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ALEXA

“All this happened?” Noelle jumped up from the bed, astonished.

She could barely believe what I just narrated to her, and I understood her shock, because despite our closeness, I decided to keep this part of it from her.

“Yes, it did,” I answered sadly.

“And you kept it all away from me?” Noelle asked.

“I was too ashamed to tell you,” I told Noelle as fresh wave of tears spilled down my cheeks. “You warned me against marrying Mark and playing maid after Ivy dumped him, besides, it was Ivy he chose and not me, but I didn’t listen. I stubbornly went ahead and married a man in his sick bed without his knowledge and took care of him dutifully, but it was because I loved Mark genuinely,” I added.

“You have always loved Mark Ronaldo, and he is the wrong man for you, Alexa, but you still should have told me,” Noelle insisted, feeling sorry for me and angry about what I just told her.

“I was just too ashamed, especially when he looked into my eyes and denied me, Noelle. It hurt like hel
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