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Tiffany’s POV The days after I got arrested were terrible. Every morning I woke up hoping it was all a dream.Every morning I woke up. Reality hit me like a ton of bricks. My suspension from Hartwell Technologies had already ruined my reputation.After the investigation became public things got even worse. Everyone knew what had happened.My old colleagues stopped taking my calls. My messages went unread for days. Then they just ignored me completely.The people I used to have lunch with acted like I did not exist. Some of them even crossed the street to avoid talking to me.I felt humiliated everywhere I went. There was no place where I could escape it.It was not just my company that was affected. Rumors were spreading online.People were talking about the laboratory explosion. They were talking about the investigation and the security footage and the police.My name was everywhere. Every comment fel

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Evelyn’s POV The first thing I noticed was the faint beeping of a machine beside me, followed by a sharp, throbbing pain that split through my head like something had cracked inside it. My eyes slowly opened, adjusting to the harsh white lights of the hospital ceiling above me, and a low groan escaped my lips because even the smallest movement sent pain through my entire body.Memories came back in fragments. The steps, Tiffany’s face, the confrontation, and the moment everything went wrong replayed in my mind like broken pieces trying to connect. My stomach tightened immediately as the realization settled in that something serious had happened.“You’re up.”The familiar voice pulled me back to reality. I turned my head slowly and saw Sophia standing beside the bed, her face softening the moment she noticed my eyes were open. She looked like she had been waiting a long time for this moment.“How lo

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I was Chloe. This was my story.Fear was always with me. It was like a shadow that followed me everywhere. I could not get away from it no matter how hard I tried.Damien had started spending time with Evelyn. That made me feel funny. I used to be so sure of myself. Now I was not so sure.At first I told myself I was just being silly. Damien had chosen me. He had left Evelyn behind. He had said we would be together.The more I watched him the more I wondered. He seemed distant. His mind was different. Even when he sat with me I felt like he was still thinking about Evelyn.That scared me. I had given up a lot to be with Damien. I did not want to lose himOne day I was sitting in my hospital room. I was staring at myself in the window. My hand was on my stomach. I was pregnant. The baby did not make me feel safe. It made me feel more scared.Because babies can not make people s

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Damien’s POVI ran without thinking my footsteps hitting the floor hard like my heart was racing out of my chest.The air felt thin and sharp like I was breathing through panic.I heard Chloe before I fully saw her.She was on the ground by the wall shaking and crying. Her hands were over her stomach like she was protecting something“Damien," she sobbed, her voice breaking. "She pushed me.”My steps stopped for a second. My mind didn't.I turned quickly looking for the person she was accusing.Evelyn was a meters away.She looked calm like nothing was wrong.There was no panic on her face, no shock, no fear. Only calmness that made her hard to read like she knew something I didn't.“She pushed you?" I repeated, my voice low.Chloe nodded, crying harder. "I didn’t do anything Damien. I was just standing there. She pushed me. I almost fell. I almost hurt the baby.”The

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Evelyn's POV I didn’t expect him to come looking for me.Not after everything that happened earlier, not after the way he looked at me like I was already guilty before I even spoke. But Damien always had that habit coming back when he couldn’t fully silence his own doubts.He found me in a quiet corridor, away from the noise of the building. The air felt colder here, or maybe it was just the absence of people that made everything feel sharper. I didn’t turn immediately when I heard his footsteps.I already knew it was him.“Evelyn,” he called, his voice tight, controlled, but not calm.I finally turned to face him.He looked different from earlier. Less explosive, more contained. That kind of restraint usually meant something worse was coming. His eyes studied me like he was trying to find cracks in my expression, like he was searching for proof of something he already believed.“You shouldn’t have walked away like that,” he said.I did

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Damien's POV I told myself I was only trying to understand her.That was the excuse I repeated every time I opened my phone again, every time I went back to something I should have left buried. But the truth was harder to admit, even to myself. I wasn’t trying to understand Evelyn.I was trying to find proof that she still existed the way I remembered her.How she used to look at me, wait for me, and care about me.I scrolled through old messages until my thumb went numb.Simple words. Small conversations. Nothing extraordinary to anyone else but to me, they felt like fragments of a different life. A version of her that didn’t look at me like I was a stranger.Did you eat? Be careful driving. Come back early.I stared at those lines longer than I should have. My chest tightened in a way I couldn’t explain properly anymore. It wasn’t comfortable. It wasn’t peace.It was frustration.Because none of it matched the woman she had become

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Damien's POV I couldn’t breathe properly anymore, not since the moment I realized Evelyn no longer reacted to me the way she used to. It wasn’t anger that hurt the most, and it wasn’t even rejection. It was the emptiness in her eyes every time she looked at me, as if I had already become something irrelevant in her life.That was the part I couldn’t accept.Because Evelyn was never supposed to look at me like that.Not after everything.Not after everything I thought we were.So I went to her.I told myself it was just to talk, just to understand what had gone wrong, but even as I walked through the corridor, I already knew I was lying to myself. This wasn’t about understanding her anymore. It was about stopping her from disappearing completely.I found her alone.No Chloe. No crowd. No distractions.Just Evelyn.Standing there like she had already moved on from everything I was still trying to hold together.“Evelyn,” I cal

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Damien's POV The first thing I felt when I walked out of the police station wasn't relief. It was humiliation.The cold morning air hit my face as I stepped outside, but it did nothing to clear my head. My lawyer was saying something beside me about procedures, misunderstandings, and how the case would likely go nowhere without stronger evidence.I barely heard him. All I could think about was Evelyn.The memory of her standing there while they dragged me away kept replaying in my head. She hadn't argued, and she hadn't stopped them.She hadn't even looked upset. That was the part I couldn't accept.Because if she truly didn't care anymore, then everything I had been telling myself for months was a lie. I climbed into the car without another word.The ride back felt endless. Every traffic light irritated me.Every delay made my chest tighten. I should have been angry about the arrest.Instead, I was angry at her. Angry because she refused to

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Evelyn's POVThe town seemed strange from the one I had walked away from. The tall buildings spread out along the skyline as the auto took Sebastian and I to the work area.Big glass towers showed the afternoon sun, making a view of neatness and steadiness that seemed oddly far from my own life. I sat still in the back seat, looking at papers on my tablet.The task we came here for was too big to be sidetracked by other things. That is what I kept saying to myself."You ought to take a break before the meeting" Sebastian's voice cut in on my focus.I glanced up briefly. "I'm fine."His look showed he didn't trust me. Sadly, I had no strength to fight.The last few weeks were very tiring. With the hospital time, the never-ending trouble at job, and Damien's more and more shaky actions my body was starting to show signs of stress.Yet, the task came first. The client we met ran a few big deals.Getting this de

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Sebastian's POV "Evelyn."Her name came out of my lips before I knew I had said it.She didn't answer.Her body felt weak in my arms as I set her down soft onto the couch in a quiet lounge by the conference room. Her face looked very pale, and drops of cold sweat were on her forehead.For the first time in a long while, I felt something very near to fear."Call a doctor," I told one of the hotel workers."Now."The team rushed off without losing a other moment.I knelt next to Evelyn, holding up her head while trying to keep my voice calm."Evelyn."There was still no response.Just the noise of her rough breath filled a room.Some moments later the hotel doctor came with emergency medical tools. After a short check, he looked at me with a grave face."Has she experienced this before?""Yes I said quickly, She has a long-term tummy issue."

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