Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0263

"Enough!" Everything Nicholas said made me sick to my stomach. "Stop trying to make yourself the victim!"

His questioning stung even more than when he agreed to let Jasmine replace me. I hung up the phone, my hand shaking uncontrollably. At that moment, all my hopes for the future were shattered.

I had gone out of my way to doll myself up for the camera that day, ' . I looked in the mirror, I felt like such a clown.

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I couldn't help but think about what my mother had said before. Maybe she was right. Maybe I was too hardheaded. Maybe I shouldn't always try to do everything myself. I needed to learn to bend a little.

In actuality, most of these marriages were based on convenience rather than love. The wives used their husbands' money to do their own things and chose to look the other way when it came to their husbands' affairs. Could true love genuinely not exist in the world of the rich? Was I doomed to become one of them?

My vision blurred, and all I could see was Nicholas's face staring back at me in the mirror. He smiled at me and asked why I hadn't gone home yet...

I hurled my phone at the mirror, and it shattered into a million pieces. At last, the voices in my head went silent.

kick a person when they were down. I was kicked out of the TV station for "causing a scene", and the

Jones, but I had no choice. I hope we can work

stuffed a few banknotes into my hand and took off before I could even say a word, clearly afraid someone

to invite me out, so I took the "travel expense" and went to a café near the TV station, ordering a cup of coffee

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before I heard the bell above the café door chime. Pete walked in and scanned the room. When his eyes landed on me, his face lit up with a bright smile. For a split second, it felt as if a small part of my wounded heart had

urge to cry and waved at him. His smile was just like it had been when we were kids. I realized then that he had

guilty as if I owed him something, so I offered to place the order. I forced a smile and waved the banknotes in

to him. I never had to walk on eggshells or attempt to please

make? Is it enough to support me? I don't eat a lot, you know." Pete was about to ruffle my hair when he abruptly grabbed

narrowed as

"Who did this?"

I hastily dropped my head and lied to him.

knew, he was back with a first-aid kit.. Without a word, he sat beside me, snapped open an iodine

can't leave

of the antiseptic made me wince, so he brought my hand to his lips, blowing on

sun hit the side

usually so arrogant and

his fingers, bringing me back to