Semua Bab His Ruthless Ways: Bab 21 - Bab 25

Chapter - 22 Biased, bruised, and a bad parent. __________ As I sit on the spring bed staring out from the window of this hotel, I wonder what happened to me. I fell into his trap knowing he would stab me in the back the first chance he'd get. Just like he did. I- well, thinking. It is all I can do now, now when I'm so down that the cold floor beneath my feet feels soft. The scar on my stomach will always, in some way or another, tie me to him. It's a constant reminder, a tangible inscription etched onto my flesh. I chuckled darkly, the sound devoid of humor. How quickly shock morphed into a thrill, a twisted sense of pride witnessing his ruthless takeover. But that thrill, like the memory itself, is slowly fading, leaving behind only a bitter aftertaste and the ever-present mark of his presence. Fuck, I lost my virginity to that man. Not that it's a big deal, anyway. I should've done it long ago but I couldn't - because every other man in my life always made me feel like di

This all is a corrupt dream, like him________"Wait, you are buying all this?" I asked her watching her buy everything at Cartier. I look around astonished to find her buying all these expensive things. Whoever this girl is, she is not my friend. My Rori never believed in materialistic things - she believed in things like soul and meaning in life. This usually used to be my section. She's playing the field like a pro though. "Not for me, apparently Jeramy has a lot of cousins and sisters. I want to get gifts for all of them." Family, his family. She's buying gifts for him. My heart aches every time she touches another piece, looking at it with awe. She's going all in for this marriage, whereas he is doing it all for revenge. I don't know how I will live knowing I betrayed my best friend. "How is this one?" She asks a silver band in her hand. "It's beautiful," my voice came out softer than I wanted to. "Don't cry," she puts the band down. "We'll buy the rings from