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As I was speaking, I spotted a familiar figure in the audience.Liam stood there in a perfectly tailored suit, a bouquet of white lilies cradled in his hands, his gaze brimming with tenderness.He was noticeably thinner than he'd been a few years ago, but there was a new, unwavering determination in his eyes."Welcome back," he said.I gave a polite nod but did not take the flowers."I've been waiting for you to return." His voice trembled slightly."What exactly have you been waiting for?"Before I could respond, a strong arm slid possessively around my waist.My boyfriend, Aiden Bryson, wore a handsome smile tinged with mock grievance, his tone thick with jealousy."Babe, you just thanked so many people, but somehow, my name wasn't on that list. Do you know how hard I worked for your exhibition? I've been running around nonstop for you."His exaggerated complaint made me laugh. I gave him a playful push and tilted my head up to coax him. "Next time, I promise you'll be the
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Liam's voice carried both disbelief and fury."Alexa, are you out of your mind?!"The moment I heard that name, my ears instinctively pricked up."You think you can threaten me like this? Take yourself and your family, and get the hell out!"Liam's tone grew colder by the second. "I'm telling you—we're finished."From the other end of the line came a piercing wail. Even across the distance, I could feel the sheer hysteria and despair in it."Liam, you can't do this to me! I turned down everyone for your sake. How can you just toss me aside like I'm nothing?! If you don't come back, I'll kill myself!"Liam's grip on his phone tightened until the veins at his temple throbbed.Watching the pained expression on his face, a tangle of emotions welled up within me. My memories from a past life reminded me—Alexa was never the kind of woman who let go easily.Sure enough, less than two days later, Liam booked a flight home in haste.Before leaving, he came to the front of my apartment
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"Khloe?"The moment I saw him, the smile on my face faded."What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Celandre City, preparing for your wedding with Alexa?" I said.He had grown thinner, more haggard, with dark shadows etched deep beneath his eyes. His gaze locked onto me with such intensity that it felt as though he wanted to bore two holes straight through me."There's no wedding. I've already broken off the engagement with her.""Oh." My reply was flat and indifferent. I turned away and continued toward the library.He quickly caught up. "Khloe, can we talk?""There's nothing to talk about.""Khloe, don't be stubborn. Come back with me," he pleaded.I stopped in my tracks, turning to him with a mocking smile in my eyes."Liam, are you mistaken about something? I didn't leave the country to escape anything, least of all you. You should go back and return to your own life."My words seemed to ignite his anger. He seized my shoulders."Khloe, how can you just walk away l
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"Hello, may I ask if you've admitted a car accident victim named Khloe Tori?""No.""Could you check again? A young woman, around twenty, was brought in yesterday afternoon.""Sir, we don't have anyone by that name."Every hospital gave him the same answer.Alexa trailed behind, watching his hollow, disoriented expression. The satisfaction swelling in her chest was almost too much to contain, yet she still feigned concern."Khloe's gone too far with this joke, making you worry like this. Why won't she just answer the phone?"Liam slumped into a chair in the fifth hospital's corridor, head in his hands, looking utterly defeated.He regretted it—regretted leaving me in that desolate place yesterday. He kept questioning himself why he hadn't just taken me back to the city himself."Liam?"A familiar voice pulled him from his thoughts. He looked up to see his mother standing not far away, a medical report in her hand."Mom? What are you doing here?""I'm here for a checkup. Sho
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When I glanced down, I saw an endless stream of messages from Alexa.Each one was a cheerful photo of Liam with her and her family.In the restaurant, Liam gently placed food onto her plate. They looked at each other and smiled.He chatted politely with her parents, wearing that practiced, courteous expression.Alexa leaned into his embrace, glowing with a happiness that seemed almost blinding.All the time, she continued texting me.Alexa: [Khloe, do you see this? This is the kind of happiness you can never have.]Alexa: [Go ahead and enjoy the rain. Learn your place, and stop coveting what isn't yours.]Alexa: [Liam will never truly love you. You're nothing more than a parasite in his family.]A sharp pain gripped my chest.Almost without thinking, I opened Liam's Instagram, ready to say something.But the moment his profile picture appeared, I froze.The simple sketch of two little dogs I'd drawn as a child—the one he'd used for ten years—was gone.He used to praise that
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"Liam, what are you doing?" Alexa's soft hand rested lightly on the back of his. "My parents are talking to you. Don't get distracted."Liam's movement faltered. Lifting his gaze, he met the obsequious smiles of Alexa's parents in the back seat.Reluctantly, he slipped his phone back into his pocket and exchanged a few perfunctory pleasantries.They were dressed in plain, worn clothes, their dialect thick and unrefined, eyes alight with greedy excitement, like starving dogs catching the scent of meat.Sensing the moment, Alexa leaned in with a sweet suggestion."Liam, it's pouring outside. Why don't we let my parents, along with my aunt and uncle, stay at your villa for now?"Her words had barely left her lips before her mother slapped her thigh in glee. "Oh, that's wonderful! We're all family. What's there to refuse? I've heard that big villa has dozens of rooms. Liam, hurry and take us to see it!"She eagerly shoved a massive red-blue woven bag further into the seat, as if a
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