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Chapter 6

Author: Mint Latte
Julia watched Jay, frantic as he redialed my number again and again, her anxiety spiraling into fury.

With one violent sweep, she sent everything on the table crashing to the floor, shattering into pieces.

"Jay, what the hell? Today is our engagement ceremony, and you run off to chase that bitch instead?"

Her voice trembled with rage. "Do you think I don't know? You were with her for more than two years, and yet you kept telling me you loved me. Do you even know what love is? I told you I'd let it go, that I wouldn't hold it against you—and now you humiliate me in front of everyone!"

His gaze fixed on her, cold and sharp, eyes dark with scrutiny. "The child in your belly… it's not mine, is it?"

For a brief second, embarrassment flickered across Julia's face, but she quickly recovered.

"You're talking nonsense. How could it not be yours?"

Jay didn't bother arguing. He simply pressed play on the recorder.

Her own voice filled the room—her secret conversation with her best friend
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