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I waited to hear Aiden's voice but he said nothing. There was a long silence that I almost thought they had finished talking until the other voice spoke up again. I now assumed that the owner of the voice was Martin.

He said, "I can still help, if you let me.

"How would you do that?" Aiden asked almost immediately. I pressed my hand slowly to the wall as I wondered what it was they were talking about. At first, I thought, it wasn't proper of me to eavesdrop on them.. But then again, I couldn't help myself, especially after hearing about something beautiful being ruined:

"I would confess to her that I staged the whole thing," Martin's voice boomed through the morning and a frown settled on my brows. "I can still remember all the cheap dresses bought and even how I placed them."

What were they talking about? What does he want to help Jordan with? And why did Jordan sound so hurt? What was staged?

I had so many questions but their answers eluded me. And I knew there was only one way to find out. I stayed and listened more.

"You've got a retentive memory," Aiden murmured back dryly.

"I also didn't tell you the whole truth that day," Martin said, his voice dripping with guilt.

Aiden piped up and with his tone, I could tell that he was trying to lighten up the mood. "Interesting. What? You weren't paid to do it? You were interested in my girl?"

My frown deepened.

"Of course not. I

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they talking about? Is Aiden now in another relationship? Not that I wanted to go back to dating him. I was just curious. But their tone was a melancholic one and it didn't sound like he was happy in this relationship. It

zoned back into the conversation, gently scolding myself for missing the bit that I did as Martin said with a nervous chuckle,

Ex girlfriend? Could that be me? I wondered as

concentration another time.

answered

know, she's actually

Martin said,

replayed the previous snippets of their conversation that I had heard

was staged. Those words echoed in my ears and my

these years and it had all been a ruse. I had pushed the most loving and caring man I ever had away all because of a lie.

it had been implied that Martin was involved in the staging and I felt the need to go in there and yell in his face and hit him, pour out some of this anger and shame and sadness that had suddenly overwhelmed me. But

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there and face Aiden. Not now, not ever. My eyes clouded with tears,

and

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