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"I'm sorry, Aria," he said, his voice professional yet blunt.

"Monologue refused the offer. She told us not to contact her again, and she made it clear

that she won't perform for a cheater-especially not at a wedding."

ria's face drained of color, her lips parting in disbelief.

"What?!" she shrieked, her voice cutting through the room.

I pressed my lips together, trying-and failing-to suppress the laughter bubbling up inside

1. me.

Her outburst drew every eye in the room, whispers spreading through the crowd like

wildfire.

They were all witnessing her humiliation, and there was no escaping it.

A middle-aged man, Aria's father, strode over, his face a mask of disappointment.

"Aria," he said sternly, his voice low but authoritative. "I raised you to behave like a lady. Who gave you permission to lose your temper like this in public?"

Her hands clenched Into fists at her sides, her voice tight with anger and shame.

"I'm sorry, Father," she muttered, her eyes shooting daggers at me before she stormed off

after him.

But not before she hurled one final threat over her shoulder.

"I won't forget the humiliation you caused me today. I'll make sure you pay for this."

I raised an eyebrow, letting my voice slip into a cool, mocking tone.

plan on letting you off

and for a brief

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spoken to her like that, that I

her mouth to retort, but the murmurs from the crowd only grew

me one last time before hurrying after her father,

she disappeared, I allowed myself a quiet

rush of

but in the end, the tables had

alcohol still coursing through my veins and the dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments to

of my vision blurred, and before I

carriage.

dim lights illuminated Leo's face as he sat across

days," he murmured, his voice low and raw. "Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz. Maybe we can work things out." My heart

words stung, but they

voice was ice, and I pushed him away,

me, Leo. I'm

musk-wrapped around me, making it

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a smell that once comforted me, a reminder of all the moments we

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remembered him, still craved him, but my mind was sharp, resisting the

from both alcohol and the storm of emotions rushing through me.

wasn't used to hearing "no"

always given in to his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond that had once tied us together so

But things had changed.

I had changed.

and reaching for me again, his hand