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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

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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.

I don't plan on letting you off the hook,

faltered, and for a brief second, genuine shock flashed in her

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couldn't believe I'd spoken to her like that, that I wasn't afraid of

opened her mouth to retort, but the murmurs

at me one last time before hurrying after her

allowed myself

of

but in the end, the

my veins and the dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments

and before I knew it, I found

carriage.

as he sat across from me, his gaze

mess these past few days," he murmured, his voice low and raw. "Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a

words stung, but they didn't

pushed him away, every ounce of

from me, Leo. I'm not

around me,

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that once comforted me, a reminder of all the moments we shared, and now it was stirring something deep

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still craved him, but my mind was sharp,

stumbled out of the car, legs unsteady, my mind swimming from both alcohol and the storm of

to hearing

to his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond that had once tied

But things had changed.

I had changed.

of the car and reaching for me again,