"Why? Because you still love your late wife??" "Yes," he didn't waver in his response and he glanced at her and she could see the emotions much present in his eyes, they were true and genuine and consuming. "Does it bother you??" His question drew her out of her thought and she quickly cleared her throat and shrugged, "No, it doesn't because I think I know that you still do, it's written in your eyes. You want someone to be beside you to help you convince the world of the lie that you have moved on from your late wife even though you truly haven't even after three years and you need someone who will know how you feel about her and still stay through it all. But we know such a person doesn't exist. No normal person would get into a relationship with you knowing full well that even though they fall for you, your heart will never be theirs. And so we make pretend and that's why you offered me the contract of being your pretend girlfriend, Mr inferno." Started 8/5/2021

"It's not," she said quickly. "I already made that decision. I just didn't want to leave without telling you." She saw it then-the way his eyes dimmed, the way his jaw tightened as if holding himself together took all his strength. The sight hurt more than she expected. "I don't think we'll be seeing each other again before I leave," she continued, forcing the words out. "I'll be busy wrapping things up at the company." Laura Evans thought she had everything- a successful company, a stable relationship, and a future carefully built on trust. Until the man she loved became the reason everything fell apart. Betrayal doesn't always come loudly. Sometimes it comes in quiet distance, in unanswered questions, in another woman standing where you once stood. When Laura discovers her partner's infidelity, she's forced to choose between staying in a love that is slowly breaking her... or walking away from the life she thought was forever. But leaving isn't easy when the past refuses to stay buried. Old wounds reopen. Feelings resurface. And as Laura fights to reclaim her self-worth, she learns that love can both destroy and heal-and that choosing herself may be the hardest, bravest decision of all. Some exes are lessons. Some are mistakes. And some are the reason you finally learn to let go. #3 in emotional - 29/01/2026 #1 in the ex - 27/01/2026 #1 in lie - 27/01/2026 #1 in deceit - 27/01/2026 #10 in breakup - 18/03/2023