Chapter 163 *Bryan's POV*Her smile brightened instantly, dazzling, too perfect, “It was at a charity gala. One of those fancy events with champagne and overpriced art no one really cares about. You were standing by the bar, looking far too handsome for your own good, and I walked in wearing a red dress. You couldn’t take your eyes off me. We talked all night. And by the end, you asked for my number.”She laughed softly, brushing her hair back in a way that was meant to look effortless, meant to reassure me. But the sound of it made my gut clench, because everything about her felt manufactured, like she was spinning a story she needed me to believe.I had no way to tell if it was a lie“Then what?” I pressed, ignoring the way her laughter grated against me like sandpaper, each note scraping against something raw inside me.“Then,” she said smoothly, without missing a beat, “we started dating. And before long, you told me you couldn’t live without me. That I was your everything.”I sw
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