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Chapter 22

Author: Tori Evans
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-27 17:11:02

Liam's POV

I faced Ava, my mind racing as I tried to figure out what to say to her.

I took two steps closer to her, but she took two steps backward. If she had heard me, then she was doing a pretty bad job of trying to hide it.

The way her eyes widened when I called her name, the way she flinched when I tried to hold her hand, and the way she turned on her heels, facing away from me, was enough proof that she had heard something.

Don't be too sure, Liam; it could be that she didn't hear everything.

I took in her appearance, and it didn't look well at all. Her reddened eyes showed that she had been crying so much. Her face was pale. At the moment, all I wanted to do was hold her in my arms and let her relax and rest—she had been through so much for one single day.

"Ava," I called out, my throat tightening.

"Liam," she replied, her voice almost inaudible. I noticed her shoulders trembling. "My dad wants to see you. He knows everything about the marriage, so be honest." Her words tumble
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