Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY FOURNow she has three options: lie to his face, act cold and distant and walk away from the situation like she knows he's capable of doing, or stay and get into a fight that she's certain nobody is going to win. But from the look on Alex's face, it was going to be the third option."You slept with Jeff!" he said again, his voice higher than before, causing her to take a few steps away from him. And if she couldn't read his visage before, well, she sure could now, and she's not a fan of what she's seeing, nope, not one bit."Freaking Jeffrey?" he screamed, his eyes red, the vein on his forehead visible. And let's just say she looks dehydrated and completely and utterly out of words. She could argue that they weren't married then, but let's face it, that would be a low blow and insensitive. All she could do was try to calm him and hopefully find a way to explain. Or maybe just take the second option and walk away before it gets ugly, and he does something they'll both regret."You cheated o
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY THREE Vanessa pounded the pavement, her jogging shoes rhythmically hitting the ground as she made her way home. For two months, she'd woken up every morning before dawn to clear her mind with a run. The routine had become her sanity, a reminder that life was still good, even if it hadn't turned out exactly as she'd wished. The threats had stopped, and the eerie feeling of being watched had dissipated, likely due to Alex's absence. Yet, Vanessa felt a sense of happiness she couldn't shake, and it wasn't just the endorphins talking. Today was different; a newfound spring in her step hinted at a fresh reason for her upbeat mood.The last threat still haunted her. A chilling video had arrived, showing Rose asleep in her bedroom at Vanessa's grandma's house. A figure clad in black, face obscured, sat on the edge of the bed, a Swiss Army knife glinting in their hand. The caption seared itself into her mind: "Stay away from him" for her, and "Stay away from her" for Alex. Vanessa's vision had blur
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY TWO After days without receiving threatening messages, she finally felt a sense of relief. Emma seemed to have backed off from nagging her too, but it was too early to declare it over. Despite this temporary peace, her nerves were still on edge. Her main concern now was having to constantly dodge her daughter's pleas to see her father, her heart aching with the web of lies she had to spin each time.It was a quiet morning as she sorted through her emails, trying to find some semblance of normalcy while sipping her coffee. Suddenly, her phone rang, shattering the fragile peace she had mustered. Her heart raced as she debated whether to answer the unknown number. This was the reality of her life now, she thought, before finally picking up the call and bringing the phone to her ear."Vanessa," his deep voice greeted her from the other end.She refused to admit to herself that a part of her was relieved to hear his voice, knowing all too well that nothing good could come from breaking the con
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2024-07-08
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY ONE “It's just me,” a voice called out from the building. At first, Vanessa couldn't discern the speaker's identity, but as a figure clad in a bathrobe emerged from the shadows, she recognized the familiar gait of her best friend, Emma. Her initial instinct was to flee, but she willed herself to remain composed.“It's just me,” Emma repeated, a hint of laughter bubbling beneath her words.“Emma?” Vanessa gasped with relief as she approached her friend. “What are you doing here?”“Well, you canceled on me, so I thought I'd surprise you at home. But when I arrived and found you missing, I let myself in,” Emma replied casually as they made their way back to Vanessa's apartment.“Is everything okay?” Emma inquired, noting the tension in Vanessa's voice.“Yeah, why?” Vanessa replied, her voice betraying a fear she sought to conceal. She knew that voicing her worries could jeopardize her Rose's well-being, so she masked her emotions behind a facade of composure which she knew Emma could see thr
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY Vanessa spotted Alex sitting at a corner table in the cozy cafe, elegantly dressed in a crisp shirt and sleek suit, it dawn on her that they had never heard an actual date like normal couple, and this wasn't one either.She felt a pang of guilt as she approached him, dressed in jeans and a hoodie, her attire fitting more for incognito than a casual coffee meetup. Alex looked up as she approached, a flicker of concern crossing his features before hiding behind a polite smile."I almost thought, you're standing me up," Alex greeted her, his voice holding a hint of uncertainty.In truth she had considered standing him up or canceling the date all together but she couldn't. She had dread her decision to meet every time the clock tick until an hour and a half passed.They exchanged brief pleasantries before settling into their seats, the tension palpable in the air between them his eyes set on her like he was scanning her, she knew he knows something was wrong, nothing ever pass him and t
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Chapter: CHAPTER NINETEEN Sam followed her gaze to the door but Alex was gone.“ Is everything alright?” he is now sitting next to her, making her even more uncomfortable.This is definitely not how she had pictured the evening going, it was supposed to be a romantic evening that ends with her waking up with a smile next to a naked Sam and the thoughts of Alex gone, she was convinced it wasn't love she felt for him it was lust and sleeping with Sam was going to make everything go away but instead she is worried about how much of what went between her and Sam Alex had witness and for no reason she was getting angry at Sam.“This is a bad idea,” she said in a whisper. If he wasn't sitting so close to her he wouldn't have had her.All this was getting old and frankly insulting, Sam was a solid nine, since nobody was ever actually a ten except in books, he was tall, good looking, respectable and runs his own successful business he wasn't Alex rich but rich yet it felt like she was using him.“Is there someone else
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