After all her careful planning, she ended up in such a humiliating mess. She couldn’t accept it.

People around her now looked at her with disgust. Their eyes turned cold, their whispers full of hate.

The same people who once admired her were now ready to throw her away.

Skylar stood up and looked at the man who once felt familiar but now seemed like a stranger. Slowly, she walked toward him.

She had tried again and again to win him over, but every time, she only pushed him farther away.

Still, she didn’t feel completely defeated.

As she walked past Dave, she leaned in and hissed, “Don’t forget the...