Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 68

I pressed my hand against the cool windowpane. “The

engagement document… that’s real. It’s from before I even met

him.”

“They’re twisting everything. And you know the worst part?”

Rose’s voice cracked with emotion. “People are eating it up.

Hashtags are trending. ‘Poor Chole! ‘Homewrecker Luna. I can’t

even read the comments.”

I bit my bottom lip, trying to suppress the emotions boiling

inside me. “It doesn’t matter what the truth is, does it? If enough

people believe a lie… it becomes the truth.”

“No,” Rose said firmly. “You’re not going to start thinking like

that. You’ve been through hell and kept your dignity intact.

You’re not going to give that up now!”

I sank onto the edge of the bed, fingers trembling. “I don’t even

know how to defend myself against all of it. It’s like they wrote

the whole story in advance, and I’m just playing the villain.”

“Then rewrite the script,” Rose shot back. “Do what you did at

the charity gala. Hit back–loud and clear. You have the real evidence, Olivia. The recordings. The bruises. The timelines.”

I rubbed my forehead, heart heavy. “What if everything Chole

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what if people think it’s true? The engagement

photo–maybe it was staged, but

for fifty percent. The

Olivia’s POV

with fury.

that press room, I’d

smug face off”

say anything. I didn’t

hell is this? A

years ago, when there

Chole in Ethan’s life? What kind of

“Rose-”

No, let me speak,” she said, her

say this. I

put my entire damn life on the line

said, her voice breaking. “You arenotthat kind

seen who you are. I’velivedwho you are. The

if

swallowed hard,

started on her manipulative little act. Suicide threats? Damsel in

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a sound like a scoff. “If I had

richer than the

I forced myself to

with you,” Rose continued, her voice softer now. “Do you remember? You’d be at work, he’d send flowers. You’d sneeze and he’d panic like the apocalypse was coming. I thought,damn, this girl’s found her fairy tale. And then-” Her voice cracked. “You were there for me. When my dad passed and I couldn’t get out of bed for weeks,youshowed up. You made me shower,

“Rose…” I finally said..

You don’t deserve to be the villain

anyone’s story.”

trying to

she whispered. “Let me help. Let me go live or tweet or scream

I cut her off gently. “I appreciate it.

myself.”

line. Then, finally, Rose exhaled. hate

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“I know.”