Revenge Against the Player

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se, I took a cab stra

unately, the kind-hearted driver let me borrow his phone to call my friend, Sophia Blake. "Sophia, can

oing on?" Sophia's voice was anxi

g for breath, and replied, "I

understood, even before I answered. "Cecelia, don'

s going on? Do you know how dangerous it is to have a miscarri

ophia, Clayton is out

't," Bryson, who had been a good friend of C

meddled in my and Clayton's relationship in the past, even going so far as to introduce us. Sh

or him," I exhaled heavily

re you sure abou

this child and raise it in this toxic envir

scared. I couldn't imagin

s arrived. Whether they were concerned about me or the baby, their conclusio

eelings to both families; otherwise,

ted defense of him. In front of both my parents and mine, he scolded both Clayton and Julia, demanding Clayton apologize to me and promise he would never do anything so absurd aga

eeply guilty. I wiped my tears and reluctantly agreed to Cla

rs. On the one hand, I wanted to leave Clayton, but on the other hand, I was scared of what the future held. I did

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arce. Our entire tangled relationship started from the night I had a on

ter Sophia and Bryson publicly announced their relationsh

g graduated a few years ago, I hadn't even had a first love. I went on a few

ow. Watching them chat excitedly, I couldn't find a way to join in, so I buried my head in my food. Cla

ming, talkative, and kept the conversation flowing. I fel

e asked, "Will I

rollably. I nodded without thinking, certain that h

s. Though we didn't meet again right aw

ress and had medicine delivered to my home. Later, when I told him I had been left working late by a

I called her as soon as I rea

?" she ask

s name, "You kn

"Cecelia, as your friend, I have to warn you: Clayton may not be a

ys, I caved and agreed to meet him. He confessed to his past, saying, "Cecelia, I won't deny that I was

kay," I said, and just like t