[No More Pretending]“You can hide a lie… but you can’t hide the way your heart reacts when it sees him.”I didn’t sleep.Not even for a second.Every time I closed my eyes—I saw him.Adrian.On his knees.Bleeding.Looking at me like he already knew—I was the one who made it worse.My chest tightened painfully.“Hindi ko ginusto ‘to…” I whispered into the dark.But the silence didn’t answer.Because deep down—I knew.I chose it.Morning came too fast.Too quiet.Too normal.Like the mansion didn’t just break something inside me.I stood in front of the mirror.Staring at myself.Maristella Yang.Perfect.Composed.Controlled.But behind my eyes—I was falling apart.A knock came at the door.My heart jumped.“Come in,” I said softly.The door opened.Julian.Of course.“Maris,” he greeted.That name again.I swallowed.“Good morning,” I replied.He studied me.Too carefully.“You didn’t sleep,” he said.“I’m fine.”A lie.Julian stepped closer.“You’re getting worse at lying,” he
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