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Don't Pretend Now.

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The scent of burnt tobacco lingered in the air, mixing with the faint hum of the air conditioner. I’d lost count of how many minutes I’d been staring at the same document without reading a single line. My pen rested uselessly on the paper, the ink smudged from my fingers.

No matter how much I tried to focus, the image of Alice kept creeping back into my mind.

Her voice. Her defiant stare. The way she’d looked at me this morning before walking away—cold, indifferent, and proud.

That wasn’t the Alice I used to know. The woman who once blushed under my gaze now looked at me as though I were a stranger. Maybe I never really knew her at all.

I sighed deeply and pressed my fingertips to my temple. “Damn it.”

The cigarette smoke curled upward as I stubbed it out in the ashtray. The silence in my office only made her voice louder in my head.

“Don’t act so pathetic. It’s disgusting.”

Her words had struck harder than I expected. They clung to me long after she’d left.

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  • Chasing His Ex-Wife Back (Billionaire Contract Wife)   The Truth Unveiled

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    That night, after the long interrogation that left me drained and trembling, I finally leaned against the cold wall of my room., the faint echo of whispers outside, and the dull ache in my chest made it hard to breathe.My mind kept replaying the moment—the gasps, the shouting, the look on Vincent’s face when everyone turned against me. He didn’t even say my name.I thought it was finally over for the day, but a few hours later, the sound of shoes and keys echoed from the hallway. I heard a I ok sounds on my room door and quickly opened it . Two police officers entered, their expressions grave.“Mrs. Markston,” one of them said curtly. “You’re coming with us.”I blinked, confused. “What… what’s happening? I already answered all your questions.”The other officer stepped closer, his tone sharp. “New evidence has surfaced. You’re being placed under formal arrest for the attempted murder of Old Patriarch Markston.”Before I could process it, cold metal snapped around my wrists.The shock

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