The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 495 Shattered

Chapter 495 Shattered

Truth be told, Adeline had never liked Marilyn or her brother.

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Once, she had overheard them whispering about Holly. Marilyn had rolled her eyes, complaining that Holly was stingy and selfish–so much money, and she only gave us two thousand apiece in pocket money.

Adeline had disliked them ever since. Greedy, ungrateful brats. But family was family. She had Marilyn’s WhatsApp, and sometimes Marilyn called to announce she was coming over.

So when the video call came, Adeline hesitated, then picked up.

“Hey.”

Marilyn’s face filled the screen, glowing with triumph. Her eyes glittered with the smugness of a victor.

“I’m about to get engaged to Victor! You, Aunt Holly, Uncle Greg–you all have to come to my engagement banquet!”

Victor.

Adeline’s pulse skipped. A cold premonition clawed at her chest.

to believe it

background gave him away–the rows of trophies and plaques behind Marilyn, each engraved with

study. She was living

Her dread was right.

Marilyn’s fiancé was Victor.

he had held her so tightly, kissed her so desperately, whispered hoarsely that he would take responsibility, She had believed him. Believed that maybe, finally, her secret, hopeless

him at the Luke estate, to

saw it for what it was–her own foolish fantasy. His promise had been nothing more than

silent love, all those years of aching glances

and suffocating. Her eyes burned

hadn’t been single. He

had been nothing more than the other woman. The thing she

Her own eyes glittered, but with venom. She smiled brighter, twisting the

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and after our engagement, the wedding will be soon.

“No.”

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