"What does your loving me have anything to do with me?" I demanded, standing my ground as Cherie cornered me at my doorway. My face was devoid of emotion. "The corpse you're obsessed with is right there in your hands, isn't it? Feel free to hug him and announce it to the whole world!""But he's not you!" Cherie exclaimed, reaching out and grabbing my hand through the gap in the door. She refused to let go even as the door slammed into her arm and turned the skin red.She kept repeating stubbornly, "It's you I love, Victor Pearson! You! The person now standing in front of me…"If that was the case, then why did she try to strip me of my life just to make way for somebody else? Did she think that I was nothing but a velvet box for a watch, only meant to be used as packaging and later discarded or swapped out if she didn't like it?"You disgust me," I said, shoving her away from my door with all my might.Cherie burst into tears. She crouched on the steps outside with her head in h
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