The Price of His "Parting Gift"

Chapter 2

Word Count: 727 | Released on: 01/07/2025

ing to piece her life back together. Her agent, Bren

enda asked, stirring her latte

uss," Ava said flatly. "H

st walk out on him. Think about your ca

ant his help

e perfume and effortless confidence. She was striking, with sharp features a

eir table. She walked over, a polite but cool smile

odded

aid. Her name sent a jolt through Ava

k," Seraphina continued, her smile not quite reaching her ey

on the screen was a pictu

one. The

for Ethan. The one she' d

e was light, but the message was clear. "He said it was designed by a g

t just that Ethan had lied and used her, he' d taken the most personal, meaning

sary next week," Seraphina added, her eyes gle

n from her face. Brenda

" Seraphina' s smile widened. "I' m playing the lead. It'

eep her close, to make her watch as he flaunted his new life with Seraphina, starring in a

her from the media scrutiny that came with his level of fame, to let her build her career on her own merit. Now she saw the real reason. He wasn' t protecting her, he was hiding her. He n

ed, standing up abruptly. S

" Seraphina called after he

phone, her hands shaking. She had to talk to him. She had to hear

e, twice, t

Ethan's voice

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, the world tilting around her. He wasn't just with her, he was letting her answer his phone. It was a delibera

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The Price of His "Parting Gift"

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“The Aspen snow fell, mirroring the blanket of happiness cocooning Ava Reed as she drove to Ethan Hayes' s mansion, a drone – her heartfelt anniversary gift – beside her. Three years of love, whispered promises, and shared dreams were shattered when she overheard Ethan tell his friends she was just a "fun accessory," a "fling" he was ready to discard with a paltry directing gig as a "parting gift." The laughter that followed was ugly, turning her world to ice. She burst in, confronted him, and threw his cruel words back, walking out on the man who had reduced their love to a transaction. But the humiliation didn' t end there. He gave her personal gift to Seraphina Vance, his "real" fiancée, who then flaunted it and the film role Ava was meant to have. How could the man she loved be so indifferent, so actively cruel? How could her devotion be twisted into a casual deception? The public smear campaign that followed, orchestrated by Ethan and Seraphina, painted her as a desperate, unstable ex, ruining her career. She was adrift, lost, her entire identity systematically dismantled. Just as she reached her breaking point, a mysterious invitation arrived, leading her to a shocking truth that would not only reclaim her name and fortune but force Ethan to confront the devastating consequences of his betrayal.”