Beyond the Fairytale Facade

Beyond the Fairytale Facade

Qian Mo Mo

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My fiancé, tech mogul Ethan Reed, and I were the epitome of New York City's fairytale romance. For ten years, our "perfect love story" graced billboards and magazine covers, culminating in the highly anticipated "wedding of the decade." But my world shattered when I saw him. Through a discreet one-way observation window, I watched Ethan-my Ethan-in his penthouse office, engaged in graphic acts with his executive assistant, Chloe Vance. Her triumphant smirk, directed straight at me, made it clear: this wasn't an accident. The humiliation escalated into a relentless campaign of psychological torture. Chloe sent vile texts, explicit photos of them, even a horrific "penthouse tally" of used condoms she boasted they'd amassed while I lay sick. Meanwhile, Ethan played the doting fiancé, planning our wedding with sickening enthusiasm. I watched my Parisian bridal gown, custom-made for me, defiled as Chloe wore it, preening before Ethan, who then engaged in sordid acts with her in the fitting room. The ultimate affront came at my beloved mentor's funeral, where I caught them engaging in despicable acts, steps away from her casket. The city adored our love story, oblivious to the monstrous lies. My life, my integrity, everything felt like a grand, public fraud. How could anyone live such a public lie for so long? Why did everyone believe him, even as my world crumbled around me? But their cruelty didn't break me; it forged an icy resolve. I accepted a Federal Identity Relocation Service offer to disappear, to become Alex Parker. But before vanishing, I intended to ensure Ethan Reed's perfect world, and his public image, collapsed just as spectacularly as mine had. I meticulously collected every piece of evidence, every message, every video. The wedding of the decade would still happen. It just wouldn't be the one anyone expected.

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My fiancé, tech mogul Ethan Reed, and I were the epitome of New York City's fairytale romance.

For ten years, our "perfect love story" graced billboards and magazine covers, culminating in the highly anticipated "wedding of the decade."

But my world shattered when I saw him.

Through a discreet one-way observation window, I watched Ethan-my Ethan-in his penthouse office, engaged in graphic acts with his executive assistant, Chloe Vance.

Her triumphant smirk, directed straight at me, made it clear: this wasn't an accident.

The humiliation escalated into a relentless campaign of psychological torture.

Chloe sent vile texts, explicit photos of them, even a horrific "penthouse tally" of used condoms she boasted they'd amassed while I lay sick.

Meanwhile, Ethan played the doting fiancé, planning our wedding with sickening enthusiasm.

I watched my Parisian bridal gown, custom-made for me, defiled as Chloe wore it, preening before Ethan, who then engaged in sordid acts with her in the fitting room.

The ultimate affront came at my beloved mentor's funeral, where I caught them engaging in despicable acts, steps away from her casket.

The city adored our love story, oblivious to the monstrous lies.

My life, my integrity, everything felt like a grand, public fraud.

How could anyone live such a public lie for so long?

Why did everyone believe him, even as my world crumbled around me?

But their cruelty didn't break me; it forged an icy resolve.

I accepted a Federal Identity Relocation Service offer to disappear, to become Alex Parker.

But before vanishing, I intended to ensure Ethan Reed's perfect world, and his public image, collapsed just as spectacularly as mine had.

I meticulously collected every piece of evidence, every message, every video.

The wedding of the decade would still happen.

It just wouldn't be the one anyone expected.

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