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Chapter 48: Are you that In love With me?

Author: Chelle
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It was just midnight, but Jayson couldn’t sleep. A restless energy coursed through him, and though he couldn’t quite explain why, he knew something felt off. Marianne seemed more distant lately, and despite all his efforts, he couldn’t reach her.

Was it a mistake to love her, knowing she still held onto the man who abandoned her five years ago? Was first love really as powerful as people claimed? For most of his life, he’d never believed in it—until Marianne came along and forced him to reconsider.

"I can't just stand by anymore. Marianne is meant to be mine. I’ve waited long enough, endured enough, and I won’t let Alex take her from me," Jayson vowed. Yet, in the back of his mind, he was scared. But knowing Marianne was no longer the same woman she had been brought him a small sense of relief.

“I’m sorry, Marianne. Don’t hold it against me if I do something reckless,” he whispered to himself, pacing towards the living room, hoping to distract his restless mind. The thought of Mariann
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