Novel & Cerita Twice Betrayed

I was there representing my company, and we locked eyes across the crowd. However, he wasn’t the same man I once knew. Gone was the youthful and confident Sam. He looked drained. When he saw me, he lowered his head and walked off without a word, pretending not to see me. Later, I heard how things had gone downhill for him. My leaving had hit him hard. He started making poor decisions at work, which led to huge losses for his company. Eventually, he agreed to a marriage arranged by Mary, with a rich heiress named Judy.

"You escaped. You found a mate. You got your happy ending while the rest of us spent twenty-three years in hiding, planning, fighting just to survive." "Happy ending?" I laughed bitterly. "My mate was sent to seduce and kill me. Everyone I've ever trusted has betrayed me. I've died once and come back only to find more enemies. If this is a happy ending, I'd hate to see what tragedy looks like." That seemed to surprise him. Some of the coldness cracked, showing confusion underneath. "You died?"

Adrian’s words sounded sincere, but the image of what she saw lingered too vividly—Leviana’s hopeful gaze, and Adrian not rejecting her immediately. “I don’t know what to believe anymore,” Deviana whispered, her voice breaking. “I’ve been betrayed too many times. I thought you were different, Adrian. I thought you’d choose me without hesitation.” Adrian reached for her hand again. “I choose you. Always you, Deviana.” Deviana shook her head, her eyes soft yet pained. “If that’s true, then prove it. Don’t just say it.” She turned and walked away, leaving Adrian frozen in the corridor, his heart tearing apart inside him.

And for a few perfect seconds, there was no history, no pain just them. Their vows came without paper. Just voices and trembling hearts. Elias cleared his throat, trying to steady himself. “I lost you once. And even when I didn’t remember our story, my heart still looked for yours. It still found you. I promise to never let go of that again.” Lucas blinked fast, his voice raw when he spoke. “I waited when everyone told me not to. My soul didn’t believe the silence. It kept reaching for yours. I’ll never stop choosing you.”

"Mr. Underwood, I think I saw Chris a few days ago while I was abroad for work." My hand stopped moving briefly. "Oh? Where?" "In Las Vergos. At a casino." Zac's face showed a trace of disdain. "I heard he got caught cheating and had his leg broken. He's in pretty bad shape now. "Apparently, he hangs around casinos, begging and scamming small amounts just to get by." I listened without showing any expression. "Got it," I said calmly. I lowered my head and continued shaking the rattle in front of Harry. Harry burst into bright, carefree laughter. He looked just like an angel.

Camelia looked at him. "You worked here." Daniel stepped backward. "I don't remember." Adrian laughed. "Of course you don't." "Why?" "Because Victoria erased you too." Daniel looked at Victoria. "Why?" Victoria finally answered. "Because you betrayed me." Daniel froze. "What did I do?" "You helped them escape." "Who?" Victoria looked at Camelia. "Her." Camelia's heart pounded. Daniel looked at her. "You helped me?" Adrian shook his head. "Not just her."

👿 Her step-sister Ritu ran and hugged both of them, and they quickly pulled her close to their chest. “You tried to take the life of our love,” one of them said. “Today you will pay a heavy price for it.” The voice belonged to her second husband. Hearing this, tears started pouring from Sia’s eyes. She shook badly and said, “I loved both of you more than my own life… At least once, you could have trusted me that I didn’t do this.” 🥺🥺 Ritu cried and said, “Sia, why did you do this to me?

“This… we don’t know the full story. She deserves a trial—procedure, witnesses. Not… this.” Samuel’s gaze did not waver, though a faint flicker of old warmth—memory of gentler days—briefly crossed his golden eyes. He shook his head, the motion deliberate and final. “No trial, Adrian. No negotiation. The betrayal was deliberate, personal, and designed to destroy everything we’ve built. She hypnotized you, she seduced you to manipulate the King… and she targeted the twins. There is nothing left to discuss.”

My children were gone again. Kasey and Kylie. The babies I had carried for nine months. The ones I had finally been close to again. The pain was identical to losing them three years ago. That same ripping sensation. Like something vital was being torn from my body. I had held them. Read to them. Watched them sleep. Memorized every detail of their beautiful faces. And now I would never see them again because Timothy believed I had betrayed him. Believed I was playing games and keeping my options open.

I know he’s the right person to fill that void for Freya, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to trust someone again. I trusted Anton when we were younger, but every time I called him, he was at a club or party where tons of women were in the background, causing me to worry, so I broke up with him. He swears he was faithful to me the entire time, and I want to believe him, but there’s a voice in the back of my mind that doubts him. I married Lincoln, believing that he truly loved me and would be faithful, only to find out how foolish I was.