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    b“/bbCan’t /byou bopen /byour heart to me once more?‘ he pleaded silently. But in the end, he swallowed the words ‘She bgave /bme so bmany /bchancka bda a bnever /bcherished themb. /bWhat right do I have to ask her for anything now?‘

    In the end, it was always his fault. Jessi had been the one hurt, the actual victim.

    He started to speak but stopped himself again. Jessica didn’t press him either. She simply leaned back against her seat, her paze quietly following the endless ribbon of glittering city lights ahead.

    ‘So be it,‘ she thought. They each sank into their own thoughts, and silence once again filled the car.

    Meanwhile, on the inte, a new wave of excitement erupted around the two of them.

    [The photos of Mr. Atkinson and his wife just dropped.]

    [Holding hands? Please, he’s literally carrying her like a princess! This is next–level romantic.]

    [I’ve been waiting for this like forever, and finally, it’s here.]

    [Mr. Atkinson’s arm strength is insane! Holding his wife with one arm while opening the car door with the other? That’s just legendary.]

    [Mrs. Atkinson looks stunning too. Too bad we didn’t get a full–face shot.]

    [She’s so low–key. She really never uses these moments for publicity.]

    [This is just too sweet. I had to immediately order snacks and toiletries from Atkinson Group tonight to support my ultimate ship.]

    [I wanted to order too. They just released that new cosmetics line I was eyeing, but before I could even finish scrolling, it waspletely sold bout/bb./bb] /b

    [Hurry up and restock. Brissica’s PDA is driving sales through the roof. The logistics team needs to step up.]

    [Driving sales? Please. They were obviously just out for a casual stroll. Honestly, that person taking pictures totally crossed the line. You could tell Mrs. Atkinson didn’t want to be photographed.]

    [Exactly. They really scared Mrs. Atkinson. Just look at thosest few seconds. She clearly froze in Mr. Atkinson’s arms.]

    [So Mr. Atkinson noticed she was ufortable and immediately carried her to the car? This just makes me ship them even harder.b] /b

    Thements exploded with people who seconded that statement. Fanfiction and adorable coupleics popped up one after anotherb, /bspreading like

    wildfire.

    A massive wave of devoted shippers stormed every major social media tform, passionately dering their love for Brissica, pushing their “perfect love story” narrative everywhere.

    Meanwhile, Madeline had just finished screaming at herndlord after a huge fight over broken appliances in her new apartment. Now she sat scrolling through all thesements, her stomach churning with bitterness.

    Madeline thought bitterly, ‘Why? Why is she living such a charmed life while I’m stuck like this? All of this should have been mine!‘

    She looked around at the tiny apartment she had chosen, trying to save money and escape her parents. Then, her gaze shifted back to the video, where Jessica was so obviously cherished and protected, and an overwhelming sense of injustice twisted in her chest.

    But beneath that imbnce, there was fear too.

    She wondered, ‘Jessica and Brian can go shopping together now. Does this mean Brian has already

    won her back? bAt /bthis rateb, /bare bthey /bbgo /bbremarry/b?

    ‘If it really came to that, I can forget about winning Brian’s heart. Unless Jessica was some saintly pushover, there’s bno /bbway /bbshe /bbwouldn’t /bbexpose /b

    everything i did to herb. /bbNo/b, bI /bbcan’t /blet bthem /breconcile.

    Madeline sat thereb, /bbher /bface grim with frustration as she racked her brain for a solution. Suddenlyb, /bher head bsnapped /bbup/b. ThatSHE

    bWith /bbthat/bb, /bbshe /bgrabbed her bag and stormed out, heading straight for the nearest nightclub.

    The bnext /bmorning, Jessica woke up feeling unusually well–rested. Reaching for her phone to check the time, she froze when she saw ba /bnew intender frbo Madeline sent at around 4 AM.

    Earlier, when Madeline had threatened to show up at her office, Jessica had reluctantly unblocked her out of pure annoyance.

    For the past few days, she hadn’t received any messages and had thought Madeline had finally calmed down. But now, staring at the bphoto/bb–/bthe one of a man with his shirt unbuttoned, and half his face obscured as he lounged on a sofa–Jessica’s face wentpletely grim.

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