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For years, everyone said how lucky I was to have my boyfriend Lucas Hayes. After all, he never missed picking me up from a single night shift. But what they never saw was how his eyes always lingered on the girl next to me. He'd say, "Night shifts are exhausting, and she's delicate. Schedule her for fewer." Or, "She's young and doesn't look after herself well. The temperature drops at night. Make sure she wears a coat." And once, "You can keep ordering iced drinks if you want, but her stomach is sensitive. Too much cold isn't good for her." So on our seventh anniversary, I gave him a gift he'd always remember. It was a wedding invitation, mine to a wealthy CEO.