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see through her act. She openly showed off her affair with a married man, then the secon

. I'm not letting her get away with this. I'm exposing her onl

hrough Brinley's mind. She had only caught a brief glimpse of Eli

out to stop her. "Forget it. She doesn't have much time left anyway. And Theodore...

ustrated huff. "I'm not scared of him. So we're

face. She shook her head. There was a q

nother second of my life on h

the livestream drama hadn't shaken her at al

formed Chloe that a critically injured patient had j

bably won't have time to drive you home once your observation period ends. And listen to me carefully. No strenu

d softly as she watche

er, she sent Chloe a quick text be

ght had alr

ere was no way she was going back to the

ked her belongings befo

t after so many years with Theodore, everything

to a hotel. She planned to stay there for the n

still throbbed, leaving her head

o lie down and rest, he

s The

nts' house for a family dinner tonight. Without hesitation, she rejected the

d into bed and quickly

until late the fo

finally felt a littl

nstop. Notifications flooded the screen one after another alon

hout complaint. She had never openly gone against him before. He

to the last mess

ng is easy, but don't expect i

her lips as a sharp ache

elieved she was only

ew messages from Chloe asking about her condition, s

gan searching for

of working. But in her spare time, she had taken freelance design job

one calls. Before long, she had arranged to meet with a re

opened her email again, hoping there would finally be a response f

wondering why it w

ll and ask about the status herself. She wanted to make

ected, she explained the

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