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My phone buzzed again. I sighed, already knowing who it might be.
Despite blocking Ace and his family repeatedly, they always found ways to reach me through different numbers.
The endless cycle of their messages and calls had become exhausting.
Why wasn’t he just signing the divorce papers? Didn’t he want that?
I didn’t want to check the message but it caught my eye..
“Did you abort our baby?”
I raised my eyebrows. The mention of the abortion made it clear someone had leaked my information.
I pressed my eyebrows together. “Who could it be? But he didn’t know that I didn’t abort the baby…”
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dey phone buzzed again.
stared at the screen, it was another text
Es fom him:
Meet me. We need to talk.”
frowned at the idea of meeting him.
Jus foun
he last thing I wanted was another onfrontation.
nheitm
haustat this time I had to pause for a moment nd think. Maybe it was time to settle this igning ce and for all.
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it that
had no expectations for him. But maybe, theming everything off my chest would be
etter.
baby haled deeply, typing a reply.
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“Therk.”
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put the phone down as I sent the
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lidn’t kn
ssage. This time I was going to face him. more running.
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As I stood outside Ace‘ s company, I
frowned. I didn’t see myself coming here again.
“Ashley? She’s back…”
“Why did she come back? Didn’t she resign?”
“She mustn’t have gotten a better job so, he came to beg Mr. Ace again.”
I let out a scoff as I stood inside the
elevator, listening to their whispers.
I didn’t know. Were they thinking I couldn’t hear it? Or, were they deliberately saying these?
I had a fairly good reputation in the office. So, what was with the sudden change?
Just then, I heard someone say, “Is she here to seduce Mr. Ace after he threw her
out?”
“Seriously. I never knew she was a scheming bitch.”
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“She even dared to come between Elena,
and Mr. Ace.
“You don’t know someone by
appearance.
“I want to see her getting kicked out of Mr. Ace‘ s office.”
It seemed as if their voices became louder. They didn’t even bother hiding their
disdain for me. It felt suffocating inside.
What did they mean by I came between their relationship when I’m the one legally married to Ace?
I took a deep breath, and controlled myself.
As we got to the next floor, everyone got down and just another person came inside – Elena.
Just her and me.
I looked away instantly, not paying attention to her.
She leaned against the wall, her arms
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crossed as she adjusted her makeup. “So, why are you here? Couldn’t stay away from him? So, you again came back to cling to him.”
I tilted my head, forcing a calm smile.
“Trust me, this wasn’t in my plan. It was Ace who begged me to come here.”
Her eyebrows rose slightly. “Did he? Oh yeah, the baby… But isn’t it because you still haven’t moved on that you came here. crawling back shamelessly? How long are you going to keep holding onto something that isn’t yours?”
“It’s happy to see you taking your mask off, Elena. At least, it’s less suffocating. But legally, he’s still mine.”
Elena scoffed. “That was until I came
back. He only took you as a stand–in all this time. And, now that I’m back, he doesn’t care about you.
I bit my lips. Even though it hurt, I knew
that was the truth. Ace never cared about
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- me.
Her smirk deepened, and she took a step closer, lowering her voice. “If I were you, I’d stop embarrassing myself. Ace isn‘ t here right now. But…” She reached into her purse and pulled out a slip of paper, scribbling something on it. “If you‘ re so desperate to see him, here’s an address. Tonight. Maybe then you can finally get to it.”
She handed me the paper, “Come at night,” She added as I took the paper from her.
I looked at the slip of paper, and took it in my hands.
At least, she won’t joke about this. Since, our divorce is what she wanted.
The elevator door slid open and Elena
stepped out. I stayed inside, and tapped the button downstairs.
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I finished my work quickly, and went to the address. I had no idea where it was, but I
hoped I could straighten things out with
Ace.
And, a part of me was curious about why Elena asked me to come here.
I frowned, shaking off the discomfort and slightly opened the door.
My heart throbbed as I looked inside and my stomach churned. It was Elena‘ s home.
It felt nauseous as I saw them seated beside each other on the sofa when Elena noticed me. She deliberately sat closer and wrapped her hands around Ace.
I gasped for breath. It was a mistake coming here. She deliberately asked me to come here, just to humiliate me.
I slammed the door closed when Ace glanced toward me.
“Ashley?” he asked in surprise as he
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stood up. “I–It isn’t what it looks like. No… why are you here…?”
I didn’t reply, just turned and ran out.
Ashley, wait!” Ace s voice echoed after me, but I didn’t stop. I couldn‘ t.
I had already given up on him. So, why? Why do I have to be humiliated again and again for him?
