Nobody Dare Dumps This Curvy Bitch

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irque restaurant, adjusting the cuff of my sleeve. Afternoon sunlight streamed

ter, and tapped the record button. I cleared my throat, dragging a deep breath i

ow, and you're the only woman I want by my sid

ds offered with a warm, encouraging smile as he

lled out the small red velvet box. I flicked it open. The overhead light caught the three-carat, flawless, oval-cut dia

and ran a hand through my dark hair. I pulled my shoulders back, lifted my chin, and walked out o

reached

high marble pillar-light, s

he? So utterly foolish to think I

ve with months ago-and it sliced through my chest like a cold blade. I stepped behin

ed restaurant just to recite another stupid love speech. Only God knows what quote he's rehearsing in the bathroom right now. Silly man. All

d-louder this time, c

ite until my nails bit into my palms. Something deep inside my chest crack

soft on the polished marble floor, controlled and qu

hit my face like a physical slap. New York didn't care. The city never pauses for anger or heartbr

k. Every step carried the crushing weight of the velvet bo

tly in my hand. My executive a

to answer

e o'clock at St. Michael's," she said, her voice crisp. "Your au

oice low and hollow.

p.m.

on my

long the curb, and slid into the back seat. "St

ondary phone and realized I hadn't pressed the cut

ting. Every mocking sentence. Every cruel laugh. Every explicit

chael's. I paid the driver, stepped out onto the sunlit pavement, and adjusted m

bottom step, my primar

on the screen for three long s

ing through the speaker, sharp and demanding. "I've been

ght my secondary phone up to the microphone,

l I ever wanted was access to his black card...

d-word. A suffocating silenc

urning thin and panicky. "I promise you, it's not what

ood under the glaring sun, list

e pleaded, her voice shrinki

h right now if you walk into that church an

straight through the noise of t

my ear-leaving Lina's frantic excuses blarin

pulled right

man from the boutique fit

soft, magnificent curve of her body. Her golden hair tumbled over her shoulders in thick w

ore resting on her face. The sting of Lina's betrayal was instantly

re?!" Lina's voice buzzed

n Lina mid-sentence, slipping both

aised one golden eyebrow, h

mirk tugged at the

dropping into a low, velvet rasp. "You must real

k, her chin lifting in challenge. "A

g distance between us, stepped up beside

e way, f