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Chapter 6

Author: Lola
A long, heavy silence stretched over the phone line.

Marcus sat frozen in his car, the phone nearly slipping from his numb fingers. For six years, he had worshipped the wrong savior.

"You're lying," he whispered, his voice trembling. "Isabella was with me. She was injured…"

"She was only injured because a rogue shoved her aside!" Lily yelled. "Emma was the one who fought them off to save you. By the time Isabella stumbled onto the scene, Emma was unconscious, and you were critically wounded. So she painted herself as the hero!"

"Why didn't Emma tell me the truth?"

"Because she loved you!" Lily's voice cracked with emotion. "She saw how grateful you were to Isabella and couldn't bear to shatter that belief. That's just who Emma is. She always puts everyone else first."

Marcus hung up and slumped back in the driver's seat.

It was Emma who had risked her life for him. And he… he had destroyed the one person who had ever truly loved him, all for a liar.

Just as Marcus was about to mobilize
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    Isabella clutched her arm, her face a mask of pain. "Marcus, my right wrist really hurts. What if this affects my work on the speech tonight? The application deadline for the Luna Award is the day of the presentation. If I'm injured...""Don't worry, I'll take you to the hospital right now," Marcus said, helping Isabella up without a single glance in my direction.They rushed off, leaving me alone with the scattered books and the lingering stares of the onlookers.I knelt to pick up the books, each leather-bound volume feeling like a monument to the love I once had for Marcus.Marcus, anyone who actually respects research wouldn’t leave books scattered all over the floor. When the truth is finally revealed, will you still rush to her defense? Will you… regret this? The way you treated me today?At ten that night, Marcus finally came home. He looked exhausted as he sank onto the sofa, rubbing his temples."Isabella's fine, just a minor sprain," he said, his voice laced with guilt. "Emma

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