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CHAPTER 8

Author: Vivi Anne
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-01-09 18:33:30

OLIVIA’S POV

The moment Lucas left, the weight I’d been holding on my shoulders crashed down, and I sank back into my chair. My breath came in shaky bursts as I stared blankly at the nameplate on my desk. His words played over and over in my mind, cutting deeper with each repetition.

"Are you really the gold digger everyone thinks you are?"

I didn’t even realize when the tears started falling. They were hot and fast, slipping down my cheeks despite my best efforts to hold them back. My hands trembled as I covered my face, letting the sobs escape quietly.

It was just my first day at work, and already it felt like I was drowning. It wasn’t the pressure of the job—that I could handle. It was him.

Lucas.

Seeing him again, hearing his voice, and feeling his judgment.

And the worst part? I still loved him.

I hated myself for it, for the way my heart betrayed me every time I looked at him. After everything he’d done, after all the pain, I should have moved on. But deep down, I hadn
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