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As president of the company, he had to uphold appearances. Publicly, they claimed Seraphina had been abroad for further studies. Not a word was said about her time in prison.
I nodded, assuring him that I would behave and not cause a scene at the banquet. Only then did he seem satisfied, giving me a curt nod before I left his office.
Once home, I took our wedding photo down from the wall, carefully cut it with scissors, and discarded the pieces in the trash.
That night, Liadded
beneуme. Instead,
Seraphina reactivated her social media
account, posting for the first time in ages. The photo was of a romantic candlelit dinner
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for two.
The man’s face wasn’t visible, but a part of his wrist was–exposing the faint tan line where a wedding ring used to sit. It was unmistakably Liam.
Just as she intended, I liked the post. Then, I turned off my phone and began packing my bags. Early the next day, Liam’s secretary delivered a dress for me to wear to the banquet. I opened the package and found it was last season’s rejected design.
By the time I arrived at the banquet that evening, Cassian had just finished giving his speech. He announced that Seraphina would now oversee all collaborative
projects between his company and Thorne Corporation.
The crowd buzzed with admiration and envy,
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praising Seraphina for her incredible luck- two childhood sweethearts, both treating her like a queen. When I entered the room, the atmosphere shifted. The silence was thick with expectation; they were waiting for a
scene.
Liam, busy mingling with the guests, didn’t notice me. But Seraphina, ever the gracious host, pulled me aside and led me to the rooftop terrace.
The moment we were alone, her mask dropped. Her expression twisted with mockery and malice. “Mireille, after all these years, you’re still as pathetic as ever. I spent these past three years abroad, living the most comfortable life imaginable, all thanks to your husband. Don’t tell me you actually believed Liam married you out of love? Let me set the record straight–if it weren’t for your lawsuit, he wouldn’t have spared you a
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single glance! You’re nothing but a joke.”
My anger flared, and before I could stop myself, I slapped her across the face. She sneered, taking a few deliberate steps back before tumbling down the stairs. Screams erupted from below.
Liam was the first to rush over, scooping her up into his arms. When he looked up at me, his eyes blazed with fury. “Mireille, what the hell are you doing? Are you insane? Seraphina was just trying to be nice to you. Why did you push her?”
His voice was sharp, filled with a mix of disbelief and anger. “Didn’t you promise not to bring up the past? So why are you doing this now?”
I stared at him coldly, my voice devoid of emotion. “I’m causing trouble? Liam, don’t
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you think you owe me an explanation for what happened back then?”
His brow furrowed, panic flickering in his eyes. “What explanation? Seraphina already spent the last three years making amends for her mistakes. What more do you want? Whatever happened before doesn’t give you the right to lay hands on her! Mireille, apologize to her right now!”
Before I could respond, Seraphina was already shedding fake tears in his arms. “Don’t… don’t make things hard for Mireille. Everything that happened back then was my fault. I’m the one who wronged her. Let’s just consider today my way of making it up to her. If she hates me this much, we should stop contacting each other. I don’t want to put you in a difficult position.”
My fingernails dug into my palms, drawing
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blood, as I watched them walk away, wrapped in each other’s embrace. In that moment, I knew it was over for us.
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