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I couldn't hide the pain clawing at my chest, a suffocating weight that left me gasping for air. Ethan’s unreadable gaze lingered on me, piercing through whatever fragile mask I had left. His silence wasn’t just dismissive—it was condemning. It made me feel smaller, more ashamed of myself than I’d ever thought possible. Shame burned in my cheeks, but I couldn’t summon the courage to look away from him.

I slumped into the empty chair at the back of the classroom as the world around me blurred. My mind raced, trying to piece together the fragments of what had just happened. It didn’t make sense. Arden had said he loved me. He’d said it back at the clinic, and even Ethan, the ever-watchful observer, had confirmed it. So why—why did he treat me like I was nothing? Like I was disposable. A speck of dust he could brush off his shoulder.

Ethan walked past me, shaking his head in disappointment, his expression unreadable but heavy with judgment. He didn’t say a word. He didn’t need to. That
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