NovelEnglishChapter 478 I stumbled into the bathroom, letting the shower wash over me, feeling as if my senses were dialed up to eleven. That's when the panic set in, the creeping suspicion that I was being watched from every corner.
It wasn't long before I started tearing the hotel room apart, my paranoia reaching a fever pitch. I shattered the mirror, convinced I was being spied on through shidden camera, a cold sneer on my lips as I thought about how invasive they'd become.
After wreaking havoc in the room for what felt like an eternity, I finally crashed, sleeping off the madness for a whole day and night. The next morning, I used Colin's credit card to cover the damages and checked out.
Colin was waiting foroutside the city hall, his face a storm cloud of emotions.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe was there to tellhe wanted a divorce.
"Are you sure?" I asked, exhausted, wondering if the woman he mentioned was indeed Phoebe.
"I'm sorry... she is Phoebe," Colin said with a resolve that broke my heart.
"You were just as sure when you toldI was Phoebe," I countered, looking deep into his eyes.
He couldn't hold my gaze. "I'm sorry... I was lying to myself." I scoffed, signing the divorce papers with a heavy heart. The clerk told us to wait a month for the finalization, a standard protocol.
"Can't we just skip the waiting period?" I asked, though I already knew the answer.
"It's the law," the clerk responded firmly.
So, I left without another word, stepping out into a rain-soaked world that seemed to mirror my despair. Walking aimlessly, I found myself questioning the point of it all. Life felt like a constant surveillance, a real-life, Truman Show without the humor or the happy ending. In a moment of sheer impulse, I threw myself into the lake, craving release from the relentless scrutiny.
The cold water envelopedin an icy embrace, my instincts screaming for air while my mind urgedto let go. Then, suddenly, there was Colin, pullingclose, offeringbreath in a desperate underwater kiss.
I resisted at first, but survival kicked in.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCoughing and gasping, we surfaced, and Colin's angry glare toldI'd gone too far this time.
Lying on the grass, I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. To fool the world, we had to fool ourselves first.
Colin had always said, "Believe you're Phoebe, and you will be. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." As he walked away, I called out to him, "Caleb!" My voice was weak, but my resolve was stronger than ever We had to keep living, to prove we were more than pawns in their g-real people with rights, emotions, and unbreakable spirits.
Lying there, as the rain washed over me, I realized how much Colin and I had grown to understand each other without words, our connection deepening through the trials we faced together.
It was late when I finally reached Naomi's place, nestled in the hills. She seemed to have expected me.
"I'll cwith you... but I need to know the truth," I told her, anness? from the day's I e events. "And you're not waiting for the divorce to be final?" Naomi asked with a smirk.
I returned her smirk with one of my own. "As long as I don't sign those don't sign papers, the title of Caleb's wife can only belong to me." "Alright," Naomi nodded, her smile turning serious. "Where would you like to start?" "The truth about my parents and Ethan's death."
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