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Chapter 8

Author: Gyasiwaa
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MELISSA’S POV

My heart raced heavily against its cage as I exited the forecourt of Saint Glory. I turned left to join the main road, my car almost hitting someone else's.

It was the honk of incoming cars that saved me from the commotion I was about to create. I couldn't think straight. My mind was only filled with the urge to run from him.

“I have to get out of here” I whispered and sped off.

But as I drove through the vibrant city, a series of unanswered questions lingered in my mind. I couldn't help but whisper them aloud.

Why did Listowel pull me tight to his chest like he'd found a lost treasure?

Why did he follow me to the parking lot?

What did he want to tell me?

Does he still think of me as the naive woman he met seven years ago?

Maybe I should have stayed. I shouldn't have run away. I should have let him know that I’m no longer the 23-year-old girl he toyed with.

I bit my lower lip in regret as memories of the past rushed in.

*Flashback*

I vividly remember the day my
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