99 In Imbroglio

~Lilly~

As the realisation sunk in, a bitter taste filled my mouth, and I fought back the bitter tears threatening to spill from my eyes. This wasn't how it was supposed to be. I deserved more than to be a mere footnote in someone else's love story, a consolation prize for a man who had already made his choice.

But even as I raged against the injustice of it all, a small part of me couldn't help but wonder—was there still a chance for redemption? Could Brandon find the courage to break free from the chains he was bound with by his wife and embrace the possibility of a new beginning?

I held my breath, waiting for him to speak, to offer something, anything, but as the silence stretched on, the truth became painfully clear.

With a heavy heart, I turned away, steeling myself against the ache of disappointment and betrayal. For in that moment, I knew that my fairy tale ending was nothing more than a fleeting dream, a figment of my imagination destined to remain forever out of reach.

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