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LAYLA —

"I see. You saw that but never called my phone. Did you even care to know if the news was true when I came back late last night?" He continued, his expression cold and unforgiving.

I couldn't come up with an answer because there was no way I could justify what I did. It was evident that I was happy he was abducted and had thought he wouldn't return.

"I'm really sorry, darling. I wanted to call, but I forgot and then fell asleep unknowingly. I didn't even realize when you came back," I replied, stuttering as I spoke.

A smug grin tugged at his lips as I made the remark. He was silent for a few seconds, his gaze fixated on the pen he was holding as he twirled it.

"I have told you not to call me that. Call me by my name," he commented. and I nodded in agreement. He clearly never had any feelings for me but was just using me to cover his single status.

"Now tell me, do you have a hand in this?" He questioned with an authoritative tone.

The world around me seemed to shatter at those
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