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When I finally got out of the detention center, half a month had already passed.
I lost the stall and my money. All that was left was a crumpled note from Viviana.
“If it really comes down to it, kneel and beg me. I might consider forgiving you and letting you out early.”
Viviana was actually a junior of mine and Edward’s.
The first time I met her, she seemed pure and cute, flashing two tiny fang- like teeth when she smiled.
At first, Edward didn’t like her at all. They were in the same lab and on the same project team.
Viviana was the typical starry–eyed junior–every time she paired up with him, she would blush, and her heart would race, unable to hide her crush.
Back then, my relationship with Edward was still good.
He would tell me he disliked her silly, lovestruck behavior.
When she wore a cartoon T–shirt, he called it childish.
And when she wore a hot miniskirt, he said she looked like a delinquent,
with zero taste.
No matter what she did, it never seemed right to him.
But later, I realized something was off.
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Maybe he didn’t even notice himself, but every time he mentioned Viviana, there was always a slight smile on his lips.
Our video calls grew shorter and rarer, yet her name came up more and
more. She would mess up project deadlines, then come to him with pitiful pleas for help.
Edward would scold her, yet still clean up her mess.
Before hanging up one night, I couldn’t help but ask, “Can we not talk about Viviana anymore tomorrow?”
He didn’t respond.
I spent the entire night trying to call him, but his line was busy. Desperate, I went straight to his off–campus apartment.
Under the streetlight, I saw two figures locked in an embrace.
The next day, I smashed that apartment. Then, I went to their lab and slapped Viviana in front of everyone.
Back then, I was still the Morton family heiress. Losing some money was nothing to me.
But I underestimated how much Viviana meant to Edward.
A month of silent treatment later, Julian toppled my father from his position as a private entrepreneur in Mesa and had him thrown in prison.
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