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~Enoch~The ride home felt eerily soffocating. It was not because someone was talking and couldn't keep shut, but because no one was talking. The silence inside the car stretched endlessly, thick and heavy, pressing against my skull until it felt unbearable. Outside the tinted windows, the city moved normally— cars zooming past, people laughing somewhere in the distance, lights flashing across buildings— but inside the vehicle, it felt like the world has ended hours ago and only the three of us knew it. I leaned back against the seat and loosened my tie for what felt like the millionth time that evening. My chest still felt tight. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it again. The investors standing up, the whispers, the beadlines, the way the numbers on the screen disgraced me as they dropped fast it looked like my company was bleeding to death in front of everybody. And Jasmine. Always Jasmine. So, I stopped closing my eyes. I frowned faintly and rubbed my forehead in thought.

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~Jasmine~The city lights stretched endlessly beyond the tinted windows as the car glided smoothly through the road, casting slipping reflection across the interior in soft, shifting patterns. The silence in the car was surprisingly soothing. It wasn't the awkward kind of silence, it was a reflective one. The kind that settles after chaos final burns itself out. I leaned my head lightly against the seat and stared outside, watching blurred lights smear across the glass while the events from the evening replayed slowly, over and over again in my head. Enoch's priceless expression when the screen changed. The investors whispering…Melody—who had always thought she was invincible—kneeling and groveling while I made a mockery of her.Samantha’s pointless rage… haha! And that satisfying moment when the entire foundation beneath Star Tech cracked apart publicly. A small smile tugged at my lips. To be sincere, it was so entertaining. Like, when was the last time I got to be this ente

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~Melody~The moment we got home, my soon to be mother-in-law practically treated me like royalty. And honestly? As she should. After the disaster that Jasmine bitch caused, I was the only reason Enoch hadn't completely broken down, so yes, I deserve that royal treatment. The moment we entered the mansion, Samantha immediately fussed over me. “Oh, my poor baby,” she cooed dramatically, guiding me towards the couch, “Look at what that shameless woman did to you. Even after divorcing my son, she still couldn't let him be!”I lowered my gaze in feigned modesty, allowing my lashes to tremble slightly. “It's okay, Mother,” I whispered softly, even though the word, Mother, tasted like rotten fruit in my mouth. She's not my mother. She'll never be my mother. Even her proximity and her cheap perfume and talks wants to make me gag. “It's just that I feel so bad that Enoch is suffering.” As if on cue, Samantha's expression softened even further. “Oh sweetheart…” she grabbed my hands affec

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