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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.

letting you off the hook,

and for a brief second, genuine shock flashed in

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couldn't believe I'd spoken to her like

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

before hurrying after her father, tail tucked

disappeared, I allowed myself

of

to humiliate me, but in the end, the

the alcohol still coursing through my veins and the dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down

edges of my vision blurred, and before I knew it,

carriage.

lights illuminated Leo's face as he sat across from me, his

low and raw. "Without you... everything

stung, but they

My voice was ice, and I pushed him away, every ounce of hurt and betrayal

me, Leo. I'm

me, making it hard to think

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me, a reminder of all the moments we shared, and now it was stirring

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my mind was sharp, resisting the

legs unsteady, my mind swimming from both alcohol and the storm of emotions rushing through me. Leo stood behind, stunned at

used to hearing "no" from

his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond that had once tied us together so

But things had changed.

I had changed.

car and reaching for me again, his