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Chapter 71

Author: Cynthia L
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Ava ran, her heart pounding against her ribs like a trapped bird desperate for escape. The cold marble floor barely registered beneath her bare feet as she fled down the hallway, her vision blurred by the tears streaming down her face.

Her sobs were muffled, strangled by the lump in her throat.

She didn't stop until she reached the master bedroom. All instincts gone , has she forgot that she was pregnant.

Slamming the door shut behind her, she fumbled with the lock, twisting it with shaky fingers. The soft click echoed in the silence, a fragile barrier between her and the man on the other side.

Alexander.

He was already there.

She could feel him pressing against the door, his presence suffocating even without sight. His voice was urgent, pleading. "Ava, open the door. Please. Let me explain."

But she didn’t want to hear it.

All of it—lies.

He had told her he was heading out to finalize their vacation plans. A vacation that was meaningless now. How had he ended up with Linda instead? T
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