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The tears dried up, replaced by a look of bewildered hurt in Hannah’s eyes.
She couldn’t understand this sudden shift in their demeanor. Just a few days ago,
they’d been putty in her hands, their concern for her a balm to her carefully
constructed insecurities. Now, they looked at her with a cold indifference that
sent a shiver down her spine. It was as if her tears, her vulnerability, held no
power over them anymore.
She couldn’t tell them the truth. She couldn’t confess to the subtle
manipulations, the carefully planted seeds of doubt, the triumphant texts she’d
sent Violet, gloating about her conquest. She’d lose everything: her job, her
apartment, the illusion of belonging she’d so carefully crafted.
“Ethan, please,” she whimpered, her voice barely a whisper as she reached
out to grasp his hand.“You have to believe me. I would never do anything to hurt
Violet. She’s…she’s like a sister to me. I’m just… I’m so grateful for everything she‘
s done for me.”
“If…if she’s uncomfortable with me living here,” she continued, her voice
cracking with feigned distress, “I’ll move out. It’s just… I thought we were all
friends. Maybe she’s… maybe she’s jealous.”
She squeezed out a few more tears, hoping to evoke a flicker of the
sympathy, the protectiveness, that had always been her weapon of choice. Ethan
was the softhearted one, the one who was quick to forgive, quick to comfort. If
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The tears dried up, replaced by a look of bewildered hurt in Hannah’s eyes.
She couldn’t understand this sudden shift in their demeanor. Just a few days ago,
they’d been putty in her hands, their concern for her a balm to her carefully
constructed insecurities. Now, they looked at her with a cold indifference that
sent a shiver down her spine. It was as if her tears, her vulnerability, held no
power over them anymore.
She couldn’t tell them the truth. She couldn’t confess to the subtle
manipulations, the carefully planted seeds of doubt, the triumphant texts she’d
sent Violet, gloating about her conquest. She’d lose everything: her job, her
apartment, the illusion of belonging she’d so carefully crafted.
“Ethan, please,” she whimpered, her voice barely a whisper as she reached
out to grasp his hand.“You have to believe me. I would never do anything to hurt
Violet. She’s…she’s like a sister to me. I’m just… I’m so grateful for everything she‘
s done for me.”
“If…if she’s uncomfortable with me living here,” she continued, her voice
cracking with feigned distress, “I’ll move out. It’s just… I thought we were all
friends. Maybe she’s… maybe she’s jealous.”
She squeezed out a few more tears, hoping to evoke a flicker of the
sympathy, the protectiveness, that had always been her weapon of choice. Ethan
was the softhearted one, the one who was quick to forgive, quick to comfort. If
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Ethan, however, stared at her with a coldness that sent a chill down her spine.
He gave a harsh laugh, a sound devoid of any humor.“You really are a piece
of work, aren’t you, Hannah? Playing the victim, even now.” His gaze hardened”
You know, I’m not always the nice guy everyone thinks I am.”
Before Hannah could react, he slammed her head down on the table, his
hands closing around her throat, his fingers pressing into her skin with a force
that stole her breath.
Aiden’s voice, cold and emotionless, was a whisper in her ear. “You like your
job, don’t you, Hannah? Your fancy apartment? Your designer clothes? It would
be a shame to lose it all, wouldn’t it?” He paused, letting his words sink in, his
gaze unwavering.“Go back to that little village you came from…empty–handed.
I think your family would be…disappointed.”
His threat, a chilling reminder of her humble beginnings, the life she’d so
desperately tried to escape, was more terrifying than Ethan’s physical assault.
She thrashed against his grip, her lungs screaming for air, her carefully
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