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47. BACK TO WHERE IT HURTS

Penulis: Christie Bassey
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-19 17:48:43

ARIA

I couldn’t stop the tears. They poured out in spite of me, hot and furious, spilling past my fingers as I tried to hide them.

Caspian sat there watching me, and I hated how much I wanted to believe him.

Hated that I did believe him.

How could he be so calm after what he had done?

“You really did that,” I whispered through my fingers. “You actually punished her.”

His voice was low and deep and it made me shudder and cry harder. “I told you I would.”

I pulled my hand away and stared at him, my eyes blurred with hot tears. “Why now? Why not before? Why did it take you seeing it?”

“I needed proof. And you refused to tell me who did it even though you knew.”

“You needed evidence to believe that a woman like Talia would do that to someone like me.”

“No,” he said tightly. “I needed evidence to justify what I just did because Talia told me you were the one who always bullied her. How was I to know?”

Honesty. It was brutal and unpolished, but it hit me harder than any lie would have.
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  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    162. AWAY FROM THE PEACE IN MY HOME

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  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    161. FAMILY FIRST

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  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    160. SAFE IN MY ARMS ONLY

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  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    158. JUST DIE, ZARA

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