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Olivia

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I couldn’t sleep the previous night and it was baffling. I wasn’t expecting the news of Alexander’s marriage to Tricia to affect me that much.

I was disappointed in myself. Why was I so bothered? We weren’t together and it wasn’t meant to be any of my business.

But somehow it still stung badly. It felt like a heavy punch to my guts. I didn’t know I had feelings for Alexander. Or maybe I was just upset because it was Tricia who made me finally give up on my marriage.

And now, she had gotten the man.

It wasn’t a competition. I couldn’t be in a competition with another woman because of a man. No, I wasn’t a teenager anymore. I was a grown adult who was responsible for two amazing children.

Alexander wasn’t a prize.

Oh my! I hated myself for feeling like this. Why was I so bothered? I was losing my mind. I couldn’t help but wonder what the blogs were saying about it.

I didn’t care to read the comments because I had promised myself to stay clear of the comments that invo