The Price of Humiliation: Ava's Return

The Price of Humiliation: Ava's Return

Gavin

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I was eight months pregnant, standing frozen at a street festival when the ground shook violently. A piece of scaffolding broke loose, tumbling straight towards me. My fiancé, Liam, was just feet away, but he lunged, not for me, but for his young intern, Chloe, shielding her from the debris. I watched him go, then felt a sharp, blinding pain and a warm gush as my water broke. His eyes found me then, twisted not with fear, but with disgust, as he muttered, "That's so embarrassing!" before pulling Chloe away, leaving me to collapse on the pavement. Seven days later, I was discharged from the hospital; the baby was gone. Back home, I opened a package meant for Chloe, inside was a positive pregnancy test; two different stories, one of life, one of death. Liam acted annoyed by my absence, reeking of cheap perfume and sporting Chloe' s lipstick on his collar. He offered a vile apology: he left me because it "would have been humiliating" for him if people saw his fiancée "pissing herself in public." He thought I'd wet myself from fear, not from a devastating injury. His phone buzzed with Chloe's custom ringtone, her giggling voice, "Boss, you have a call!" Then I saw Chloe's Instagram picture from his office, her legs on his desk, captioned: "I just love making the boss smile. Wonder what he'd do if I ever left?" Liam had already liked it, replying, "Don't you dare! He'd have to track you down and handcuff you to your desk!" They were mocking me, celebrating my pain. My hand trembled, but my voice was steady as I dialed our wedding venue to cancel everything. I packed my last bag, leaving the life I thought I had behind. I' m done being his architect, his model, his forgotten fiancée. This time, I' m building my own empire.

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I was eight months pregnant, standing frozen at a street festival when the ground shook violently.

A piece of scaffolding broke loose, tumbling straight towards me.

My fiancé, Liam, was just feet away, but he lunged, not for me, but for his young intern, Chloe, shielding her from the debris.

I watched him go, then felt a sharp, blinding pain and a warm gush as my water broke.

His eyes found me then, twisted not with fear, but with disgust, as he muttered, "That's so embarrassing!" before pulling Chloe away, leaving me to collapse on the pavement.

Seven days later, I was discharged from the hospital; the baby was gone.

Back home, I opened a package meant for Chloe, inside was a positive pregnancy test; two different stories, one of life, one of death.

Liam acted annoyed by my absence, reeking of cheap perfume and sporting Chloe' s lipstick on his collar.

He offered a vile apology: he left me because it "would have been humiliating" for him if people saw his fiancée "pissing herself in public."

He thought I'd wet myself from fear, not from a devastating injury.

His phone buzzed with Chloe's custom ringtone, her giggling voice, "Boss, you have a call!"

Then I saw Chloe's Instagram picture from his office, her legs on his desk, captioned: "I just love making the boss smile. Wonder what he'd do if I ever left?"

Liam had already liked it, replying, "Don't you dare! He'd have to track you down and handcuff you to your desk!"

They were mocking me, celebrating my pain.

My hand trembled, but my voice was steady as I dialed our wedding venue to cancel everything.

I packed my last bag, leaving the life I thought I had behind.

I' m done being his architect, his model, his forgotten fiancée. This time, I' m building my own empire.

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