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Chapter 13

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Elle’s POV

The moment the door closed behind me, I felt the weight of everything collapse onto my chest.

I couldn't go back to the office. I just decided to go straight home.

I stood in the middle of the living room— frozen—my fingers still trembling from what I had just been through. Confronting Richard should have made me feel stronger, braver even—but it didn’t. It only made everything feel heavier and...worse.

He didn’t deny it. He didn’t even flinch. Instead, he laughed in my face and wore his betrayal like a badge of honor. As if ruining my name somehow made up for the years he spent breaking me.

I dragged myself up the stairs and into the bedroom, shutting the door softly behind me. I leaned against it for a moment, exhaling slowly. My legs were shaky, and my chest burned.

I shouldn’t cry again. Not over him.

But the tears came anyway.

I curled myself into a ball on the bed, holding a pillow against my chest as silent sobs shook my shoulders. I cried for the humiliation, for th
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