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The spoon in my hand suddenly felt unbearably heavy, slipping from my fingers and landing softly on the carpet.,

Edward bent down, gently picked it up, washed it in the bathroom, and then came back to sit next to me again.

“Edward, are you trying to ruin me?” My voice was shaking.

Edward met my gaze, unwavering. “It’s not like that. Trust me.”

“Why should I trust you? You’re Ryan’s uncle. You two are blood…” I shot him an angry glare, feeling like this was some kind of sick joke.

I couldn’t handle the consequences.

Edward slouched back on the couch, rubbing his temples. His eyes were deep and determined. “Victoria, I’m sorry, but if I don’t do this, you’ll always keep yourself locked away. I won’t ever be able to let the world see us together.”

I sucked in a sharp breath.

“Edward, maybe you just like me for now, but what if it’s just a phase? Like a vase you find stunning today, but tomorrow you’re tired of looking at it. Would you just throw it away, or leave it behind?” Tears shimmered in my eyes as I spoke, because that’s exactly what Jared did to me.

just a vase–something that

ago. My gentleness became boring, my thoughtfulness turned into that of a housekeeper,

already been labeled that way by a man before. If I have to be just another trophy in someone else’s life, just to

don’t want to

and marched straight toward

filled with shock as he rushed over, his

door, his voice urgent, “Victoria, what’s wrong? Did I say

taking a deep breath. Right now,

Edward’s refined, handsome face. He really was

my coat and let it drop to the floor, then walked toward him, step by step. “If you get what you want,

we can

his breath growing heavier and his eyes

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up my coat, and softly draped it over my shoulders. “Are you delirious? How

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