partment, her hand trembling a

lace she had once called her second hom

in her throat and forced h

She needed to hear it

greeted her with a warm smile. "Isla, dear! What a surp

rful, but to Isla, t

s to the pain her daughter had caused? O

p in her throat while Mrs. Reed r

sla's, and for a mome

her cup down and crossing he

me an explanation, Vanessa. How could you do t

fference. "Oh, please, Isla. It's been over a month. You ne

e out of disbelief

alking or a double? What th

friend she had once known for years. There was nothing. It

, finding her voice aga

hen?" she

ped you get a job in his company? Was i

r eyes as if to sa

ven matter? It's

il. "What does it matter? You ruined my li

curled into a smirk. "Oh, Isla. You're so dramatic. But if you really want to kno

me like a kne

breath stopped. H

baby? Her head

r looked desperate, never complained. And yet, here he was, in the blin

d her heart was pounding v

beginning to step forward, thru

ing invitation, her hands trembling. The ele

should

othly, her voice la

ll be

atter. This wasn't just betrayal.

~

anessa happened on a Saturday m

isible among the sea of pastel dresses and tailored suits. A thick scarf was wrapped around her lower face,

stood side by side, the perfect

ace gown, Nate looked every bit the devo

ad recited to her in that

eath do

d meaningless. He had said the same thing t

e they were building together. But now, as she watched him pl

aces: old university friends and work colleagues.

a hungry gold digger; labelled her as the young secretary w

nessa, they call

d never h

ly. This wasn't closur

from her seat measuredly. Her limbs felt heavy, her he

here and watch them seal t

nning to make her way toward the exit,

er wrist. She gasped, jerking back in alarm, her free hand clu

was, if they r

The unfamiliar

she turned. A man whose face she still d

d on his neck that

epor

from her face. How the hel

my

to Sophia's warning. She