All Chapters of I Loved Her Eleven Years, She Lied Eight: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Zayne's POVJust then, I suddenly received a phone call. Calvin Guest—my best friend—was the first to reach out to me. "Y-You've found out, Zayne?"I remained silent.After a brief pause, Calvin continued, his tone softening. "Do you think you can delete that comment of yours? Wade is… pretty sensitive, so it'll definitely upset him if he comes across it, Zayne…"It turned out that the man Tiana Sharp, my ex-girlfriend, had married was called Wade Lively.I lingered at the elevator doors as a chilly breeze rushed in, sending a shiver down my spine.Just last night, Calvin sat with me on the street corner, sharing beers and tearing into Tiana for being an awful partner. Yet here he was today, immediately standing up for Wade, the shameless other man in the relationship.I tightened my grip around my phone, my knuckles paling from the pressure. "When did you find out about them, Calvin?"Calvin briefly fell silent from the other end of the line before saying, "There's no point

"W-What did you just say?" I stammered, struggling to speak.Tiana turned her face away, not daring to look at me. "I just found out three days ago, and based on the timing, it's Wade's. I'm begging you, Zayne—please don't let him know about our past."I finally understood everything. No wonder she had been so eager to end things with me. She wanted to build a family with another man. I leaned against the wall, the cold tiles pressing against my back. I felt as if someone had drained every last bit of strength from me. I instinctively looked toward her stomach—there had once been a child of mine inside her, too.I found a positive pregnancy test in the bathroom three years ago. I took it to her, my hands trembling so badly I could barely hold on to it. "A-Are you pregnant, Tiana?"Tiana fixed her gaze on the research papers on the table, never once looking up. "I'm not planning to have this baby. I haven't graduated yet, so I don't have the time and energy to raise a baby rig

I logged into my email once I finished recording the video statement. I compiled all the evidence into the email and sent it directly to Bellevue University—where Tiana was trying to secure a permanent teaching position—and its disciplinary affairs office. I also sent it to some popular bloggers, influencers, and social media accounts known for spreading gossip.I checked the video again a few minutes later, and the public opinion had completely shifted in my favor. The comment section went wild, with one popular comment after another shooting to the top and burying the comments that had attacked me earlier. "Wade was the actual homewrecker, then? He even had the nerve to shift all the blame to the victim! How revolting! He actually played all of us!""Tiana is the root of the problem at the end of the day. She's the one two-timing those two guys! How can a trashy woman like that be allowed to teach at a university?""Isn't the top comment from his best friend? Is he actually he

Throughout the ensuing week, Tiana made no moves to pay me back. She even posted a photo of her marriage certificate with Wade on her social media account, captioned, "We're in the right, we're legally married, and we're perfect for each other."I stared at the caption for a long while until the phone screen automatically dimmed.A mixed range of opinions surfaced in the comment section as well."Hold on! Tiana and Wade are legally married? Have we been blaming the wrong person this whole time?""It seems like the ex is the one who won't take a hint and back off! They're legally married, for crying out loud! What is he even throwing a fit for?""You'd better get your facts straight! He dated her for 11 years! He was the actual partner who got cheated on! You can't just claim total innocence just because you went out and registered your marriage!"Those two conflicting camps ripped into one another. Before long, notifications went off like crazy on my phone, bringing a new influx

Third-Person's POVTiana stood on the steps, watching Zayne's figure gradually fade into the passing traffic. She stood there, motionless, for a long while. She still had the folded settlement papers in her coat pocket, their edges frayed from how hard she'd gripped them.They had certainly quarreled before, but Zayne had never left with such absolute finality.Whenever an argument ended with him carrying his suitcase to the entrance, he always paused at the threshold. He would stall, waiting for her to say something. If she stayed silent, he would haul the suitcase right back in and say with a resigned smile, "You're so headstrong. Who else could put up with you besides me, Tiana?"She had assumed he would always be there for her, no matter what she did. She was wrong this time—Zayne wasn't going to wait for her again.She heard a racket right from the hallway when she returned to the apartment. She saw Wade screaming at the top of his lungs, the door half ajar, with a middle