After spending the night with Steven Warren, he said, “Make sure you don’t leave anything behind.”
“I don’t want Sophia getting the wrong idea.”
I asked quietly, “If you love her that much, why aren’t you together?”
Steven put a cigarette between his lips and laughed.
“Because Sophia is different.”
“She’s too pure for this.”
Sophia Hardy had always been his exception.
A year ago, she pushed me down a flight of stairs.
I lost our baby.
I wanted to call the police.
Instead, Steven stroked my hair.
“Ellie. You wouldn’t want your mother’s medication to suddenly stop, would you?”
The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 12 I felt a wave of irritation: “Are you deaf? I told you to stay far away from me; do you not get it?” In the past, I never would have dared to speak to him in such an impatient tone. But he didn’t get angry at all;
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 11 Sophia finally felt a surge of fear, tears welling up in her eyes as she whimpered, “Steve, you can’t just abandon me! “You promised you’d always take care of me. You can’t go back on your word!” But Steven didn’t look at her again. Instead, he took
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 10 Dad passed away early, and it was Mom who raised me all on her own. The greatest wish I’d ever had in this life was simply for Mom to live a little longer, to stay by my side a little longer. But Sophia had indirectly driven her
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 09 Two days later, my mom asked me to come have dinner with her. I rushed to the hospital straight after work, only to find her eyes red and swollen. A sudden wave of worry washed over me. “Mom, what’s wrong? Did something happen?” She gently stroked my
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 08 I thought Steven wouldn’t be coming back that night. But while I was drifting in and out of sleep, I felt the blanket lift gently. The next second, I was pulled into a scorching embrace. Steven kissed my forehead and the corner of my lips softly, as
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 07 We returned from the hospital to my apartment. The moment he walked in, Steven changed into sleepwear, clearly planning to stay the night. I was injured badly, yet he still wanted to sleep with me. It felt downright heartless. I raised my bandaged hand, waving it to
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 06 Inside the villa, Sophia reclined comfortably on a lounge chair, pointing lazily toward several baskets of walnuts resting by the sofa. “Shell all these walnuts by hand, and then I’ll accept your apology.” With so many walnuts, my fingers would likely be ruined if I really finished
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 05 Two days later, I ran into Sophia and her friends at a restaurant. Knowing better than to cross paths with this spoiled young lady, I decided to settle the bill and leave before even finishing my meal. But Sophia spotted me anyway. “Well, well. Look who it
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 04 Listening to their words from afar, my heart grew so heavy with pain that it went entirely numb. So this was what it looked like when Steven truly loved someone—he shielded them completely, anticipating their every vulnerability. He gave her everything he had, cherished her carefully, and
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The Stand-In Girl He Couldn’t Keep Chapter 03 I froze, my heart hurting as if a sharp blade had viciously pierced right through it. But Steven’s torment of me was far from over. Using Mom’s life as leverage, he issued a chilling threat. “Ellie, be a good girl. Let’s pretend none of this ever happened.
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