Chapter 13
During my years married in Damien. I barely ever went out.
He was always bury, and my social circle was tiny
So when I started reclaiming my single life with an extrovert like Luke who loved planning fun stuff, I suddenly found myself actually enjoying life again.
He introduced me in his sister, Lily.||
We clicked instantly, ]
She was this bubbly, generous soul.]]
Whenever she found a perfume or bag she loved, she’d buy one for me too. She shared her personal designers with me and always invited me along on her. adventures.
1 slowly realized that in any relationship when you genuinely care, the other person feels it []
That mutual give and take? It felt amazing ||
decasionally, some juicy drama would reach my ears
Apparently, Scarlett sued our father for abandonment
She lost, of course. The Grant family couldn’t let that kind of scandal stick, so they shipped her back overseas overnight.]
Later I heard Starlett posted this tearful social media series about her “love story”
ry with Damien. I took one look.]]
It was all these random, meaningless moments she’d turned into some dramatic photo album, complete with handwritten captions about their “unspoken love.“]
Thad to laugh
Damien definitely wasn’t laughing. He filed a defamation lawsuit against her that same day.
The whole thing blew up online
Meanwhile, I was catching the last days of summer at a private beach campout
Jast a few friends, plenty of food and drinks,
was pulling me toward the BBQ when Luke blocked our path.
“515, can you stop bogging Olivia for like five minutes? Go find a boyfriend or something invited all these hat guys today and you’re not interested in ANY of them
He looked annoyed, trying to grab my hand from his sisters grip
Laly suddenly yanked me closer to her.]
Weren’t those guys support to be for her? She’s about to be officially singlet Let her check out the options first-
Like’s eyes went huge. He stuttered “you” and “T” several times, looking between us before finally muttering “Whatever. You’re my sister, after all. “||
I laughed in Lily dragged me away ||
That night, the fireworks over the brach were spectacular.
Lake tested me: “Do you think it’s preny?“||
It warmed my heart. I knew he was trying to cheer me up before i sad to see Damira tomorrow. ||
Beautiful Thank you “||
Hebe
“By the way don’t
Take anything my sister said seriously. And those guys? Tatal losers. Trust me on this. ||
He added a serious–looking dog emoji ||
I amsilesd, beating back under the explosion of fireworks: “I trust you.”
