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The Vance mansion had never felt like home, but tonight it seemed more like a courtroom.Her step mother and her father face without smiling. It was obvious she was about to be lectured.Jasper was there too, a white bandage cutting across his forehead where the bottle had shattered. He sat beside Matilda, who lounged at his side in triumphant ease, one gloved hand resting delicately on his knee.She wore black dress, as though her years of absence had been a solemn sacrifice rather than the farce Sarah knew it to be.The sight nearly made Sarah choke.Her father's voice broke the silence. “Sit, Sarah.”Sarah remained standing, though her knees trembled. “Why am I here?”“To answer for your behavior,” he replied coolly. “Your actions have disgraced not just Jasper but our entire family. Word of the… incident at the party has traveled farther than you can imagine. Our name is a laughingstock.”Sarah clenched her fists. “He hit me in front of everyone. And you call me a disgrace?”“You

As the morning sunlight streamed into the room, casting a soft glow over the disheveled sheets.Sarah slowly opened her eyes, blinking as she took in her surroundings. The second was the time glowing on the digital clock across the hotel room.10:07 A.M.A warm ache filled her body as the memories of last night resurfaced, her cheeks heating as she noticed the red and purple marks scattered across her skin.She had slept with her neighbor!“Oh, God,” she shrieked, dragging a hand over her face. Her voice sounded hoarse. Her body, however, told a different story. She feels so sore under there, and she couldn't help but remember how shameless she had last night.At first, it was painful, but after that part, the satisfaction she felt from the pleasure was immense and she even begged him not to stop.Her face flushed red and Sarah felt satisfied. She had lost her virginity in vain. At least the man knew how to handle her well.Although it was Sarah’s first time, that doesn't mean she had

Sarah walked out of the bar, the cold air hitting her shoulders as she waited for the cab. Tina had been called for an emergency so she was alone."Where are you going, miss?" The cab director asked politely.“Anywhere,” she muttered hoarsely to the driver. “Just take me anywhere there’s a bar.”Sarah's body couldn't help but tremble as she remembered what she had witnessed inside the club.Matilda...her step-sister whom she had grown up with, and Jasper, a man she believed loved her the most, had schemed against her.All of this made Sarah realize she had been living a lie. Had they been scheming against her from the beginning? Her body shuddered at the thought.Jasper, the man she thought she knew, had pursued her relentlessly in her first year at university.She had finally agreed to date him because Matilda had persuaded her that Jasper was her best friend and wouldn't wrong her.It turned out that she never knew him.Someone she had spent more than twenty years of her life with.

“Come on, Sarah. You can’t hide forever.”Tina’s grip was firm around her wrist, dragging her inside Rozame. A well-known luxurious club.Sarah tugged her arm back, but Tina wouldn’t relent. “You’ve spent two days locked up. Tonight, you’re going to remember that Jasper isn’t the only man in this city. You need a rebound. Or at least a distraction.”The word rebound made Sarah realize her heart was still bleeding. Still, she let Tina lead her deeper inside. She wanted to believe in the possibility of forgetting even for a night.They were greeted by the heavy sound of bass, people cheering and singing along, and couples dancing intimately.Sarah opened her mouth to protest, but then,Tina wanted her to cheer up, and she decided to enjoy herself as well.Maybe, just maybe she would forget about her sorrows.Tina ordered a drink from the bartender, and Sarah could feel the gaze of the surrounding guys. That made her slightly uncomfortable. She wasn't used to being in such situations."D

The moment Sarah entered the elevator, she couldn't hold it any longer.Sarah’s hands trembled as she pressed the first floor button. Her cheek still burned with Jasper’s hand print, hot and raw, as if the memory of his cruelty had branded her.The mirrored steel walls reflected her back to herself, mascara streaking down her cheeks, hair clinging damply to her temples, eyes wide and hollow. She barely recognized the broken woman staring back.Sarah wanted all this to be a dream. But it wasn't.The one she had considered the love of her life, spent years by his side, dreaming of marrying and having kids with, had turned out to be another person.Was he hiding his real character all this time?Or was she so preoccupied that she missed the chance to notice his real behavior?How could he be so cruel to her?Matilda, who had disappeared for more than four years, was more precious to him than she who had stayed by his side all those years.Fresh tears fell from her eyes. But the moment th

“Do you even understand what you’ve done?” Jasper’s deep, cold voice questioned as he glared at Sarah. Everyone one of the guests in the penthouse could tell felt the anger emanating from him just because of how he sounded. Sarah's face drained of color, her hand midair, desperately wishing she could stop time itself. The shards of the broken sculpture at her feet. She knew that Jasper cherished the crystal sculpture because it was given to him by Matilda. His best friend and her own step-sister. He cherished it so much that he cleaned it by himself. Not even servants were allowed to clean it on his behalf. Another reason he cherished it so much was because Matilda had disappeared four years ago, and this was the last gift she had given him. Now, she had mistakenly caused it to become shards. As expected, Jasper’s face was cold and rigid. “I...” Her throat tightened. She almost couldn't breathe properly with his cold gaze on her. “It was an accident.” “An accident?” Jasper’