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After a long stretch of silence, Ailyn suddenly turned to Carrie with a sneer. “Carrie, are you enjoying the show?
Does it amuse you to watchhumiliated?”
Then, one night in a drunken haze at a bar, he ended up with Ailyn. To his surprise, that single encounter led to
her pregnancy. This was the only reason Cory had been showing any sort of care—he needed her to carry the
child.
Ailyn’s eyes went wide with shock. “How can you say that? Since I've been with you, | haven't been around any
other men! If it’s not yours, then whose could it be? If you don’t trust me, go ahead and get a paternity test!”
Cory gave a cold, mocking laugh. “Oh, I'll get a paternity test, no doubt. And I'm not waiting until the baby’s
born. As soon as it's far enough along to figure out the gender, we'll do it. If it's a boy, we'll test.”
The meaning behind his words was unmistakable. If it turned out to be a girl, he wouldn't care whose child it was
—he wouldn't want it at all.
Ailyn’s heart dropped in her chest. The man who had once charmed her now seemed chillingly cruel. With a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtharsh shove, Cory dropped her chin. “Keep your head down for the next few days. I've got things to handle this
month, so don’t bother me. Stay home, think about what a fool you've been.”
Cory’s mind flickered with images of other women—those with fuller figures and prettier faces. Ailyn’s clinginess
and endless threats of abortion or breakups had kept him from exploring other options, but he had never found
her appealing to begin with. Now, with this mess offering the perfect excuse, he felt a sense of freedom he
hadn't known in a while.
A grin tugged at the corners of Cory’s mouth as he fished his phone out of his pocket, striding toward the
elevator. As soon as the doors slid shut, he dialed another woman’s number. Ailyn’s eyes narrowed at his smug
expression, and she could already guess what he was about to do.
Carrie paused mid-bite, her brows furrowed in genuine confusion. “Why would | be happy?”
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Her question was so guileless, so devoid of malice, that it struck Ailyn like a slap. The sincerity in Carrie's voice
wasn't intentional, but it laid bare the truth: Ailyn’s existence was utterly insignificant to her. It was a stark
reminder that life doesn’t always cwith an audience.
Ailyn had spent years cultivating an imaginary rivalry with Carrie, convinced she needed to outshine her. Their
recent encounter at the store had only fueled that fire. Yet, to Carrie, Ailyn wasn’t even a blip on the radar.
Back in school, Carrie had been both the admired beauty and the top student, a natural leader who outshone
everyone else. Now, she was a celebrity, married to Kristopher Norris, the most powerful man in Orkset. How
could someone standing so high even notice Ailyn, who was still clawing her way through the mud?
Ailyn deflated, slumping back in her chair. No one had expected the reunion to end on such an awkward note. As
the meal wound down, someone enthusiastically suggested heading to a karaoke bar. It was clear their interest
wasn't in singing—they simply wanted more twith Kristopher and Albin. Opportunities to rub shoulders with
men like them were rare.
Carrie was about to decline when she suddenly gagged, her hand flying to her mouth. Kristopher was at her side
in an instant, his hand rubbing gentle circles on her back. His face darkened with concern. “What's wrong?”
Carrie took a sip of warm water, calming herself. “I'm fine.”
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