Chapter 2
She lost the het, but I didn’t really win either.
Scarlett went overseas on a scholarship Damien arranged. She said she wanted to study abroad, and he made it happen.]]
Me? I was just the part of arranged marriage. He didn’t have the option to say no ||
The reunion was worse than I expected. Someone ordered durian pizza, I immediately felt my stomach him. I covered my mouth and escaped to the bathroom, claiming I felt uncomfortale
The bathroom was inside the private room, and the walls were thin. So when Scarlett announced she’d returned to “chase love.” I heard it all.
A wave of teasing and laughter followed.
“Who’s got our princess Scarlett chasing after them? Spill the beans![]
Thetter not say. Might piss someone off.”
“Just tell us,” Damien interrupted. “Who’s going to get mad? I totally back you up and help you get him. You promise?]
“Yeah“]
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“He was right here with us all along
A sudden silence fell outside, mirroring the stillness in my chest.
Then came nervous laughter, followed by Damien’s tired voice “Scarlett, stop joking-
I opened the door.
Scarlett had slipped into my seat beside Damien, leaning against him with a look of longing in her eyes
Demien stood up immediately and walked over, concern filling his face. Teeling better?
Just like countless times before, his smallest careness always had the warmth of sunshine. No matter what went wrong, just he speaking was enough for me to let it all go
His reputation a
always mattered more than my feelings
And he’d grown to
expert I’d always be the understanding one.
Tinoked up at hum, slapped him hard across the face
This usually cold, controlled eyes went wide with shock.
Scarlett shrieked from a
across the room. “Olivia Are you crazy?r]
I just stared coldly at the man I’d loved for years. “Danien, Let’s divorce.“]
