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Truth Behind the Mask

Author: Onyes
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-22 05:34:41

Daniel had turned.

One step.

Then another.

The break room door was just ahead.

He had said what he came to say.

Noah had stood there, silent, ashamed, maybe even sorry.

And Daniel had decided to leave it at that.

Because this wasn’t about violence.

It was about truth.

About holding someone accountable.

About protecting the people who couldn’t fight for themselves.

But then, just as his hand reached for the door—

Noah spoke.

Not quietly.

Not with regret.

With contempt.

“Man, you really believe all that, don’t you?”

Daniel stopped.

Turned.

Noah had set his coffee down.

His posture had changed.

No more shame.

No more hesitation.

Just cold, cruel amusement.

“She came to me with a ring?” Noah said, shaking his head. “That’s pathetic.”

Daniel didn’t move.

But his pulse spiked.

“She actually thought we were going somewhere?” Noah continued, voice sharp. “She knew nothing about me. She didn’t know my life, my goals, what I really wanted. And she thought a little promise ring was going to lock
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