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Chapter 19 — Shattered Hopes

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-27 15:51:24

Emelia's POV

ANOTHER damn secret! How much was I meant to uncover?!

First, she's an unknown work colleague. Then, she suddenly has a name and it's Lily. And then she's a childhood friend?

Friend! Just a friend! I scoffed at the thought.

And now this? Now there's a photo of them kissing?! Immortalized in a damn café of all places?

I really thought I was going to lose it. I wanted nothing more than to leap over the counter and rip the photo to shreds.

The sudden jingle of the bell above the door pulled me back to my senses, and my eyes snapped to the man who walked through the door as if he didn't have a care in the world.

Victor.

"Hey, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long." Victor smiled.

I wore a scowl on my face in disbelief of the man who stood before me. This person was no longer who felt familiar; he was nothing but a stranger. His promises and comfort he had once given me were nothing more than tools of deception.

And to get to what end? I had no idea.

Still, it made me
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