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His Cruel Game, Her Broken Heart

Chapter 2 

Word Count: 956    |    Released on: 13/08/2025

er fever. She remembered Holden's words from last night, the casua

e was usually welcome. The door was slig

ea, Holden? A fake kidnapping s

o of them tied up. Me on a video call. I'll have to choose who t

heart

she actually gets hurt?" Estella asked

e an airbag. It's prank number 98. We need

Where they planned to revea

to feel sorry for h

ause. Kenia h

cold, empty sound. "Never. This was always

rred, satisfied. "I knew

like she couldn't breathe. Every loving word, every tende

room, collapsing on the

r, her phone ran

s you," he said, his voice full of fake warmt

de villa. He said it was urgent, for a business dea

d, "wear that white

nk number 98. But her passport and ID were stil

to you right after you deliver the f

oice. "Okay,"

body ached. When she finally arrived at the villa,

rabbed her from behind. They dragged her inside,

tied to a chair opposite her. Estella was crying,

. The screen flickered to life, show

p us!" Estel

istorted, said, "Holden Dalton. You can only save

sk of anguish. He looke

a sliver of hope. Would he choose her? After

without a moment's hesitation. "I

s full of fake pity. "I'm s

he hu

Kenia died, fina

led her away. Kenia was l

. They dragged her towards a la

" one of them rasped.

whipped her hair around her face. Below, there w

ed, not knowing who s

y called out his

n who had just condemned her to death? Her heart

," the man said,

last thing he had asked her to do for him. Even

suddenly

ge. As she fell, a strange sense of peace washed o

eyes, waiting

never

mething soft, bo

masks. They were Holden's friends. Estella was there

se you?" one of them sneered. "

" another one laughed. "She even

pun around her. The humiliation was a physical blow, worse than any fal

fallen for i

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His Cruel Game, Her Broken Heart
His Cruel Game, Her Broken Heart
“I was about to marry Holden Dalton, the heir to a real estate empire. For three years, the world watched our fairy-tale romance: the poor art student who won the heart of a prince. But on the eve of our wedding, I discovered the truth. Our entire relationship was a lie-a cruel, three-year-long "social experiment" he orchestrated to humiliate me for the amusement of his childhood sweetheart, Estella. The truth came out after a car accident revealed I was three months pregnant. Heartbroken, I walked into a clinic alone and left our baby behind on a cold operating table. But my pain was just part of their entertainment. They staged a fake kidnapping, and Holden chose to "save" Estella without hesitation, leaving me to be pushed off a cliff onto an airbag as his friends laughed. At a charity gala for an arts center I had poured my soul into, he publicly gave all the credit to Estella, branding me a fraud. The resulting scandal caused my mentor to die from a heart attack. Then, they sent a "condolence" cake to his funeral. In cheerful icing, it read: "Sorry for your loss! Another victim of the prank!" It was signed by both of them. That was when the last piece of my heart turned to stone. I walked away from the grave, pulled out my phone, and made a call. "Gael," I choked out, "I lost the bet. I'm ready to leave."”