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Author: Ashawrites
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Rolex

I could feel the anger radiating from the old man’s body as he struggled to keep his composure after watching the video. His jaw tightened, though he tried to hide it, but I caught the flicker in his eyes. Adjusting his glasses, he finally passed the phone back to me.

“And how can I be sure this wasn’t fabricated to ruin my daughter’s wedding?” he asked, his voice sounded like he had rehearsed it in his mind before saying it out but still unsteady.

I only smirked, leaning back casually.

How greedy can a man be? He knew his daughter was in love with another man, was even being fucked by him and yet he was willing to chain her to someone else just for money and influence.

“Fabricated or not,” I said, twirling the phone between my fingers, “I wonder how people would react when they see this on her wedding day?”

He shifted uneasily in his chair, his fingers twitching as he adjusted his glasses again and again.

No matter how much he tried to mask his fear, I could smell it. The sce
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  • The Bet That Broke Us   153

    BrunoHe pulled over in front of the large concrete building, the engine idling softly as the weight of what he was about to do settled in his chest. When he turned his head toward the passenger seat, Ruby was already watching him. She smiled slowly, her lips curving with mischief and her eyes gleaming with something far darker than gratitude.“I owe you one for this,” she muttered.Bruno smirked faintly, though the movement tugged at pain he refused to acknowledge.How he had ended up colliding with Ruby he had no idea. One thing had led to another, and another had dragged him into this mess. As much as he didn’t want any harm to come to Mia, there was one thing he wanted more than anything else…Rolex gone. Gone from their lives, for good.His gaze drifted to his bandaged arm, then to his chest. Ever since Rolex’s knife had found its mark, his hand had remained useless, the doctors had told him recovery was possible, but it would take time. Time he wasn’t sure he had. Rolex hadn’t

  • The Bet That Broke Us   153

    BrunoHe pulled over in front of the large concrete building, the engine idling softly as the weight of what he was about to do settled in his chest. When he turned his head toward the passenger seat, Ruby was already watching him. She smiled slowly, her lips curving with mischief and her eyes gleaming with something far darker than gratitude.“I owe you one for this,” she muttered.Bruno smirked faintly, though the movement tugged at pain he refused to acknowledge.How he had ended up colliding with Ruby he had no idea. One thing had led to another, and another had dragged him into this mess. As much as he didn’t want any harm to come to Mia, there was one thing he wanted more than anything else…Rolex gone. Gone from their lives, for good.His gaze drifted to his bandaged arm, then to his chest. Ever since Rolex’s knife had found its mark, his hand had remained useless, the doctors had told him recovery was possible, but it would take time. Time he wasn’t sure he had. Rolex hadn’t

  • The Bet That Broke Us   152

    KayHe had often wondered what the word life truly meant to him. Life had never been generous or kind, and certainly never gentle. Still, he had never asked for much. He had learned early that expectations only led to disappointment, so he kept his needs small and his hopes buried deep into work, after narrowly escaping Ruby’s manipulation, burying himself in his career had been the only way to stay sane, the only way to avoid confronting the damage she had left behind.He had never really had time for women. It wasn’t because he lacked interest or opportunity. It was because he avoided them deliberately. Whenever he saw one approach him, all he could see was trouble waiting to happen. They all wore the same expression, the same calculated curiosity, the same hunger masked behind smiles. It always felt as though they never truly wanted him, only what he could provide, what they could gain, what doors he could open for them. And Kay was tired of being seen as a ladder instead of a ma

  • The Bet That Broke Us   151

    RolexI stood there at the front of the kids’ graves, my chest heavy with emotions I could not properly name. Bringing Mia here had been a mistake, I realized that the moment her steps slowed beside me, the moment her fingers curled nervously at her sides. This place was a wound she had tried to heal over and over again, and I had dragged her back to it without thinking of the cost. The air felt thick and suffocating as if grief itself lingered here, refusing to move on.Dressed in a black suit that felt too tight around my shoulders, I knelt slowly before Fiona’s grave. The marble was cold beneath my fingertips as I placed a single white flower on it.My heart twisted painfully as memories flooded my mind. Fiona’s laughter, Leo’s innocent smiles, guilt settled deep in my bones. I had promised them a life of safety, a future free from fear, and I had failed them both.They died because of me. That truth echoed relentlessly in my head. I dragged them into a cursed life, despite knowin

  • The Bet That Broke Us   150

    MiaI was just about to open the door when his voice stopped me.I froze, my fingers still curled around the handle, my heart skipping when I realized he was on the phone. His tone was controlled, the kind he used when he didn’t want to be overheard. I hadn’t intended to listen. I truly hadn’t. But then I heard a name that made my breath hitch.Bruno.Instinctively, I leaned back against the door, my pulse quickening as I listened despite myself.“He’s stayed too calm,” Rolex said into the phone. “And every second he spends breathing is a threat to my family. That’s the only way I can stop him from ever coming near Mia.”A sharp gasp slipped from my lips before I could stop it, my hand flew to my mouth. Bruno.My thoughts raced wildly as fear tightened in my chest. Bruno had been on my bad side lately, yes, but I had never believed he was capable of something like this. I still doubted whether he had anything to do with Levi, or if he had ever worked with him at all. Fiona had been l

  • The Bet That Broke Us   49

    MiaI pulled back slowly from him, my chest rising and falling as I struggled to catch my breath. My lips tingled, swollen and warm from his kiss, and I was certain they had turned red by now. When I finally looked up at him, I noticed he was just as breathless as I was. His chest moved rapidly, his gaze dark and fixed entirely on me as though the world had narrowed down to this single moment between us.For a long while, we simply stared at each other.Then, without warning, laughter bubbled up inside me. It started softly, a small sound escaping my lips, before it grew into full laughter that shook my chest and echoed through the quiet apartment.His brows pulled together immediately, confusion flickering across his face as he watched me laugh. “What?” he asked, his voice was low and uncertain.I laughed harder, wiping at the tears that had gathered in my eyes. “Look who’s gone soft,” I teased. “I never thought losing your memories would bring out this side of you. I really thought

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