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Chapter 3

Author: Revolving
I snapped out of my memories.

When Liam saw that I was serious, all his earlier swagger disappeared. He didn't dare say another word.

Before kicking him out, I grabbed a property settlement agreement from a drawer and slapped it down in front of him, forcing him to sign. He had to leave his share of the down payment on this apartment to me as compensation for cheating.

He knew he was in the wrong, and he was terrified of the video I'd recorded. So, he could only force himself to do as I wanted.

After signing, Liam gave me a long, wary look, his eyes full of wariness. "I've signed the agreement, Erica. I hope you keep your word and stop causing a scene."

I knew he was afraid I'd make a big deal out of this. After all these years together, he knew perfectly well I'd never been a pushover.

I tucked the agreement away and glanced at him. "Of course."

He seemed relieved when he heard my promise. Only then did he hurry away with Mia.

As I watched him leave, I couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Keep my word? As if.

Liam, oh, Liam… Did he even know me at all? How could I possibly swallow this and move on?

With that thought, I immediately sent the cheating video I'd just recorded into the group chats for both our families and our classmates.

The chats blew up instantly.

Everyone who'd been casually talking about their day had their attention stolen by the video. New messages kept popping up.

"This is insane. What the hell is wrong with Liam?"

"Aren't they getting married tomorrow?"

"Since when has he been messing around with Mia?"

"Damn, poor Erica. She's only finding out now."

Some people jumped straight to cursing Liam out.

"Liam, this is downright disgusting."

"She's about to marry you, and you're sneaking around with her best friend behind her back. Don't you feel too ashamed for words?"

I felt a rush of satisfaction as I read the flood of messages.

It didn't take long for Liam to call. The moment I picked up, he exploded. "What the hell are you playing at, Erica?"

I held the phone a little away from my ear and waited for him to finish yelling before asking lazily, "What do you mean?"

"Why did you send that video to everyone?" His voice was tight with panic and anger. "I agreed to give you the apartment as compensation. Why'd you pull this crap?"

I laughed. "What's wrong? You think I'm supposed to pretend your cheating never happened just because you gave me the apartment?"

"No! I just meant that you promised me!" His voice went shrill with desperation. "What are you trying to achieve now? You want it both ways?"

I leaned back against the couch and drawled, "I think you're confused about something, Liam. Whether I keep my word depends on who I'm dealing with. Why on earth would I care about honoring my promise with a shameless bastard like you?"

The line went dead silent.

I didn't give Liam any time to recover. I went on, "Besides, I'm supposed to be getting married tomorrow. Now that the wedding's suddenly off, I owe everyone an explanation, don't you think?

"What, was I supposed to keep my mouth shut and let you go around telling people that I backed out at the last minute, that I'm the one who played you and walked away?"

I smiled. "That's not happening. Did you actually think I would leave the ball in your court?"

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