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I watched Ethan step back, taken aback by Jake Astor's words. Disbelief washed over him as he giggled bitterly.

“T—This is a joke, right? Alice, tell me this is a joke. You can't be engaged to someone this fast,” Ethan stuttered.

“I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. I am engaged to him,” I replied, my heart pounding in my chest.

This felt wrong. Was I supposed to play along? Why would Jake lie about being my fiancé?

Ethan shook his head, a struggle evident in his expression—the way he wanted to lash out yet was caught off guard.

“No! You can’t just move on this fast. It’s barely been a month since the divorce. That’s not possible,” he said, disbelief etched on his face, and a smirk escaped my lips.

“And why is that? Oh! You think my life would have been miserable without you? Well, I’m glad this proves to you that it’
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