The Love He Couldn't See

The Love He Couldn't See

Miss Demeanor

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My lungs were failing, but my music was finally taking flight. I was a dying folk singer, determined to record my father's unfinished songs – a legacy. A grant from the prestigious Astor Family Arts Foundation felt like a miracle, a chance to complete my final masterpiece. Then, the "miracle" became a nightmare. The foundation was run by Ethan's family-my ex-fiancé's. And then *she* crashed into my world: Bella Thorne, America's sweetheart pop star, Ethan's new, very public girlfriend, announced she'd "collaborate." It wasn't collaboration; it was a hostile takeover. Bella and her producers butchered my raw sound, demanding synths and demanding co-writing credits on my father's decades-old lyrics. They wanted to make it "pop," to erase me. Bella's cruel jabs became relentless, each comment a tiny cut. My health, already fractured, spiraled with the stress-coughing fits, nosebleeds I desperately tried to hide. Ethan, the man I once loved, stood by, a silent, unreadable observer, always by *her* side. He watched my spirit being systematically dismantled. Then, in a moment of manufactured fury, Bella "accidentally" slammed my father's vintage guitar to the floor, splitting it in two. The guitar wasn't just wood; it was my soul, my last connection to him. Bella then posted a tearful video, portraying herself as heartbroken, casting *me* as the volatile drama queen. The internet, fueled by carefully leaked old photos of Ethan and me, branded me a gold-digging manipulator, faking my illness for attention. Even Ethan, seeing Bella's performance, was convinced. He texted, offering to "replace" my irreplaceable guitar, further proving he never truly understood. I was dying, fighting for my art, and the world thought I was faking. How could he be so blind? With trembling fingers, I deleted Ethan's contact. My legacy, my final gift, was being ripped apart, but I wouldn't let them silence the truth in my music. I had to protect it, even if it cost me everything.

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My lungs were failing, but my music was finally taking flight.

I was a dying folk singer, determined to record my father's unfinished songs – a legacy.

A grant from the prestigious Astor Family Arts Foundation felt like a miracle, a chance to complete my final masterpiece.

Then, the "miracle" became a nightmare.

The foundation was run by Ethan's family-my ex-fiancé's.

And then *she* crashed into my world: Bella Thorne, America's sweetheart pop star, Ethan's new, very public girlfriend, announced she'd "collaborate."

It wasn't collaboration; it was a hostile takeover.

Bella and her producers butchered my raw sound, demanding synths and demanding co-writing credits on my father's decades-old lyrics.

They wanted to make it "pop," to erase me.

Bella's cruel jabs became relentless, each comment a tiny cut.

My health, already fractured, spiraled with the stress-coughing fits, nosebleeds I desperately tried to hide.

Ethan, the man I once loved, stood by, a silent, unreadable observer, always by *her* side.

He watched my spirit being systematically dismantled.

Then, in a moment of manufactured fury, Bella "accidentally" slammed my father's vintage guitar to the floor, splitting it in two.

The guitar wasn't just wood; it was my soul, my last connection to him.

Bella then posted a tearful video, portraying herself as heartbroken, casting *me* as the volatile drama queen.

The internet, fueled by carefully leaked old photos of Ethan and me, branded me a gold-digging manipulator, faking my illness for attention.

Even Ethan, seeing Bella's performance, was convinced.

He texted, offering to "replace" my irreplaceable guitar, further proving he never truly understood.

I was dying, fighting for my art, and the world thought I was faking.

How could he be so blind?

With trembling fingers, I deleted Ethan's contact.

My legacy, my final gift, was being ripped apart, but I wouldn't let them silence the truth in my music.

I had to protect it, even if it cost me everything.

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