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When I unlocked Lorian’s phone, the first thing I spotted was his pinned WhatsApp contact-“Jocelyn” with a little heart emoji next to it.

I tapped on their conversation, heart pounding.

Beyond the cute emoji responses were dozens of surveillance videos–of my bedroom.

My private moments captured like I was some kind of lab specimen.

The messages underneath cut deeper than any knife could.

“Like I promised, babe, this is all about payback. I’ll play these videos at the wedding ceremony. After that, Sylvia will be completely erased from the Lancelot family picture. And it’ll be just you and me–the way it should’ve been all along.”

“Before you become Mrs. Lancelot, I’m clearing out all the obstacles. Nothing but happiness ahead for us.”

Jocelyn, baby, I love you. Always have.”

I glanced up at the teddy bear he’d given me six years ago, sitting innocently on my shelf. In the dim light, its eyes seemed to glow with a creepy red light.

So that was it. From day one, he’d been plotting how to get rid of me–just another “obstacle” in his path.

God, I was pathetic–drowning in his fake promises, thinking I was living some fairy tale.

I clicked through to Lorian’s private photo album. It was stuffed with pictures of him and Jocelyn

together.

Their relationship chronicled from college to now–a complete timeline of their actual love story.

“swamped with work, sorry babe,” he was

gotten a matching

was with a wedding planner. This

six freaking months.

the venue down to the damn fork

detail.

the surveillance videos had been edited by him–scenes carefully

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to completely expose our “inappropriate relationship” at his wedding

me burn.

his phone just as I heard the shower turn off. Then I booked a flight leaving the country in three

days.

Father Lancelot wouldn’t shut up about his son’s wedding plans.

being annoyed but casually agreed,

and clattered against my plate.

after that.

me into her

on joining the company with your brother? Have you told him you’re

graying hair, my throat tightened.

don’t

I leave here, just be happy with Mr.

her to remarry. No matter what Lorian thought, my mother

reward for trying to find

was already sprawled on my bed like he

lips brushing against my ear in that way that used

make me melt.

we can’t go public with us. The wedding’s just for show–it’s all an act,

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