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Aliana had never been treated like this before, and panic surged within her as she scrambled for an escape, even if it meant. talking her way out of this.
“Emmett! Yes, I did those things, but so what? She took advantage of my absence, using her face, so similar to mine, to steal you away! Shouldn’t I be angry?”
The bullet comments flooded in once
more.
“Whoah, plot twist! I thought the mistress was the one causing drama, but it turns out she’s the stand–in, and now she‘ defending the real one. Aliana seems a little pitiful!”
“Damn, I hate these substitution stories!”
“I always knew Athena was the good one. What’s up with Emmett? How could he be so cruel to a stand–in?”
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“Can we call the cops? Someone save Aliana!”
“Athena? Athena? How many of these Athena girls are there? I’m losing track!”
Emmett squatted down, his grip like iron as he forced Aliana to look him in the eyes.
The eyes he had once looked at with pity now seemed utterly repulsive.
“I never imagined you‘ d become this. You pretended to be pure in front of me, but you‘ re nothing but disgusting in front of Athena. Without you, Athena and I would have already been married, and I’d be inheriting the Davidson family‘ s fortune without a hitch!”
“Athena and I are bound by fate. We are the closest people in the world, and you, Aliana, mean nothing.”
Aliana recoiled, terror, filling her veins, but she scrambled to defend herself. “Bound by fate? Didn’t you tell me you loved me and wanted to marry me while we were
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tangled up in bed? Was that all a lie?”
“It wasn’t a lie… before,” Emmett sneered, his voice colder than ice. “But now? Do you even think you deserve me to say ‘I love you‘ ?”
With no mercy in his gaze, he gripped her chin tightly, shoving her away as if she were nothing.
Emmett was fully prepared for this moment. A single glance at his
subordinate, who held the phone, was all it took for him to know what to do next.
With lightning speed, someone posted a link showcasing all the loving moments. between Emmett and Athena over the years. The collection included the time. Emmett had boldly declared his love for Athena in a prestigious financial magazine, capturing the attention of all of Ravenloch, and the secretive, extravagant wedding plans that had been underway. Every piece of this story was laid bare in the comments of Aliana’s livestream.
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Almost immediately, Aliana‘ s fans, who had insulted Athena, found their accounts. banned.
The bystanders, who had been glued to the drama, were once again left reeling as the full truth unfolded.
“There’s no surprise here. The wedding was planned long before Aliana even set foot back in the country. The mistress is still the mistress. She had it coming!”
“What an actress! Nearly fooled me too. She’s got some nerve, doesn’t she?”
“Though Emmett‘ s no saint either! How could he be so shameless, playing both sides like that?”
“Fans still holding on, huh? Doesn‘ t change the fact that your sister‘ s the mistress! Mistress, mistress, mistress!”
The internet exploded with outrage, and the cries against Aliana grew louder. Her sponsors wasted no time cutting ties, and her fan club announced they were
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unfollowing her in droves.
Her image as the nation‘ s pure beauty crumbled in an instant, and within hours, she became the most despised person in the country.
Aliana’s face was streaked with tears, her heart heavy with regret. Why had she acted so impulsively back then? Now, all her carefully built illusions were reduced to dust, slipping through her fingers.
She knew her reputation was shattered beyond repair in the public‘ s eye, but there was still one thread of hope, one last lifeline she clung to.
Desperation filled her voice as she pleaded with Emmett, her sobs choking her words. “Emmett, I know I was wrong. I don‘ t care how you treat me anymore; just please, spare the child in my belly! Once the baby’s born, I‘ ll vanish from your life forever. He’s innocent!”
Her words dripped with feigned
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helplessness, but inside, Aliana‘ s mind was still spinning with schemes, trying to find a way out.
