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is ruini

steal her. That would be too simple, too clean. He charms her, makes her believe he' s the sophisticated, exciting alternative to my quiet, steady presence. Then, once he

" they'd say. As if you can just cut out family. As if my own mother wouldn't ensure he was at every holiday, every birthday, every single family function, a constant,

h. He drove a sports car he didn't pay for, lived in a high-rise apartment he couldn't afford on his own, and carried the unshakeable arr

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a networking opportunity. I saw it as two hours of forced smiles. That' s when I saw Chloe. She was standing by a truly terrible sculpture, a mess of

ng out of nowhere. "Her family owns Jenkins Development. Very influe

. My entire life had been a series of comparisons to Liam. Liam was more charismatic. Liam was more popular. Liam married a wealthy woman. The fact that the marriage implode

I took her to lunch. A week later, we were officially a couple. I ke

ep a secret from

count and immediately reposted it, tagging Chloe and her family

ely new girlfriend Chloe! Don't th

ouncement I wanted to avoid, but it was also precisely the signal I

ed. It was a

vely.' I'll have to see for myself. Gotta make

proposed every single time. It was his declaration

a slow, cold smile spr

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