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Chapter 8

Author: Sia Brown
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“You say you married one of your ex-boyfriends - scratch that- your only ex-boyfriend, against your wish?” Jessica exclaimed, her blue eyes narrowing at me

I left out an irritated sigh. “For the tenth time, yes."

“What is the century that we’re living in? Please don’t tell me it’s the twenty-first. Because that kind of stuff doesn’t happen here anymore!” Jess’s expression turned incredulous.

“Well, it happened to me,” I said, shrugging. “I was defenceless against him.”

“Oh, don’t say stuff like that. You’re never defenceless. You always have your way through with things.” Jess said.

“He told me he would ruin my career.”

"Wow."

“He would. That's Ethan Parker we're talking about, he can do anything.” I said, the energy of fighting anymore draining away from my body like a deflated balloon.

Jessica, my manager, sat across from me with her legs folded under her thighs, holding numerous news articles and magazines that posted about my wedding. Apparently, the news broke out in the morning,
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