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Chapter 09

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Chloe soon realized she didn’t know who Ruan truly was. He was a shadow of what she had once imagined him to be. Being married to a stranger suddenly felt terrifying.

They spent two long days locked inside that apartment. There was no reason to go out while she kept receiving messages from Samanta, flaunting every detail of her upcoming wedding. At one point, Chloe couldn’t take it anymore and blocked everyone who reminded her of her past.

No one was left. Her father despised her. Her stepmothe
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