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Blessings built on lies

Author: LizzyJ
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-29 08:23:41

Chapter 89

The phone was still pressed against my ear, Jason’s heavy breathing crackling through the line like static. My hand tightened into a fist at my side.

“Who the hell do you think you are,” I hissed, “telling me who I can and can’t marry?”

There was a pause, and then Jason’s laugh — low, bitter — spilled into my ear.

“You think this is just anybody?” he said, his voice cutting sharp. “Jake isn’t just some fling you picked up, Andrea. He’s my stepbrother. The world will eat you alive for this. You’ll look like a—”

“I don’t care what you or anybody thinks,” I yelled, my voice shaking with anger. “And maybe you should be more worried about your sinking company. Investors are pulling out every damn day because of your little scandals. That’s the real headline, Jason. Not who I’m marrying.”

“You’re doing this to get my attention,” he said suddenly like he’d found the answer and it pleased him. “All of this… this little stunt… it’s all for me.”

I let out a laugh so cold it startled
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