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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

I never expected Nina to come looking for me.

The restaurant was crowded that evening, the warm glow of the overhead lights casting soft reflections on the polished wooden tables. I barely looked at her when I set down the dish, just another customer in the endless stream of faces I served every day.

“Enjoy your meal.” I said, the words automatic, practiced.

But then–she spoke.

“You’re Cecilia?”

The way she said my name sent a slow chill through me.

I turned my head, finally meeting her gaze.

She was watching me, appraising me like I was something cheap on a store shelf, something barely worth a glance, let alone her attention. Her perfectly manicured fingers toyed with the stem of her wine glass, a smirk playing at the

corner of her lips.

Then, she let out a soft laugh–sharp, disdainful.

“Do you even have more than a hundred dollars on you right now?” Her voice dripped with mockery. “Where the hell did you crawl out from, huh?”

I didn’t react.

I just looked at her, my expression giving nothing away.

“Two years by Pax’s side. You must be good at playing your

But i

know who

my head slightly. “And

I’d say you’re dumber

The one who had been spoiled, adored, shielded from the real

entire life.

with amusement, as if she could already see

in his world.” She leaned forward slightly, voice lowering into something almost gentle. “Be smart about this.

ground. “Or

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smile widened, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Or you’ll stick around just long enough to be discarded. And trust me, that won’t be

I said nothing.

really–what was there to

I turned on my heel, ready to

moved

her seat and reached for my wrist, her grip

I hadn’t even used much

And yet-

against the polished floor, her body tilting–falling.

plates and glasses down in a

seemed

moment, all I could hear was the sharp ring of

switch had flipped–Nina changed.

arrogant woman from seconds

crumpled, tears welling in her wide, delicate

she whispered, voice

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