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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.

don't plan on letting you off the

steps faltered, and for a brief second, genuine shock flashed

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like that, that I wasn't afraid

to retort, but the murmurs from the crowd only grew louder, suffocating her

time before hurrying after her father,

she disappeared, I allowed myself

of pleasure

had wanted to humiliate me, but in

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

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

carriage.

face as he sat across

"Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz. Maybe we can work things out." My

words stung, but they didn't

I pushed him away, every ounce of hurt and

me, Leo. I'm

musk-wrapped around me, making it

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

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mind

unsteady, my mind swimming from both alcohol and

wasn't used to hearing "no"

had always given in to his touch, his presence,

But things had changed.

I had changed.

and reaching for me again, his hand