The Lies We Rehearsed
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Iris Anderson is living every woman's dream, red carpet premieres, a hit TV show, and the face of a new luxury campaign. But behind the flashbulbs, her marriage to Ezra, the love of her life, is crumbling. When she caught him cheating, everything breaks.
Except, nothing can break publicly.
Tied to contracts and image deals, Iris must keep the facade alive for one more year. As she pours herself into her role with haunting brilliance, she finds herself spiralling into buried memories, the trauma she never faced, and the secret she thought she left behind six years ago.
Meanwhile, Ezra, haunted by guilt and quietly losing the life he built, is determined to make things right. But redemption isn't romantic. It's messy, it's hard, and it might be too late.
And as whispers of the past threaten to surface, Iris must decide if healing means forgiveness, or if letting go is the only way forward.
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𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬...𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞. '°𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐡°': A mask. A persona. That was all that she showed. That was all anyone knew about her. But. The cold and ruthless CEO hides a dark secret. She is determined to remove any obstacle in her path, including her past. Until him. Everything about him is a big distraction and the biggest obstacle for her. Yet she cannot help but waver for that charming smile. •~°𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢°~•: An angel. A kind soul. But also broken. The sweet, caring sunshine boy who only wants to enjoy his life to the fullest. Keeping aside his secrets, his life is going awesome . But what happens when his secrets are discovered? And by someone so beautiful at that. He could not resist his urge to know dark secrets behind the mask she hides. How could he not fall for her, when she is everything he dreamed of? But what if she is not? What would happen when these two worlds know about the secrets each hide? Would they open about their past? As it all begins with trust... '°•𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬•°' : ~•Reverse grumpy x sunshine ~° CEO X Doctor ~• Love at first sight ~° Sister's brother-in-law ~• Revenge
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