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VincentThe officers locked me inside a holding cell for obstruction of justice, and the heavy clang of the metal door echoed through the narrow corridor long after they had walked away. I stood there for a few seconds, staring at the bars before letting out a slow breath and lowering myself onto the hard bench. Cassia's lawyers had arrived almost immediately after my arrest, but despite their arguments and demands, the officers refused to release me. According to them, I would have to remain in custody until the following day while they completed their investigation. It was frustrating, but losing my temper now wouldn't help anyone. A little while later, Ronan was finally allowed to see me. He handed me a thick duvet, a pillow, and a bag containing a few necessities before sitting across from me with the same serious expression he had been wearing ever since the nightmare began. "Boss, I'll find a way to get you out tomorrow," he assured me, his voice calm but determined. "And...

VincentThe moment the nurse's words reached my ears, I was already moving.My heart slammed violently against my ribs as I bolted out of the room without another thought. My legs carried me down the hallway so fast that I nearly lost my balance several times. I didn't care. Nothing else existed anymore. Not the guilt crushing my chest, not the tears still blurring my vision, not even the suffocating fear that had haunted me ever since I thought I might lose her. There was only one thought in my mind.Nyelle is awake.I pushed her bedroom door open so hard that it banged against the wall.There she was.She was sitting on the bed, looking pale and fragile, her long hair falling loosely around her shoulders. She looked exhausted, as though every ounce of strength had been drained from her body, but her eyes were open.She was alive.Relief hit me so hard that my knees nearly gave out.Before she could even react, I crossed the distance between us in a heartbeat and pulled her tightly i

NyelleI was so stunned that my shoulder accidentally bumped against the half-open door.Bang.The sound echoed through the room.Cassia's entire body froze.Slowly, almost mechanically, she turned around.The instant her eyes landed on me standing at the doorway, every drop of color drained from her face. The confidence she had been wearing only seconds ago shattered completely, replaced by naked panic. Her eyes darted from my face to the fake baby bump lying on the bed, and I knew she understood exactly what had happened.I had seen everything.For a brief moment, neither of us spoke.The silence between us was suffocating.Then, as though she had finally snapped out of her shock, Cassia lunged toward the bed."No!"She reached for the fake baby bump with trembling hands, but I reacted instinctively. I rushed forward and grabbed it before she could.Our fingers brushed.I was faster.I held the fake pregnancy bump tightly against my chest and took several steps backward, my heart po

NyelleThe room fell into an uneasy silence after Cassia was dragged away. The echoes of her screams lingered in the air long after the front door slammed shut, and I stood there without moving, my chest rising and falling slowly as I tried to process everything that had just happened.So much had changed within a single day. The lies that had kept Vincent and me apart for years had finally come crashing down. Yet strangely, none of it made the pain disappear. I still remembered every tear I had cried because of him, every lonely night, every time he chose Cassia over me without even asking for my side of the story. Some wounds simply refused to heal because the truth had finally come out."I'm sorry…" Vincent's low voice pulled me from my thoughts, and I slowly turned to look at him. His eyes were bloodshot, his expression filled with exhaustion and regret. "I'm sorry for what Cassia did to you." His voice cracked slightly. "I didn't know. I honestly didn't know she lied about being

NyelleSix Years Ago"I heard Cassia is going on a date with that handsome man who visited the house the other day," one of the maids whispered excitedly as they dusted the living room. "He's from the Hale family. They're incredibly wealthy."I had been walking past the hallway when those words stopped me in my tracks.Vincent Hale.The name alone made my heart skip a beat.Not long before then, I had finally discovered his identity. The little boy I had pulled out of the sea years ago... the boy who had never left my memories... was Vincent. Ever since learning the truth, I had dreamed of meeting him again. I wanted to tell him that I was the little girl who had saved him. I wanted to know if he still remembered that day. More than anything, I wanted to see him smile one more time."I heard they're meeting at Carlton Restaurant this evening," another maid added with a grin. "Miss Cassia has been getting ready all morning."My heartbeat quickened.Carlton Restaurant...The quickest ro