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The Exchange

Author: Ellaobida
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-10 08:00:20

Chapter 7

I was walking on eggshells, scared that someone would recognize me. I walked into a local boutique, where an elderly woman was sitting. The moment she saw me, she fell to her knees.

Damn it! She knew who I was.

I ran to her and begged her to stand up, and she did. I looked at her closely—it was the seamstress who made my wedding dress. I remembered the day I got married to Lyon. I woke up in tears. That was my first attempt at running away, but I was immediately caught. The wedding was postponed twice because I locked myself in my room. I finally agreed to marry Lyon after he threatened to slit my grandmother’s throat right in front of me. That was when the seamstress came in with my dress. The only reason I smiled that day was because of the beautiful gown she had made and how she kept telling me how beautiful I was.

“Did anyone see you walk in here?” she asked, rushing to bring down the curtains.

I shook my head. Today was oddly quiet. It was as though the universe was in
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