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

was staged, but I was really

percent.

Olivia’s POV

cracked with fury. “I swear to god–if

that press room, I’d have


smug face off”

didn’t say anything. I didn’t have the energy

mean, what the hell is this? A

years ago,

in Ethan’s life? What kind of sick

“Rose-”

No, let me speak,” she said, her tone

say this. I

my entire damn life on the line for

her voice breaking. “You arenotthat

seen who you are. I’velivedwho

if they’re buying this

hard,


Chole? Don’t even get me started on her manipulative little act. Suicide

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like a scoff. “If I had a dollar for every man who confused

I’d be richer than the

tightened. I forced

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, you fed me, you pulled

“Rose…” I finally said..

saved me, Olivia. You don’t deserve to be the villain

anyone’s story.”

to

me go live or tweet or

gently. “I appreciate it. But I

myself.”


silence on the line. Then, finally, Rose exhaled. hate this. I hate

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“I know.”

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