The Great Pretender
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Nadynne Margarett Cortez is secretly attracted to Arcturus Jace, her best friend's boyfriend. At first, it is fine with her since she thought that what she is feeling is just a simple infatuation, not until she feels a pang in her chest every time she sees the two of them and realizes that she already developed a strong affection towards him.
She really didn't saw this coming-never. She is damn confused. Her mind tells her to just be happy for them, but her hearts says no. Mikaella is like a sister to her, and she doesn't want her to get hurt once she says the truth. She doesn't want to lose their friendship, but at the same time, she also wants to take a chance at Arc.
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨,
𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯? 𝘈𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘺𝘢?
Will she take the courage to tell her innermost secret to Mika?
Will she be able to finally confess and unleash her hidden feelings for Arc?
Or will she just continue to bear the pain and pretend that everything is okay when the truth is she is already dying inside?
It is for you to find out...
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