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Chapter 115

Author: Michy Gaza
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-23 12:15:07

“I called to say goodbye,” Serena whispered. “Not because I owe you anything. But because I needed to say it for myself.”

“Serena…”

But it was too late.

“You can tell father. You can tell Paolo. I’m not running because of Luca. I’m not betraying the family. I’m saving myself.”

And then she almost said it. Almost told her the truth.

That she loved Vivienne.

That she'd been in love with her for years.

But her mother’s voice cut in before the words could escape.

“You are not that daughter,” she hissed. “You are not her.”

Serena froze.

The air left her lungs.

Not that daughter.

Not the disappointment.

Not the queer one.

Not the one who could ruin everything just by being honest.

She held the phone away from her ear.

Her thumb hovered over the red icon.

She wanted to scream. Cry. Say everything.

But she didn’t.

She ended the call.

And when Vivienne stepped out of the bathroom in a towel, worry etched across her face, Serena simply walked into her arms and whispered, “Let’s go.”

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