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I Take Every Piece of Advice Literally
I Take Every Piece of Advice Literally
Author: Isla Shaw

Chapter 1

Author: Isla Shaw
Irene Parker's first love, Zack Reed, stood by the edge of the rooftop holding her pregnancy test report, sobbing so hard that his whole body was shaking.

"Gavin Stone, just step aside. Irene's carrying my child. If you don't back off, I'll jump from here."

"I can't let my child be born without a father!" Irene clung tightly to Zack as she turned her head and sharply rebuked me. "Zack has severe anxiety and can't be subjected to stress! Gavin, must you really drive him to his death before you're satisfied?"

Instead of defending myself, I just kept nodding.

"Fine, I'll do as you say. I'll step aside."

With that, I turned and sprinted toward the other side of the rooftop. I didn't jump, though. There was a glowing green "Exit" sign on the other side of the rooftop.

Irene told me to step aside for Zack, so of course I had to go downstairs first and call off the wedding.

I had just touched the door to the emergency stairwell when hurried footsteps came from behind me.

The next second, my wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Irene's face was pale, her palms were covered in sweat, and her breathing was ragged.

"Gavin, what are you running for?"

I pointed at the exit sign on the door. "I'm going downstairs. Didn't you tell me to step aside? So, I'm going to call off the wedding."

She gazed at me for two seconds, as if only now realizing that when I said I'd step aside, I didn't mean I'd stop fighting Zack for her. Rather, I meant I was truly stepping out of her life.

But before she could speak, Zack had already made his way over, holding onto the railing as support.

His face was pale, and his voice was trembling as he said, "Irene, my chest hurts. Is Gavin deliberately trying to scare me? What if something happens to our baby too?"

Irene instinctively let go of me and turned to steady him.

"Don't be afraid. Gavin won't do anything foolish."

Only after saying that did she look at me again.

"The wedding's off. Take off the ring," she ordered, her voice calm once more.

I silently took the small yellow notebook out of my bag and opened it to the first page.

When Irene saw the notebook, her expression visibly stiffened.

I looked at her and asked, "Are you saying this out of anger, or are you seriously advising me to call it off?"

Zack gripped her arm, his eyes red as he spoke in a low voice. "Irene, forget it. Don't push Gavin anymore. It's my fault. I shouldn't have come back, and I definitely shouldn't have gotten you pregnant."

The more he spoke, the darker Irene's expression became.

When she spoke again, the last trace of hesitation in her eyes was gone.

"It's not out of anger. Gavin, I'm seriously advising you to call it off."

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