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9 Bab

Chapter 1

Just before sunset, Evan Wheeler and Zoey Peterson showed up at the door with matching grins. They exchanged a quick look, then held out a beautifully wrapped gift together.Inside was a discontinued vinyl record by my favorite pianist, one I had been trying to track down for ages.Zoey draped an arm around my shoulders. "See how much I love you? I had someone track this down overseas. You have no idea how hard it was to find."She glanced at Evan and gave me a playful nudge. "And Evan paid a ridiculous amount to buy it off a collector. I officially approve of your boyfriend!" She bumped my shoulder with hers.Evan smiled at me, clearly expecting me to throw my arms around him like I usually did.I looked at the two of them, then quietly stepped out from under Zoey's arm."I'm pretty tired. I think I want to head home today. Let's pack up and drive back to the city."Evan and Zoey both went still. They exchanged a confused look, and the mood shifted instantly.My little n

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Chapter 2

That night, I tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Eventually, I picked up my phone and stumbled across a post on a local forum.[SOS: I fell for my best friend's boyfriend, and I don't know what to do.]The profile picture was the cover of a piano album.My heart lurched. Almost without thinking, I tapped on the post.[I love my best friend. We grew up taking piano lessons together, and we even promised we'd study abroad someday.[There was a time when I wanted to quit piano for good, but she stayed by my side every day and kept encouraging me. She's the reason I stuck with it and eventually got into my dream school.[Then she got a boyfriend. At first, I was jealous because he was taking up the time that used to be mine.]My phone suddenly buzzed with a message from Evan.[Come out. I'll celebrate your birthday with you. Just the two of us.]I locked my screen and was about to keep reading when Evan sent several more messages in a row.[You spend all day getting ups

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Chapter 3

My hands trembled as I opened Zoey's post.Evan had his arms around her as they leaned against the art wall on campus, their faces so close that they were almost kissing.The diamond ring Evan threw on the ground earlier was now sitting on Zoey's ring finger.Right behind them was a huge poster with my face on it, celebrating me as one of the conservatory's top students.Her caption read, [After waiting all this time, I finally got the love I deserved.]Seeing my own face in the background of their relationship announcement made my stomach turn.I couldn't help myself. I left a comment.[You two deserve each other. What a joke.]The replies started coming in almost immediately.[Wait, what happened?][Girl... Did they cheat on you?][No way. Weren't you three literally best friends?]I liked every comment calling them out.A second later, I accidentally picked up a call from Evan.His voice was tight with anger."Seriously, Kaitlyn? Professors are already messaging Zoey,

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Chapter 4

Evan was busy in the kitchen while Zoey and I stood in awkward silence in the living room.After a moment, she reached for me. "Kaitlyn..."I pulled my hand away, my face cold.Her lips tightened, and for a split second, resentment flashed across her face. Then she glanced toward the kitchen and stepped closer.When she looked back at me, all the hurt and hesitation were gone. Her eyes were full of spite."Kaitlyn, I honestly don't know how you can still stand living here. Evan and I have been together all over this apartment. He loved bringing me here. Said the risk made it hotter. We've done it on the couch, the balcony, in the kitchen..."She paused, a nasty smile spreading across her face."Oh, and one more thing. He said you're terrible in bed. You just lie there and don't do anything."She curled her lips into a mocking smile.I stared at her in disbelief, nausea twisting in my stomach as my lips started to tremble."Get the hell out of my apartment!" I screamed.Hear

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Chapter 5

The room erupted. Evan and Zoey clearly hadn't seen this coming. Both of them went pale and stood frozen in place.Students immediately pulled out their phones and started searching. Before long, they found Maestro Louis's autobiography, which confirmed everything I had said.By the end of the hearing, the plagiarism accusation against me had been completely dismissed.At the same time, students dug up Zoey's old post online."Wait, she literally posted about sleeping with her best friend's boyfriend herself?""So her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend, and then they both tried to frame her for plagiarism? That's insane!""Yeah, I take back everything I said about Kaitlyn. Zoey had me completely fooled."The scandal quickly blew up online. Two students from a prestigious conservatory, an affair, and a false plagiarism accusation made for exactly the kind of drama people couldn't stop talking about.With audition and admissions season already underway, the conservat

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Chapter 6

Before long, the conservatory announced its final decision on the false plagiarism accusation.As expected, both Evan and Zoey were expelled.Evan came from a wealthy family, so he still had the option of continuing his education overseas.Zoey wasn't nearly as fortunate. She came from an ordinary family, and her talent at the piano was the only reason she had been able to pursue music this far. Without a degree, her chances of continuing studying were basically gone.After leaving school, the best she could hope for was teaching at small private music schools with less competitive hiring standards.Meanwhile, I received an acceptance letter from one of the top conservatories overseas.In just a few days, I would finally leave this place behind and start over somewhere new.One evening, Evan showed up at my door again."Kaitlyn."He looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes. The second he saw me, his eyes lit up.I stayed in the doorway. "What do you want?"Evan gav

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Chapter 7

After leaving my place, Evan wandered the streets in a daze.Around midnight, heavy rain began to fall.Everyone else rushed to find shelter, but Evan stood alone by the side of the road, unmoving.He tipped his head back and let the rain pour over his face, as if it might somehow wash away the frustration eating at him.I had seen through him far more clearly than he realized.In the beginning, he was no different from countless other men. Zoey was new and exciting, while I was the girlfriend he had been with for years.He assumed that after everything we went through together, Zoey would never be anything more than a temporary distraction. Once he proposed to me, he planned to end whatever was going on with her and go back to treating her as nothing more than a friend.But nothing went the way he expected.After Zoey exposed everything he had been doing behind my back, I didn't beg him to stay or try to hold on to him the way he assumed I would.Instead, he was the one who d

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Chapter 8

The staff around us were watching curiously, so I gave a small nod.We arrived at one of the most upscale restaurants downtown. Evan had booked the entire place. He sat across from me, speaking with easy confidence."Kaitlyn, I should thank you. Losing you gave me the push I needed."After you left, I threw myself into work and took over my family's business not long after. Using the connections I made while studying abroad, I gradually expanded the company overseas."I hope you can forgive me for staying away all these years."He set down his utensils and took a deep breath."I wanted to come back to you only after I'd become someone worthy of you."As he spoke, he straightened in his chair, clearly wanting me to see just how successful he had become.I paused, then set down my silverware as well. "Sorry, but someone's here to pick me up."With that, I looked past him toward the man approaching from behind.Leon Kennedy smiled at me from across the room and crossed the d

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Chapter 9

Over the next few days, Leon kept finding excuses to ask me out to dinner. I kept turning him down because I was busy with school.One evening, he showed up outside my apartment building and waited for me there.The moment I saw him, I helplessly texted Olivia.[You sold me out, didn't you?]Olivia immediately replied with a goofy tongue-out emoji.With no real way to get out of it, I ended up taking a walk around the neighborhood with him. We walked in silence for a long time before he finally spoke."You know, you don't have to go out of your way to avoid me. Olivia's your best friend. You can think of me like an older brother, too."I looked up at him and answered sincerely, "I'm not avoiding you. I'm just not very good at navigating relationships. I always feel like getting too close to a guy is just asking for trouble."Leon stopped walking, and his usual playful smile faded.He looked straight into my eyes, his expression suddenly serious."Olivia told me the guy at the

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