Chapter 735

Chapter 80 : The Truth in the Picture

I kept staring at the picture, too numb to form a clear thought.

In the picture, three people stood shoulder to shoulder. Soren was on the far left, and all the way to the right was a man, slightly older than Soren, but they looked very much alike.

Between the two handsome men was a woman—a stunning beauty. She had reddish, wavy hair and a sweet, tender smile. There was something in her posture that showed how soft and gentle she was.

The other man had his arm around her waist and I could tell the two of them were a couple. Probably married if the engagement ring on her finger was any indication.

I couldn’t stop staring at Soren, though. He was young, and just as handsome and gorgeous as ever, however, he wasn’t smiling into the camera like the other two were. It looked like at the last minute, he shifted his eyes to gaze directly at the woman.

I could never forget that gaze in his eyes.

He loved her. His love was deep, affectionate and intense. It couldn’t even be masked in a picture.

And there was a scarf around Soren’s neck.

Was that the scarf that Madam Scarlett had told me about? My instinct told me that the scarf was a gift from the woman in the picture. It had to be. No wonder he was so upset when he lost it.

I wasn’t surprised that Soren had a romantic past. In fact, I’d suspected it based on some of the things he said about women and not spending a lot of time with them.

My breath caught and my chest felt like someone was standing on it.

I could barely breathe as I stared at the woman in the picture, my eyes darting over to see how Soren was looking at her.

Just a quick glance was enough to see that the woman looked like me… or rather, I resembled her. We had the same wavy reddish brown hair, fair skin tone, and even similar body styles. Looking at her, was like looking at myself.

My cheeks burned suddenly and I slammed the shirts on top of the picture. Humiliated and angry, I slammed the drawer shut. How could he do that to me!?

My heart cracked. I pressed my hands over my chest, trying to hold my heart in place to prevent it from falling out on the floor.

It all made sense now!

sometimes felt like he was looking for someone else or

explained why he treated me differently than other women. So many of his friends kept asking him why I was special and why he couldn’t just let me go. He

rarely spent more than

me alone because I was just a substitute for him. I was his chance to live the

shook my head. Last night had been amazing, but now,

the bed, leaning against the bedpost. I thought I’d fall on

They were buried in the dresser drawer just inches from his bed and where he slept every

more

trying to shake the tears away. Sniffling slightly,

was breaking. My entire body

reason would a man like Soren ever have to even look my

were practically lined up outside his door ready to offer themselves

was

it was a long shot but… I’d fallen into the dream. I

to do with me. It all

blinked, a few of my

supposed to be a thoughtful gift. Soren had really seemed to like

really happy. I was starting to think that wasn’t because he truly liked the scarf. It was

probably been due to unhappiness that I had done the same thing she did. It was just a reminder that I wasn’t her… and he wouldn’t

I was so stupid!

that I was thinking about it, I couldn’t stop. My mind started breaking down every single interaction I’d had with Soren and I

to keep me with him so he

I blinked the tears away and I shook off the humiliation

but I wasn’t going to let Soren treat me like that.

what it meant in relation to me? What if

what if I stayed and Soren confirmed what I

to me, of course. He might try to evade answering my questions, like he always did, but a man like Soren wouldn’t

want to do and he’d support me,

couldn’t give him the chance to try and stop

did I have? If I stayed here, I’d be humiliated further, especially knowing that I was a substitute.

My heart ached again.

known I had strong feelings for a while and

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