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CHAPTER 150

Author: CagalieYula
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-02 22:35:53

The silence in Sevi’s car was deafening as we drove back to the condo unit. The argument at the park lingered like smoke in the air—thick, clinging, and suffocating. Sevi gripped the wheel tightly, his knuckles white against the leather, while I stared out the window, my mind racing with a storm of emotions I couldn’t quite name.

Thiago’s words echoed in my head: “Do you still love me?”

It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated. Sevi and I had agreed to this arrangement to protect him from his father’s meddling, but now? Now, everything felt tangled. Thiago’s presence, his relentless persistence, had shaken whatever fragile balance I thought I had.

“We need to talk,” Sevi said, breaking the silence.

I turned to look at him, his profile taut with tension. “About what?”

“About him.” Sevi’s voice was sharp, almost accusatory.

I sighed. “Sevi, I—”

“Don’t,” he interrupted, glancing at me briefly before focusing back on the road. “Don’t defend him. Not after what he pulled today.”

“I’m not
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