Chapter 011
“Don’t t
touch me, Mr. Volkan.”
Atlas” jaw tightened and he looked like he had been smacked in the face. The dark–haired man seemed genuinely confuse. Had he really expected me to swallow his act down and be humiliated?
Did Atlas Volkan think the Julia he walked all over still existed? Did he think I was playing games and hard to get? The thought infuriated me.
I stepped forward. “I don’t know about you or the guests or the press, but please. Refrain from touching me with your unfaithful hands!” I snapped and he pinned me down with a glares
“Behave,” He mouthed and I broke into a laugh.
“Yes, Mr. Volkan. You are not just a husband, you are worse, you are an unfaithful one! I continued. “You embrace me in public and caress my sister in pri-”
“Enough, Jul—”
“I am still talking Lovie!” I boomed, startling the entire room into silence. “I the legal wife am still talking. Don’t forget you are nothing more than a mistress or I will be forced to remind you of your place.”
“Don’t you dare speak to Lovie like that! She was just trying
“Yes, go on, defend her. Defend her! Look, everyone! My husband is defending my sister and yet, he refuses to let me go Pick a battle, Mr. Volkan!” I breathed heavily. “I am sick of being between you two! Let me go–t
“Never!” Atlas snapped, grabbing me. My eyes widened as our eyes locked. I will never. Even if I have to
I pushed him, still stunned at his outburst. Atlas froze as if he had been struck from a trance.
“What part of don’t touch me, didn’t you get?”
“Nobody orders be around, Julia.” He leaned, whispering “Go inside and I’ll consider whether to forgive you later on. You only have a fighting chance because of me. Everything you have is because of me, Julia. You keep forgetting that.”
“Divorce me, then.” I retorted and his jaw clenched. “But I want half of everything
Atlas blinked at this point. “Excuse me?”
“What? You cannot fathom what this gold digging murderer is saying?” I scoffed and turned, leaving him to drown in my words. I only realized how far I walked when I was standing in front of the restroom.
I blinked away tears and entered, sliding down the door. A sob bubbled in my throat but I swallowed it.
I hated it. I hated that he still meant something to me, I hated that a part of me- a tiny part of me wanted him to realise how much I loved him, even if it was in the past.
I hate that he never got to know me but he judged me so much, my heart mourned the loss of love that was forbidden from
the start
I stood, walking over to the mirror. My grip on the basin tightened as a tear rolled down my cheek. I had to kill that part of me before it ruined everything.
I couldn’t afford to be weak, I had to- I turned as the sound of the door clicking reached my ears.
“Hey! Who is there?” I rushed and soft laughter filled the air.
Tak, tok, tak” Her voice filtered through and my eyes widened. “Who else, deniest sister? It’s me, Lovie.” She admitted and I frantically tried to open the door.
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“There’s no point in fighting against a locked door. Especially when you are so frail. You should have thought about this before you insulted Atlas and me in front of so many people. You humiliated me, Julia! No one humiliated me ”
“Open the door, Lovie.” I spat, running my hands through my hair. “If you don’t-
“What did you say? You would be announced as the silver designer? Everyone would see the truth. Tell me, see the truth if I lock it here?”
how can everyone
My heart stopped and I shook my head as I proceeded her plans. Did she want to lock me in her and impersonate me? How was that even possible? The sponsors would realize that My lawyer said.
“Atlas ensured that I would be announced today. I won’t let his sacrifice waste. But, if you are so bothered,” I frowned as she passed something from under the door. It was a tablet, “You can watch it all unfold. Bye, dearest sister.”
–
Again? Atlas was serious about this he wanted to get his revenge after so many years? He wanted to keep me caged and
tied to him!
He wanted me to belong to him and I wasn’t sure how Lovie hadn’t realised it. But, her love seemed to be more obsessed with hating me than loving her.
How many times would he break my heart? Well, there was no time to think about that. I had to leave and now. But, how?
I glanced around the pristine bathroom and my resolve crumbled as I realized there was nothing in the bathroom to break the door. It was over. The press, guests, and all the investors and sponsors…
“Now, it is finally time to announce the silver designer. She worked on the last project
“Yes! We will finally meet her.”
Love’s Embrace!”
My eyes clouded with fresh tears as I saw the video playing on the tablet. I dared to pick it up. No.
They would all believe Lovie. Once again, Atlas betrayed me for her. How could he do this to me? He knew how much I
My breath hitched as the door opened. Just like that. The sound of footsteps faded and I scrambled out, but no one was there Someone opened the door, but who?
I wiped my
tears
and ignored the muddy trail on the ground, raping out of the room. I didn’t have time to think, I had to act!
*Julia! Where have you been?”
1 spun around to lock eyes with my lawyer. “Greta. it doesn’t matter. You have to get me up there. They can’t announce her! Lovie can’t take this from me too-”
“What are you saying, Julia?” She seemed genuinely confused. “Why would they announce that wretch? Just watch and see. Stand on that podium and everything will be clear. Today, Lovie will finally be exposed and no one can stop it.”
“Are you sure? Why are you so sure?”
“Your Sponsor has assured me that you will get all your rights back.”
“Sponsor?” 1 muttered. However, there was no time to dabble on who it could be. This person saved my dignity and life. Once I exposed Lovie, I would repay them tenfold.
I rushed past Greta and raced down the hall. My voice rang through as Lovie attempted to stand on the podium.
“I know you are fond of stealing people’s husbands. But stealing someone’s identity? That is low, even for you, Lovie!”
