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But I had once “ruined” him and Linda so badly; how could a woman pass up this opportunity to
show off?
Yet, in her myriad calculations, she overlooked
one crucial fact: he no longer held a place in my
heart.
They arrived hand in hand, wearing matching rings on their ring fingers.
“Lisa, speaking of which, you could be
considered the matchmaker between Linda
and me. You must come to our engagement party next month,” Kevin emphasized the word “engagement” deliberately.
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He wanted to see me embarrassed, to see me go
crazy over him.
Then, standing on the moral high ground, he would condemn me as a fool who dared to
meddle in someone else’s relationship.
But I didn’t. I remained calm throughout, as if
listening to an insignificant piece of news.
“Okay.”
Kevin’s expression soured instantly, and he
snatched the invitation back from my hand.
“Forget it, you shouldn’t come. It’s my big day, and I don’t want you to jinx it.”
After saying this, Kevin paused for a few
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seconds, as if expecting me to refute him.
But I didn’t.
I was actually relieved that I wouldn’t have to see their two hypocritical faces.
Before leaving, Kevin deliberately sent Linda away and asked me a nonsensical question out
of the blue.
“Lisa, you’ve become smarter… Knowing that persisting won’t work on me, you’ve resorted to retreating to advance, trying to catch my
attention.
Let me tell you, don’t waste your efforts. There’s
no future for us.”
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I slowly looked up and glanced at him.
“Good.”
Obviously, Kevin was greatly annoyed by my indifferent attitude, threatening to humiliate me if I showed up on that day.
He already called me smart, so why would I have the audacity to show up and ask for
trouble?
Recently, my family has been discussing my marriage, and we’ve set a meeting for the day of Linda and Kevin’s engagement party.
Ironically, the man in question is my junior from
university.
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Although we didn’t exchange many words, we hit it off quite well.
As I was leaving, he suddenly grabbed my arm
and said something incoherent.
“Senior, I’m quite surprised that you didn’t go to Kevin’s engagement party.”
I responded with a relieved smile.
“Life is long, and there will inevitably be times when we make poor judgments. But it’s okay; all we need to do is to keep our eyes open.”
Some things are unspoken but mutually
understood.
Logan’s gaze immediately shifted from its
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previous dullness to curiosity when he looked at
- me.
Suddenly, I felt that maybe I should really spend some time dating.
Both Logan and I are prominent aristocrats in A City, and the photos of our meeting were quickly dug up by paparazzi and posted online.
Remarkably, just the photos of our meeting gained more attention than those of Kevin and Linda in their wedding attire.
Netizens had all sorts of reactions.
I’ve never been interested in such gossip, but this time, the trouble involved two persistent
pests.
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Sure enough, within half a day, Kevin called me.
“Lisa, I never knew you were this despicable before. Knowing that being upfront won’t
work, you resort to underhand tactics. You love
stealing the spotlight, don’t you?
Well, I’ll just show everyone how glorious the
former Miss Lisa once was.”
I had a bad feeling when Kevin hung up.
Within half a second, a hashtag named “#Desperate Lapdog#” shot to the top of the trending list.
I remembered Kevin’s eighteenth birthday when he declared in front of everyone that I was a
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clinging leech and conspired with his friends to get rid of me.
To stay by his side, I begged desperately.
Eventually, Kevin reluctantly relented, but only if I cleaned up the alcohol he spilled on the ground like a dog.
Even though I knew it was just an excuse for Kevin to humiliate me, I did it anyway.
My pride was trampled underfoot repeatedly by
him, but I didn’t care.
Because all I wanted at that time was for Kevin
to be happy.
So, even knowing that the video, once
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circulated, would be a devastating blow to me, I
allowed him to keep it.
My long–numb heart began to ache again.
Actually, I’ve always known that Kevin is
extremely cruel to people he doesn’t like.
But I wouldn’t believe it, wouldn’t accept fate, and gambled everything, only to end up with bruises all over.
Our conversation was in the middle of the night because Kevin said he didn’t want Linda to find
out and get sad.
“Speak up… What are your conditions?”
I used to be so irrational towards Kevin that I
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couldn’t bring myself to say a harsh word to
him.
But now, all that remains between us are emotionless negotiations.
“It’s simple. I want you to issue a statement acknowledging that you’re jealous of Linda and that those photos were staged by you.
And I want you to beg Linda like you begged me that day. Only if she forgives you will I delete the
video.”
I remember someone telling me a long time ago that I was like a pet dog that Kevin kept.
The woman could beat me, scold me, and humiliate me, and all I would do is wag my tail
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obediently.
At that time, I thought they were just jealous of me, but now I understand.
The reason for such a feeling, besides being my own doing, is that Kevin never saw me as a human being.
To him, I was just a pet that he could vent his
frustrations on and torture at will.
“Sorry, I can’t do it.”
The images of my once humble and pleading self flashed quickly through my mind.
If I could see my past self, I would slap her without hesitation.
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“Then prepare to be ruined.”
At 3 a.m., I couldn’t sleep, so I stood by the
window for some cold air and became wide
awake.
Since we’ve already torn each other’s masks off, let’s go all the way.
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