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CHAPTER 22

Penulis: Liam Muse
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-29 22:16:16

LILITH

Another day in the hell-hole.

The basement air was filled with dust and the smell of old paper.

My back was aching, my fingers were stained with ink, and the polyester uniform was sticking to me.

I was filing documents with names I couldn't pronounce and dates from before I was born.

It was pure torture.

I looked down at the stack of folders.

Lilith Lenshaw, was—used to be synonymous with champagne wishes and elegant views.

Few months later, I was down here, working for Elowen.

It felt like a joke, a terrible, humiliating joke that only Elowen was laughing at.

I kept telling myself it was temporary. That Owen would fix it.

But Owen wasn't fixing anything.

He was just getting drunker and sadder.

And Elowen? She'd walked past the archive entrance twice today, just a quick pass, enough to let me know she was thinking about me.

She wasn't smiling, but she didn't need to be.

The quiet victory was all over her face.

I slammed the heavy file drawer shut.

That was it.

I cou
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  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 22

    LILITHAnother day in the hell-hole. The basement air was filled with dust and the smell of old paper. My back was aching, my fingers were stained with ink, and the polyester uniform was sticking to me. I was filing documents with names I couldn't pronounce and dates from before I was born. It was pure torture.I looked down at the stack of folders. Lilith Lenshaw, was—used to be synonymous with champagne wishes and elegant views. Few months later, I was down here, working for Elowen. It felt like a joke, a terrible, humiliating joke that only Elowen was laughing at.I kept telling myself it was temporary. That Owen would fix it.But Owen wasn't fixing anything. He was just getting drunker and sadder.And Elowen? She'd walked past the archive entrance twice today, just a quick pass, enough to let me know she was thinking about me. She wasn't smiling, but she didn't need to be. The quiet victory was all over her face.I slammed the heavy file drawer shut. That was it. I cou

  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 21

    LILITHI slammed the front door shut with enough force to shake the walls.The suffocating air of our apartment, filled with the faint smell of old takeout and regret, hit me right in the face. It was the smell of failure. My failure.It reeked.I threw my cheap work bag—the one I had to buy because I couldn't afford my designer one anymore—onto the floor. I didn’t even bother to take off the ugly, scratchy polyester uniform they made me wear. I was still carrying the dust of that dark, miserable basement archive."Owen!" I screamed, marching into the living room.He was exactly where I expected him to be: slumped on the sofa, a glass of amber liquid in his hand, staring at the TV with dead eyes. He looked as useless as he smelled."What?" he mumbled, not even turning his head.I stood over him, my hands shaking with anger. The day had been awful. Ms. Davies, had given me a lecture on "professional attire" because my low-cut top from five years ago showed too much cleavage for th

  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 20

    ELOWENSitting at the head of the CEO's desk.It felt good. Really good. This was my office now, my mother's company. It was mine, and I was calling the shots.It was usually HR's job, but there was one application I insisted on reviewing.Lilith's.The door opened, and Lilith walked in.I watched her stride across the room. She was wearing a cheap suit that didn't fit right, and her usual expensive perfume was gone.Her famous heels were nowhere in sight; she was wearing simple black flats. Her usual aggressive confidence was still there, but it was thinner, almost desperate.She came to the chair right in front of me and sat down, crossing her legs with a practiced, emove."Elowen," she said, giving me a tight, professional smile that didn't reach her eyes.I kept my face completely blank. I picked up her resume, which was surprisingly light on details for the last few months."That's Ms. Sylvarn to you, Lilith," I corrected her gently, my voice calm but firm. Her smile froze

  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 19

    ELOWENI was sitting in my room, wrapped up in a blanket, trying to pretend I was reading. But all I could see was Ryan's face, right there in the kitchen, so close I could feel the heat radiating off him. He wasn't pretending. That look in his eyes was real. And that was what made me run.I couldn't risk making the mistake of getting my heart broken again.He had fired Lilith. He stood up for me, right in front of his best friend, and had chosen me. It was a good feeling, a deep, warm rush of knowing I mattered. But it also terrified me. If he was being this honest, this real, where did that leave my plan? My whole life with him was supposed to be about getting what I wanted, not about actually falling for him again.I pushed the soft blankets off and stood up. I walked over to the small, black briefcase underneath the dresser. I unlocked it with the code I’d known since I was a teenager—my mother's birthday.Inside, resting on a bed of velvet, was the only thing I truly car

  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 18

    RYANI pulled up to the garage and turned off the ignition, getting out of the car.I sighed as I shut the car door.I thought I would be happy with Elowen in my court, I was happy, yes.We were close—living together even, she kept pushing me away.And I kept feeling stupid about it.The Elowen I thought I had lost five years ago, was back to me but was distant and it was driving me crazy."Welcome sir," I nodded and strode past the butler."Oh, Alfred?" I stopped in my tracks."Sir?" His voice was sharp, quick to reply."The lady that was here the other night— my staff,""I appreciate my privacy a lot and do not encourage the broadcast of my private affairs," I continued.I didn't need to ask how the news about Lilith had spread.My staff must have made that happen."Of course sir," he replied, his voice barely above a whisper."But," I paused, turning around. His eyes lifted to hold my gaze."Good job." I continued on my way to the living room."Sir, would you like dinner prepared?"

  • After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man   CHAPTER 17

    RYANFive years ago..."What's a pretty girl like you doing here all alone?" I slid into the bar stool, next to the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Her head was lowered to the table, hand on a glass of a golden coloured liquid. I waited a few minutes but she didn't move an inch."Hey," I lowered my head so I could get a good look at her face. She still didn't move.Was... she dead?I raised my hand extending my index finger to touch her, just then she sprung to life, startling me.I jerked in surprise and lost my balance falling off the stool and landing on my butt with a soft thud.Her head snapped to my direction and she bursts into laughter. I wondered if she was mocking me, or happy that I fell... But she wasn't.She was drunk. Red nosed, knees weak drunk.And even in her drunk state, she looked more pretty than any other girl I had set my eyes on.As she rocked to and fro, her laughter all I could hear.Her beautiful set of teeth brighter than the lights illuminating the

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