Today, she was broken.
It was the first time she had ever felt truly alone and shattered since becoming an orphan. She had lost her reason for living. Every dream she once had gone. She used to think Vincenzo was the worst man she had ever met, but Jarvis was something else entirely. Far more disgusting.
‘Now I understand... why he was so cruel to me before. Because betrayal doesn’t just hurt-it destroys. And now it’s my turn to feel it. How could everything go so wrong? How did I fall for the wrong man?’
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“I’m sorry,” she whispered, tears slipping down her cheeks.
Vincenzo stared at her silently, his expression unreadable. His jaw clenched as he processed her words.
“Why?” His voice was low, almost flat…but his eyes searched hers deeply.
She looked away. Her throat tightened
