Chapter 127

Adelaide

My throat felt dry, staring at the necklace. I couldn’t accept this. I didn’t deserve something so precious and meaningful after all the lies. Especially not after knowing what it represented.

“Don’t you like it?”

He looked worried, possibly due to the lack of reaction.

“No, I do,” I said quickly. “I love it. It’s beautiful!”

“Good—because it’s yours,” he nodded, satisfied, leaning forward to put the necklace around my neck.

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Who am I?

What am I?

Where am I headed?

Those were all the questions I couldn’t help but ask myself as I looked into the mirror. My face, my hair, even my body—they all looked the same, but I knew damn well that I wasn’t the same cruel person I had been four years ago.

I sighed, straightening my tight black dress with my hands, then brushed through my curled hair. I looked perfect—like the kind of girl who had it all together…but deep inside, I was a mess.

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