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Chapter 36
[Sydney]
“There was no reason to say those things, Sydney. I thought you were better than that,” Atlas snapped. “Not to mention none of it was true.”
“But, Sir, I was just…” I try to explain myself but he puts a hand in front of my face, interrupting me and leaving no room for argument.
“I know that sometimes you make mistakes,” he shakes his head, his eyes disappointed as he scolds me, “but that was just cruel. You know we are not in a relationship anymore, Sydney.”
“I never said we were,” I try to give him my most vulnerable pout.
He looks away, missing it entirely as his eyes trail the path of his ex-wife’s retreat. “You
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