All Chapters of Dear Ex, I'm More Than Your Plan B: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11

The soft click of her apartment door echoed louder than it should have.Vera stepped inside, toeing off her heels without bothering to turn on the lights. Moonlight spilled through the floor to ceiling windows, casting long silver streaks across the wooden floors. The silence that met her was familiar, comforting even, but tonight, it didn’t bring the usual relief.She dropped her clutch on the console table by the door and shrugged off her coat, letting it fall haphazardly over the back of the couch. The damp patch from the champagne stain clung to her skin, cold and unpleasant.She peeled the dress off and traded it for one of Asher’s oversized button down shirt, left behind during their first meeting.She stood still for a moment in the quiet, staring at her reflection in the window. Her eyes were tired. Not from the party. Not even from Sarah’s confrontation. But from the weight she carried. The one she didn’t show anyone.Her fingers itched to text someone, Talia maybe. But her b
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Chapter 12

Vera Caldwell was fire.Untamed. Unapologetic. Proud.And now, here she was, putting herself on a stage where every single person was waiting for her to stumble.It was wrong.But it was the only way he knew how to protect her.He exhaled harshly, tugging at the collar of his dress shirt. The car was too warm. Too quiet. Too full of thoughts he couldn’t ignore anymore.“You looked at her like you meant it,” Nicholas had said earlier.And he hadn’t denied it.Because how could he?He remembered the first time he met Vera.“Watch where you’re going,” she’d snapped, like he was the one who owed her an apology.He hadn’t laughed in weeks before that moment.She’d stuck in his mind long after, just a flash of a girl in a wrinkled white shirt and oversized sunglasses, too bold for her own good. He’d never expected to see her again. And yet, here she was back in his world, now wrapped in diamonds and secrets.But the girl hadn’t changed. Not really.She was still fire.And he was still helpl
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Chapter 13

The morning sun crept through the slits of Vera’s blinds, casting golden lines across her bed.She sat curled up against the headboard, a blanket draped around her shoulders and her phone clutched tightly in her hand. She hadn’t slept much, not after last night.Not after everything.She thought she had braced herself for what this fake relationship would bring.The stares.The whispers.The subtle jabs from socialites like Sarah Langford. But nothing had prepared her for the headlines that greeted her the moment she opened her eyes."Asher Donovan's Date Shocks High Society: Mystery Girl Steals the Spotlight.""Who is Vera Sinclair? Inside the Scandalous Date of the Donovan Heir.""From Nobody to Noteworthy: The Woman Turning Asher Donovan’s Head."Each headline was worse than the last. Photos from the night before were already making the rounds online, her walking beside Asher in that sleek gown, his hand resting protectively on her back, the moment they’d walked out of the banquet
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Chapter 14

“I won’t apologize for last night,” Asher said finally, staring directly at his parents. “I brought Vera because I wanted to. Because she deserves to be seen.”“You’re being reckless,” Evelyn hissed. “And weak.”“No,” he said with dangerous calm, “I’m being honest.”Richard took a step forward. “You want to throw away everything for a girl who’s nothing but...”“Don’t finish that sentence,” Asher warned, his voice dropping low, almost too soft.For a moment, no one moved. Even the ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner felt too loud.Evelyn smoothed her blouse. “So what now? You’re going to date her publicly? Invite her to every function? Pretend this will lead anywhere real?”Asher exhaled, pinching the bridge of his nose. “What I do with Vera is none of your concern. I’ll handle the media. The board. And if Sarah has a problem with it, she can call her PR team.”He grabbed his coffee at last and turned to leave.But before he stepped out of the room, he paused at the door.“
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Chapter 15

Vera hit send before she could overthink it.But then, her gaze narrowed.Because she realized something.She was alright.Sarah’s message had stung, sure, but it also brought something unexpected. Closure. Not just for the twisted game she and Sarah were locked in, but for the past that had kept Vera trapped for far too long.Lucas was over. He belonged in the ashes. And she was done sifting through them.Sarah wanted to rattle her? Wanted to play dirty?Fine.Let the games begin.Because Vera was done sulking. She was done reacting.It was time she started acting.Sarah had made one thing clear, she thought Asher was still hers. That Vera was just some decoration, a pawn in the game, something to be discarded when it no longer served its purpose.But what if the pawn became a queen?What if Asher fell for her?Vera smiled to herself, the expression slow and curling, a little wicked around the edges. Not because she wanted to fall in love. Not because she believed in fairy tales anym
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Chapter 16

