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A trip to Dubai.

Author: Nooriva
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-25 04:05:20

Victoria Bella Volkov

After releasing the video of what happened between me and Marianne, the whole internet started talking. Finally, I wasn’t seen as a psychopathic murderer but as a victim of their selfish manipulation and greed.

I had told Vincenzo that we wouldn’t be traveling. I needed to face them head-on. I was standing in the Arlington family house when the policemen cruelly dragged Elizabeth and Jacob out of the house.

Grandpa was so shocked—I could see the pain of betrayal in his eyes. One of the worst nightmares of a parent is hearing or seeing that one of their children has caused the downfall of another.

The tragic event had already occurred, and there was no reversing it.

“Grandpa... are you okay?” I asked. He shook his head, as if words had left his mind.

I know that feeling—it crawls into one’s spirit and breaks it.

“Father!... I’m sorry!” Uncle Jacob shouted, but Father turned his back and walked into the house.

As for Aunt Elizabeth, she didn’t say a word. She just
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