Every word he said felt like a knife cutting into her heart.
He didn't know she loved him, even less the extent of her pain.
They played a game called a secret affair, and when it ended, she was utterly defeated.
The fact that he suggested she become a mistress proved he never cared about her; she was merely a plaything, something money could buy.
Otherwise, what man would want the woman he loves to be a mistress?
And she stupidly gave herself to him, granting him the power and means to hurt her.
She was foolish once, but she wouldn't be foolish a second time.
She will forget him! No matter how long it takes, no matter how difficult the process, one day she will completely forget him.
By then, when she mentions this man, there will be no ripple of emotion, not even the slightest stir. She will simply say with an indifferent tone: Oh, Hayes Simmons, I interacted with that man for a while.
Just interacted for a while, nothing more.
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