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and I have decided to separate. We as

tation. No regret. Like he hadn't just ripped

of the nearest table, her heart pounding in

sted with every fiber of her being-had just announced their separation to the entire

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dn't he told her? And what

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associates, looking completely unaffected. As if he hadn't j

loor as she closed the distance between them.

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something unreadable before he scho

ashed. "Then where, Lucas? When exactly were yo

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she turned to face her sister. Charlotte stood there, too put tog

, Charlotte," Ava

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spiked. "W

her head, eyes gleaming with something too calculated to be g

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faster, her mind

s been ruthless, bu

even had a chance to wrap her head around it before Lucas spoke up. Hi

om. Ava's sister looked guilty, avoiding eye contact with eve

eemed willing to provide one. The room was silent, except for the sou

controlled. Ava's sister finally spoke up, her voice barely above a whisper.

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cry. Not he

envelope from Lucas

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mile. Not a

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