Chapter 0022

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My words had barely left my mouth when Bella's trembling voice revated in the space. "Mark!' Her voice quivered with raw emotion and her eyes glinted with unshed tears as she gazed at him, "Stay," she whispered. "My friends are all waiting for you. If you leave, they'll mock me endlessly."

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her dramatics.

It was her fault if her friends mocked her. Ever since she returned from her elopement, she had made me look like the villain before her friends and anyone who cared to listen. She would always tell them that she and Mark were the real deal and I, who had always envied her, had taken the opportunity to force myself on Mark when she went abroad for her medical treatment. The bitterness of her accusations still lingered till this day. I had felt betrayed when I had heard it. When I had thought I was saving her name, painting me bad was all I got in return.

I rolled my eyes some more when I saw Mark's expression softened. Even in my grasp, I felt him lightly leaned forward. Before he could utter a word, my hold on his arm tightened. I was surprised at the possessiveness in my grip.

cooed, my voice dripping with saccharine sweetness. "But my husband." I placed my other hand on his chest, "is very busy. He has to take me home and unlike some people, he

you

"You two-faced bitch!" She scowled and her face reddened. I flinched back and raised my

wrist in the air; "you're not married, so you won't understand. This is just a little

his teeth. "You're right." He sounded like the words were forced out of him as he muttered

my lips lifted in a subtle smirk, I rested my head on his shoulder, his warmth seeping into my skin. "See?" I murmured softly with fake affection, "We're good.

she turned her attention solely to Mark, her words were accompanied by desperation and forced vulnerability. She placed a trembling hand

her voice was strained as she slowly rubbed her chest area. "Please, can you stay with me? Just for a little while," she implored, her

watched her display. She could as well be an actress. It was

Chapter 0022

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