Chapter 71: He Never Loved You

Natalie immediately returned to the bedroom and called Justin.

"Hmm?" came his reply.

"What are you going to do now? How are you planning to get your grandma out of here without meeting my grandpa? Your grandmother is really something." She blurted out in panic.

She heard Justin sigh on the other end before he spoke. "I’ll come by later, after dinner is over, but I won’t come upstairs. Make sure your grandpa takes his medicine right after the meal, so he would feel drowsy and won’t come downstairs to see my grandmother off."

"That’s actually a good idea. You do have some brains after all."

"Not everyone is like you," he shot back.

She frowned. "Don’t go thinking you’re too smart."

"I’m at least not dumped by a loser and still pining over him."

"Dumped? I was not dumped, alright? And I’m not—"

have first tried to figure out who you supposedly cheated on him with. He’d have taken his time before deciding on revenge by marrying your sister. But..." Justin paused, his tone growing sharper, "what he did on your wedding day shows he was just looking for an excuse to dump you, and he

trembling with anger. "You don’t know anything about him, so just

welling in her eyes. Feeling overwhelmed, she opened her long-inactive social media account under the name "Sunshine," which she hadn’t touched since

but once she was home, there was no need to message

Star." The name tugged at her heart, as it was what her mother used

the message from "Little Star," she knew it had to be Ivan. He was the only person, aside from her mother, who knew about that nickname. Unable to contact Ivan by phone, as he wasn’t allowed to speak with her after she was sent to Xyros, Natalie clung to the belief that this message was from him. She had no one but Ivan and

fingers trembling, she scrolled through their

and find a way to message me. Did you make this new account to

are you,

Nat. Are

Star:How are

can’t tell you how happy I am that you

You’ll get through it,

Sunshine:Do you miss me?

Little Star:Yes.

miss you too. Wait for me, I’ll be home

Little Star:Take care.

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