelief coloring every syllable. He looked at her as if she had just spoken a foreign language, as if he couldn't possibly have heard her right.
Nicole's eyes welled with tears, but not for herself. She wasn't crying because she regretted it—because she didn't.
She was crying because she had hurt Ian, a man who had done nothing but love her. A man who had never deserved this.