Vera bit her bottom lip, feeling the dull ache in her chest pulse a little harder.She hadn’t realized how heavy everything felt until this very moment, until someone had noticed.Until he had noticed.For the longest time, she had made herself believe that no one could. That no one should. Not when her pain came from choices she had made, from trusting the wrong people, from walking paths she should’ve run from.Lucas. They all swirled together like ghosts in her mind.But Asher had cut through it. Quietly. Carefully. And it rattled her.She opened the message again, thumb hovering over the keyboard. She could play it cool. Send a flippant reply, maybe a teasing jab to keep things light.But something in her had snapped since Sarah’s message earlier before. That little piece of pride, that fierce fire that burned only brighter when someone tried to snuff her out. And Sarah had tried, again and again, to erase her.She wouldn’t let her.She wouldn’t let any of them.So she typed with
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Chapter 17

Vera sat in the quiet of her apartment, wrapped in an oversized hoodie. The soft fabric swaddled her, but it didn’t warm the chill racing down her spine.There was no more pretending.Not if she said yes.No more telling herself this was just about revenge.No more lying that her heart didn’t ache when Asher looked at her the way he did.She bit her lip, forcing herself to breathe.This wasn’t about love. She wasn’t that stupid. She had been in love before, madly, blindingly, with Lucas, and look how that ended.He had chosen Camilla and the safe, polished life that came with her. The betrayal still echoed in the corners of her mind, but it didn’t hurt as much now.Because Asher had shown up.In ways Lucas never had.And even when she’d doubted herself, when she felt like she didn’t belong in this glittering, savage world, Asher had looked at her like she did. Like she owned it.That look… That was what Nicholas had meant. And Sarah saw it too.God, Sarah.Vera gritted her teeth, the
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Chapter 18

She had sent that message on a whim, right in the heat of her bitterness, fueled by Sarah’s venom and her own need to break free from the past.But now… staring at his response, she felt the ground shift beneath her.Asher:Then let’s stop playing.Vera blinked.No deflections.No vague replies.No careful dance.Just that.Direct.Bold.Unapologetic.Exactly like the man himself.Her phone sat on her lap, and she stared at it like it had just changed her life. Because maybe it had.Her chest rose and fell slowly, lips parting in a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.This wasn’t part of the plan.Not the real plan anyway.She had intended to string Sarah along, twist the knife of jealousy slowly, get even for every smug look, every condescending laugh Sarah had sent her way.But now… now Asher wasn’t pretending either.“Then let’s stop playing,” she whispered under her breath, the words feeling dangerous on her tongue.The betrayal from Lucas still lingered like ash in the back
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Chapter 19

Vera sat on the edge of her bed, her knees drawn up to her chest, the glow from her phone screen casting a faint light across her face.She hadn’t moved much since replying to Asher, still lost in the haze of everything that had unfolded, Lucas, Sarah, the banquet… and now this.Her phone buzzed softly again. A message from Asher.No more pretending, then. But know this, Vera, whatever this becomes… I don’t play fair.Her breath hitched.She read it once. Then twice. Her heart did that annoying thing, skipping, then thudding harder in her chest, like it didn’t know whether to panic or dive headfirst into the thrill that message promised.What did that even mean?What did he mean?Vera exhaled slowly and set the phone down beside her. Her room was quiet, too quiet.Outside her window, the city kept humming. Life kept moving.But she couldn’t. Not yet.She hugged her knees tighter, resting her chin on top of them.Sarah’s message had come like a slap to the face hours ago., sharp and sm
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Chapter 20

Vera sat curled up on the velvet armchair by the window, a book open in her lap though her eyes had long stopped reading the words.The early evening glow painted her apartment in soft amber tones, shadows stretching slowly across the room.She had barely touched her tea. Her thoughts kept circling, Lucas, Sarah, the headlines, and… Asher.Especially Asher.She hadn't expected to hear from him earlier, but his text had struck a chord. “Are you alright?” It was simple.Too simple. But something about it felt… real.Like a sliver of honesty in a world built on pretenses. And her reply, “Good. I’m not looking for fair. I’m looking to win. Beside you.”, was more than just a jab at Sarah. It was a declaration. Maybe to him. Maybe to herself.She sighed, brushing a stray strand of hair from her cheek.She wasn’t used to this, whatever this was. Vulnerability masked as ambition?A war of hearts wrapped in designer gowns and icy smiles?A knock came at the door.Her brows drew together. She w
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