Chapter 3
“Don’t worry, no one’s gonna come…”
The banging of the bed against the wall got faster and faster, and Rylee’s voice slipped into my ears like poison.
I pulled the blanket over my head, but the sounds just got clearer.
My pillow was soaked with tears in no time. I bit down on the edge of the blanket and forced myself not to sob out loud.
Then, a sharp pain shot through my stomach, and I grabbed at it on reflex. This baby chose the worst time to show up.
First thing the next morning, I booked an appointment to get an abortion.
In those three days at the hospital, Kevin did not call me once.
However, the news was everywhere-“Kevin Stayed by Rylee’s Side Day and Night.”
When I got discharged, I went back to the villa alone. The moment I stepped in, I saw Kevin peeling an orange for Rylee.
Kevin jumped up and came over to touch my face. “Why’d you lose so much weight?”
I turned away, but he did not stop. “Don’t be mad, okay? There’s a press conference tomorrow. You have to go.”
His voice dropped low like he was coaxing a clueless kid. “Just say Rylee and I were acting for work, you were there too. It is for our future, okay?”
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Our future? I almost laughed. My belly still ached from the abortion.
He would never know about the baby I lost.
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Rylee leaned over with a fake innocent look and “accidentally” showed off the hickey on her collarbone. “Aubree, you don’t mind, right? We actors have to have physical contact sometimes. Gotta stay professional, you know?”
Kevin pinched her cheek like she was a kitten. “Stop it, Rylee. Bree needs.
to rest.”
Then he turned back to me with that fake gentle smile, “Go upstairs and nap for a bit, okay? I even changed the sheets for you.”
གང་སེམས་ན་ཡོད་ད་་གི་གན་རེད་འདོད་
At the press conference, hundreds of cameras were pointed straight at me.
My hands trembled as I did the sign language we had practiced.
Behind me, the big screen flashed the translation while the interpreter repeated my lies in a dull voice.
“Rylee and Mr. Molloy are just co–workers. Any intimate moments were purely for the show…”
Kevin held my hand at the perfect moment and kissed me in front of everyone like he was so in love.
Rylee played her part, dabbing at fake tears like a poor, misunderstood bunny.
The audience’s cameras started flashing like crazy.
“Kevin is so sweet! His mute girlfriend is so understanding too…” the reporters whispered to each other below the stage.
Just then, out of nowhere, a dark figure charged straight at me.
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Before I could even react, a crystal trophy smashed right into my forehead.
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Warm blood ran down my face and blurred my eyes. Everything turned red in an instant.
I heard Kevin shouting, “Security! Where’s the security?”
However, when I stumbled and reached out, hoping he would hold me, I saw him grab Rylee instead and shield her as they ran off the stage.
He did not even look back at me once.
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