Chapter 123. Revealed

CHARLOTTE

I wanted to leave, but my body wouldn’t obey me.

No strength. No air. My lungs felt clogged, as if someone had stuffed them with cotton.

It was like I’d been dropped back to factory reset—every small piece of confidence I’d rebuilt over the months wiped clean.

Leo had been the anchor holding me together, and I hadn’t even realized it until he walked away.

Pathetic.

My knees buckled.

I collapsed onto the floor, my palms hitting the cold tiles before I curled into myself, hands covering my face as a broken sob tore out of me.

My chest tightened instantly—sharp, crushing pain blooming beneath my ribs.

Instinctively, I clutched at my chest, gasping, unable to stop the panic flooding me.

It felt exactly like the night I discovered Jun had been cheating on me with Chloe. A nightmarish moment I prayed I’d never relive… yet here it was again.

Chloe scoffed loudly. “Doing what she does best—acting like the victim. We