The List That Broke Us

Synopsis

When David Anderson's adopted sister went into an allergic shock and collapsed, this man, who was always calm and unshakable, carried her straight into the ambulance. He was so frantic that he didn't even notice one of his slippers had fallen off. When I visited her at the hospital, David was sitting beside the bed. He was cold and disappointed "You didn't know she was allergic to seafood?" I couldn't meet his eyes. He didn't yell. The next day, he sent me a file. It was a ninety-nine-page "care manual" for his adopted sister. It was so long that it felt like he expected me to spend the rest of my life studying it. Later, I walked away from the city and David. Three years later, he saw the man standing beside me. For the first time, the diplomat known for his composure and self-control completely broke down. "Lacey, what does he have that makes him better than me?" I watched him lose control with a calm smile. "At least he never asked me to remember another woman's ninety-nine-page list of rules."