Flames of Betrayal
Then, avoiding my gaze in a fluster, he announced to the crowd, "We've crossed paths, but we're not close. I don't know where she came from, stirring up trouble."
Ella, perhaps deliberately, was toying with a bracelet, seemingly unbothered.
The weight in my heart sank like a stone, tugging at my insides with a sharp ache.
So, nine years together had dwindled to being labeled a 'troublemaker'.
Nicole stumbled backward, her eyes welling up. She sniffed and carefully changed her address.
"Mr. Hoffman..."
She made her way to the piano, took a seat, and said in a hushed tone, "Dad... Mr. Hoffman, may I play a song for you?"
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