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ced that he had been concealing the truth and

unfamiliar stole in our shared post-marital mansion. Although he claimed it belonged to his mother, I doubted

ng shady, making sure to keep his conve

nd he brushed it off as paint. I wasn't fooled – it was

oblivious to everything happening right under my nose. How did I choose to

d were abruptly halted by the beep of her ph

u reache

d her brow, and decided to dismiss it. Emotionally draine

ther text

saging?' Alice finall

husb

ftermath of her ex's betrayal, momentarily overshadowing

y numbe

rity, and it dawned on Alice that she ha

midst of composing an explanation wit

he present. Stay loyal to me and don'

with jealousy and an attempt t

ghed at the lack of a reply, but suddenly, the incessant doorbell ringing st

you switched up the door code; they're definitely guilty, huh?

onnection. Skylar, her manager for the last five years and closest fr

ious night, tossed the phone to Skylar, and took a seat on the couch. S

scumbags! And now they're about to

"Skylar, let's refrain from using such harsh langu

"You can't go easy on

plan against him," Alice stated, her deep resentm

cern showing as she feared Alice mig

ir conversation. Before Alice could react, Skylar pr

e so inconsiderate?"

ice and Skylar exchanged

did

elor party, Monica is now in s

how.

my place right now." call after d

ing?" Skylar fumed, reactin

ice responded, a deter

lder bag over her shoulder and grabbing her phone. Skyla

vidence against them, after all," Sk

love or was just using me. Regardless, they both owe me tenfold. Patience; the r

e. Monica lay on the bed in Mason's bedroom, with him s

ing than she anticipated. Managing to suppress her emotions, s

e arched her eyebrows, qu

of you. I swooped in just in the nick

hought with an eye roll. "But how a

gover from your party, she couldn't make it. You wouldn't happen to k

a. 'Such deceitful liars, a duo of cunning i

d lend her a hand," Mason

too blinded to see the real him? He cheated on me, called

e one owed an apology?" Alice countere

a pushover, never using such a harsh tone. 'She's upset about me

th is, he couldn't make it to the civil affairs because o

designed outfits in the designer contest; hence, she orchest

chance. Please be my model for the designer con

e was slightly shaken. This could jeopard

her into an embrace. "Please do it for us, for our company. And I apologize for scolding you;

ap, and with Mason in the picture, she felt cornered. Her choices were either to comply, main

again. This time, I'll be the one using them," Alice thought, rep

re to be punctual. Let me see you off." Mason rested his h

into an evil smirk, a

with one stone. She couldn't register her marriag