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FACING THE TEAM

作者: ABY
last update 最終更新日: 2025-11-07 03:54:34

Olivia's Pov

I paused just before the players’ hall, clutching the strap of my bag. I wasn’t here to beg. Not for my job. Not for sympathy. I was here because I needed to face them, the team I’d worked so hard to protect, and somehow ended up hurting the most.

Coach Miller spotted me first. His brow lifted, eyes cautious but not unkind.

“Olivia,” he said quietly, walking over. “You sure about this?”

I nodded. “They deserve to hear by my own side of the story. I need to face the players who once trusted me.”

He studied me for a long moment, then sighed. “Alright. They’re in the locker room. I’ll clear a few minutes for you.”

As he turned to go, my heartbeat picked up. I’d spoken to reporters. Faced public humiliation. Walked through crowds of people who called me names I wouldn’t repeat. But somehow, this, walking into that locker room was the hardest thing of all.

When I stepped inside, the noise stopped.

Fifteen men in jerseys and sweatpants, all mid-conversation, froze like someone
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