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LEAH'S POVMy heart thudded in my chest as I walked toward the edge of the rooftop of the Empire building. Taking a deep breath, I stood on the edge, looking straight ahead. I closed my eyes in fear when l looked down to see how high the building was. If I was to mistakenly fall from there I would lose my life."Leah, you are going to be fine. Shirley will be here with the press soon to stop you from 'committing suicide'," I assured myself. People began to gather in front of the building as they noticed me standing at the top. They pointed at me but I couldn't hear what they were saying because of the far distance. The small number of onlookers slowly turned into a large crowd and I noticed a white van pulled over in front of the building and some group of people with cameras jumped down from it.Shirley did it. I just had to wait for someone to come to the roof and stop me from jumping, and then I would get the public's sympathy that I needed. I forced tears to come out of my eyes
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ESTEFAN'S POVI sat on the bed alone, trying to read a book but I couldn't bring myself to concentrate on it as my mind kept wandering to the Not-so-romantic dinner Rhea and I had. The purpose of those pictures was to make her happy just like I had promised my dad which it did but what I didn't expect was for her to mention us getting a divorce. Was it because I kissed her? Did I repulse her that much that she despise even the thought of me touching her? Leah was right when she said she was hard to please when hurt. Thinking about it, I realized I made a good decision by telling her she could get a divorce after the project with her dad is done. I could see the happiness in her eyes, knowing that she wouldn't spend the rest of her life with me. It was going to take three to four months for it to be complete, and that was enough time for me to make it up to her for dragging her into this mess. I would feel less guilty if she lives happily in the short time she would be spending with
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RHEA'S POVMy heart shattered into a million pieces when I read people's comments about me in Leah's video. They painted me as the worst sister anyone could ever have. I scrolled further to see an edited version of Estefan and my wedding picture that was taken when we were dancing during the reception party. In the picture they were horns on my head, making me look like the devil incarnate. Clicking on the comment section, I was greeted by more hate comments. "How can people be so cruel?" I muttered as I continued to read. A hand grabbed my phone all of a sudden but I didn't protest nor tried to grab the phone back because I knew it was no other person than Estefan. I wanted him to see for himself what he had caused. "Why are you reading this?" He asked. "Why do you care?" I glanced up at him."I care because you are my wife." Grabbing the phone from him, I lay on my side of the bed and cover myself from head to toe with the quilt, hoping that he would leave me alone. His footst
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RHEA'S POVOn our way back to Spain, I sat farther away from Estefan inside the plane since I was still not speaking to him. He got annoyed every time he spoke to me and received no response, and I had to say it made me happy to see him that way. He deserved far worse than silent treatment for what he did to me. I made use of that opportunity to complete the last chapter of my book and went straight into editing because had less than two weeks left to submit it for the contest. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth when our plane landed in Spain and I wasted no time in making my way out. The guard opened the limousine's door for me and I got in as Estefan followed behind me. We were getting close to the palace when Estefen asked, "How long do you plan to keep this up?" No response."You are acting like a child right now. You know that right?" he continued but I ignored him, putting my headphones in my ear to drown his voice.The Limousine drove into the palace, stopping in front of the
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LEAH'S POV I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes I'm invincible Yeah, I win every single game I'm so powerful I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident I'm unstoppable todayI sang along to the music box playing in my room as I dolled myself up before I leave for the Empire Fashion house. Ever since the whole suicide act, I'd been receiving calls from the same people who cast me out. Even Morgan called me to renew our partnership. If I had known that the outcome was going to be that fast and effective, I would have done it a while ago. But either way, everything happened for the best.When I was done getting ready, I went downstairs to join my parents for breakfast. "Good morning dad, Good morning mom." I took my seat with a smile radiating off my face. "I can't believe you are feeling happy right now." My dad stared at me in disbelief. "Of course,
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ESTEFAN'S POVThe day has been so busy as Esteban and I had to go represent Dad in a Parliament meeting with all the state officials. Attending meetings like that was something I wouldn't do on a normal day but Esteban begged to go with him because he didn't want to be alone with those old men. Sometimes, I wondered how he was going to cope when he becomes the King when he couldn't even attend a single meeting without me. He was also too carefree, soft-hearted, and trusted people easily. I knew those power-hungry officials would try to use his gentleness against him and push him around when he took over the throne, but I made a promise to myself to protect him and his throne."Is Rhea still not talking to you?" Esteban asked as we got into his car to leave for the palace. "Yeah, and now she's avoiding me." I rolled my eyes as the driver drove out of the building."I heard from Anna that she spent the night in Esmeralda's room." He chuckled. "You know she doing this because you got h
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RHEA'S POVSitting on the bed in Esmeralda's room, yes, Esmeralda's room. I had moved out of the room I shared with Estefan because I was still mad at him that I didn't even want to look at him. My laptop sat in front of me and I groaned in frustration when I wasn't satisfied with the editing of my book.No matter how much I edited it, I still didn't find the chapter perfect. The contest was the last for me and I couldn't afford to lose the chance of finally making a name for myself because of some tiny errors. I wished there was someone who had great knowledge about books and writing to help me out.My mind drifted to Estefan as I remembered that he was also into books and had read different varieties to have enough knowledge of them. But there was no way I would ask him for help at the moment. I would rather lose the contest than ask him for help.'Seriously? Would I?'The contest was very important to me but I couldn't bring myself to swallow my pride and let go of my grudge to as
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ESTEFAN'S POVBarging into Esteban's room, I met him getting ready for bed. "How dare she walk away from me?" I barked at him.He sighed and sat on the bed. "Let me guess, Rhea didn't like the fireworks show you prepared." "No, she did. I could see the excitement in her eyes when she saw the fireworks up close but they vanished the moment she set her eyes on me and then she walked away from me without saying a word." My face was red with anger and embarrassment as I paced around the room."Understandably, she didn't say anything because she is still giving you the silent treatment, and I believe what she wants from you is not some fireworks show." He shrugged."She should have at least acknowledged my effort. I haven't done anything like that for any girl in the past seven years." "So that means you have done something romantic for a lady before you came into the palace? And here I was, thinking that you never had a girlfriend." He stood up from the bed to come closer to me. "Who is
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