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That night, Declan didn’t come home.
Nora tweeted in the early morning, “You said you’d never hold anyone else’s hand again.”
The picture showed ten fingers interlocked.
The hand in the photo had a red mole on the back–Declan’s.
And I was the “someone else” he wouldn’t hold hands with again.
Ten minutes later, the tweet was a trending topic.
My haters left messages for Nora, “Go, Nora, you and the Oscar–winning actor are a perfect match! You must get back together!”
“I’m throwing away my values. I support the Oscar–winning actor cheating! Just can’t stand that scheming witch, Lydia, being happy!”
Many were waiting to see me humiliated.
Some left messages for Declan, “Bro, that’s not you, right? I’ve been your fan for so long, I know how good your wife is to you. Don’t let her down!”
Declan and I were tied to many couple endorsements, with sky–high penalties for breach of contract. A scandal was the last thing we needed.
The agent couldn’t reach Declan, so they called me, asking me to find a way to fool the netizens by saying Declan and I were still together.
I flipped through the photo album and realized how few pictures I had with Declan.
In those few pictures, only I was smiling.
Finally, I posted a photo from long ago, of Declan reading under a lamp.
The hazy light enveloped him, reminiscent of the person who always appeared in my dreams, making me cry.
As soon as the photo was posted, netizens began commenting.
“See, Declan’s at home with his wife! Anyone saying our Declan’s cheating, I’ll tear their mouth apart!”
Everyone started cursing Nora for being shameless and loving to stir up drama.
Until a few minutes later, Declan retweeted Nora’s tweet.
Under that hand–holding photo, he said, “It’s me.”
He openly admitted they were together, exposing my self–directed clarification.
Once again, he abandoned me for Nora.
Nora’s fans flooded my Twitter, mocking me, “Pretentious b*tch got slapped in the face, love it, Lydia, you lying b*tch.”
“Sister Nora gave you three years, and you still couldn’t win Declan’s heart, you’re useless.”
Who said I wanted Declan’s heart?
I deleted everything in my phone related to him.
I wanted a divorce.
