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Penulis: Grace Grandi
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Chapter 102

Ethan's POV

I took a deep breath and tried to conceal my anger.

I loved Bryan. We'd been friends since forever, who'd built our careers side by side, who'd been there for each other through every major life event. And sitting here, watching him bare his soul about his feelings for Cynthia, I tried to understand him.

Bryan didn't know my actual feelings for Cynthia. He thought I'd never loved her, that I'd chosen Anna, that I was only with Cynthia now because of Amber. And he respected me enough to tell me this to my face instead of going behind my back.

That had to count for something.

Even if it was tearing me apart.

"Have you told Cynthia yet?" I finally brought myself to ask, my voice surprisingly steady despite the turmoil raging inside me.

Bryan shook his head. "No. Not yet. I wanted to talk to you first. Make sure you were okay with it."

Relief flooded through me so intensely I almost sagged in my chair.

He hadn't told her yet. That meant I still h
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