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    Skr stared at Joe in disbelief. But whatever surprise she felt paled inparison to theplete


    devastation on Vera’s face. She looked like she was about to shatter at any moment. And yet, Joe


    kept piling it on.


    “It’s better to make things clear while my wife is here.”


    The words “make things clear” and “my wife” hit Vera like a series of ps.


    She felt as if someone was repeatedly striking her across the face. Her head spun, and all she


    wanted to do was run away.


    “I…” she began, but the rest of the words tumbled out a jumbled mess. She had never felt so


    humiliated in


    her life.


    “Joe and I were just high school ssmates. I came to him today because I knew he could help me.


    There’s nothing else between us.”


    The word’s barely finished before she bolted from the Gxy Vi, her steps hurried and frantic.


    After Vera left, Joe turned to Skr and said, “She’s gone. Let’s head to bed.”


    Skr was at a loss for words.


    The whole scene with Vera… Was that his way of proving something to her? Was it to show that


    what people said about him and Vera wasn’t true? That they were just high school friends?


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    Did he care so much about whether she misunderstood?


    “Joe, you…” Skr started, but Joe didn’t meet her eyes.


    Instead, he took her hand and led her upstairs toward the bedroom. “I’m tired. Let’s sleep.”


    They shared the same room and bed that night, but nothing happened. They really just slept.


    Meanwhile, Vera sped back home, heart racing as she gripped the steering wheel tightly.


    Her home had tight security; she didn’t have to worry about someoneing after her. Honestly,


    things weren’t as dire as she had made them out to be. She just saw it as an opportunity to see Joe


    again.


    But she never expected Joe to be so cold.


    Yes, back in high school, they were the perfect match in everyone’s eyes.


    They belonged to the same social circle, attending events together and surrounded by friends who


    always assumed they were meant to be. Even the family elders secretly tried to set them up as a


    couple, and Vera shared their thoughts.


    After all, during their entire time in high school, Joe had never shown interest in any other girls who


    liked him. He only ever remembered her name.


    They even spent time daydreaming about the future together on group trips abroad.


    She had assumed they had an unspoken understanding about their rtionship. But just now, Joe’s


    words hit her like a p in the face, jolting her back to reality; only then did she finally calm down.


    Looking back, Joe had never once told her he liked her.


    It had always been other people who said he liked her, and she had just believed them.


    She had believed, without question, that Joe would only ever like her–that no one else stood a


    chance.


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    So, feeling secure in her position, she confidently went abroad.


    Over the years, everyone told her that Joe had rejected any woman who came close to him, that he


    was waiting for her and only her. She was puzzled by why he never sought her out or proposed, but


    she told herself that the moment he did, she woulde back.


    So she waited and waited, and all she got was the news that Joe had married Skr. That was


    when she realized she’d been living in a delusion all along.


    “Joe, you’ve made me look like a joke. I won’t settle with this. Once I’ve set my sights on someone,


    they’re supposed to be mine. I’ll make sure you realize what kind of person Skr really is. And


    you’ll regret how cruel you were to me today. I’ll make sure of it!”