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203. Don't You Hate Me?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56On the day of her father's funeral, Jessica thought that she was no different from the smelly trash that people tried to avoid. She was still lucky because her mother let her come to the funeral, but the older woman refused to spare her a glance during the procession. No words were exchanged between them from start to finish, and unfortunately, that wasn't the only bad thing that happened during the funeral.
Gossip spread faster than fire, and the guests who came to the funeral seemed to have heard about what truly happened that even led to Luke's death. They knew that Jessica had an affair with her husband's boyfriend until she became pregnant and gave birth to the man's child, and that meant those people also knew that her husband was gay and had had relationships with a man.Jessica didn't know how the truth could spread, but people also found out that Noah was infertile, and that only added to the chaotic atmosphere around her after everything became known to t
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