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“THEN STAY."

Penulis: Jixxie Light
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-02 01:45:06

♣ CHAPTER 14 ♣

Kate didn’t sleep that night. Her mind kept spinning, replaying every word from their argument. She didn’t regret what she said. But something inside her has changed. The way William had looked at her. It was Cold and Empty. It was Like nothing she said mattered.

The next morning, she walked into the dining room. He was already there, sipping coffee like everything was normal.

She sat down. “We need to talk.”

He didn’t look at her. “About what?”

“About this,” she said. “About you. About the way you treat me.”

He placed the cup down. “You’re angry. I understand.”

“No. You don’t,” Kate said, her voice rising. “You think you do, but you don’t understand anything about me.”

He raised a brow. “Then enlighten me.”

Kate leaned forward. “Why are you like this, William? Why do you act like you hate me?”

He didn’t answer.

She kept talking. “You married me. You dragged me into your world. And now you punish me every day for being here.”

“This marriage was a deal,” he said sharply.
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