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    Eric stood motionless, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Kelly. The words seemed to catch in his throat, and for a moment, he couldn''t move.


    Zev sat in stunned silence, his gaze flicking between Kelly and Eric. Was this really happening? He didn''t want her inheritance; that felt like bad luck. But the marriage certificate-well, that was something else.


    "Kelly..." Eric''s voice cracked, strained with emotion. "For two years, I searched for you everywhere. I took care of your parents, stayed with them when they got sick, and made sure they were okay. They always said if anything happened to you, everything would go to me....


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    Kelly tightened her grip on her hands, her eyes never leaving Eric.


    "And now, you want to give everything they left to him?" Eric''s voice shook, his eyes brimming with hurt. "Kelly... after all this time, my feelings for you haven''t changed. I never even changed the passwords at home. But you? You''ve already moved on, haven''t you? You''ve already fallen for this guy, haven''t you?"


    Eric was desperate to make Kelly out to be the one who had wronged him. This way, he could keep his image as the loyal one intact.


    Kelly''s heart sank as she listened, and for a brief moment, she felt a crushing weight of hopelessness.


    Maybe her words about marrying Zev had been rash, spoken out of anger. But now, after everything, she''d thought it through. "You''re right," she said, her voice calm and even. "I have fallen for him. Because he would protect me with his life. you walked away when I needed you most."


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    Zev sat quietly, unsure of how to respond. Was Kelly speaking from the heart, or was she just trying to hurt Eric?


    But if anyone knew the depth of Kelly''s love for Eric, it was Zev.


    There had been nights when Kelly cried out Eric''s name in her sleep, when she whispered it in her fevered dreams, when she said it, trembling, in her moments of fear.


    During their stint in Solmaris, Kelly had survived not just because of Zev''s protection, but because of the fierce determination that still burned inside her.


    Zev had always wanted to meet the man who had made Kelly so strong.


    Now that he had, he was disappointed.


    This man didn''t deserve Kelly''s love-not even a fraction of it.


    "Kelly..." Eric''s voice faltered, thick with anger. "You''re the one who betrayed me first. An emotional affair is worse than anything physical." He spun on his heel, his face a mask of rage as he stormed off.


    Kelly couldn''t hold back a bitterugh.


    He was a hypocrite.


    He could think whatever he wanted. If ming her made him feel better, then so be it. That was the kind of


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    His affair daughter was over five years old, and somehow, Kelly was the one who had betrayed him.


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    With a deep breath, Kelly turned and walked up to the fish vendor. "How much for that bucket of fish?" she asked, her voice steady.


    The vendor, distracted, was picking up small fish from the ground, putting them


    into a bag with some effort. She handed it to Kelly. "Is that your ex-husband?" the woman asked, ncing at Kelly.


    Kelly nodded, her expression unreadable. "Yeah."


    The vendor gave a softugh. "Your new guy''s not bad-looking. He''s mixed, right? Seems like that''s what all the young girls are into these days. It''s a trend."


    Zev shed a broad smile. "You''ve got a sharp eye, ma''am."


    Kelly rolled her eyes, her frustration rising. How could he be so lighthearted? Didn''t he care at all?


    He had changed everything on a whim, gone to a mental hospital alone, and ended up tortured. And yet, here he was, grinning.


    How could he act so unaffected?


    The pain he had gone through, the physical injuries, it was all bad enough. But the mental strain-how could he brush it off so easily?


    He had broken bones, his fingers still numb, and yet, heughed like nothing mattered.


    Why did it bother her so much? The more he acted carefree, the heavier the weight on her chest felt. It was like she couldn''t breathe.


    Tears began to fill her eyes before she could stop them. She quickly paid the vendor and pushed Zev away, too shaken to think straight.


    The vendor sighed, as if he wanted to offerfort but chose to stay silent. Everyone had their own battles to fight.


    Zev sat up straight in his wheelchair, tension thick in the air. His voice, when he spoke, was low. "Honey, that guy wasn''t right for you. You really did get a divorce, didn''t you? It''s really over? Well, that''s a good thing. We should celebrate." Kelly froze, staring down at him.


    Zev shifted, clearly ufortable. "The weather''s nice today, huh?"


    Just then, thunder rumbled in the distance.


    Zev groaned, clearly frustrated.


    Kelly moved in front of him, her gaze sharp. "You remember everything, don''t you? Or maybe you''ve never really forgotten. You''ve been ying me this whole time... just to mess with Gary, right?"


    Zev went quiet, his eyes lowering.


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    He had an air of authority, like he could rise above anything, looking down on everything below him.


    There was a quiet defiance in him, something deeply ingrained.


    "Yeah," he said atst. "I was messing with Gary. He didn''t consult me before going behind my back, spreading that audio recording, pushing Beau into a corner. That''s why he came after you. He thought he could handle you by sending you to the hospital, like that would fix everything. Kelly, you have no idea how losing you almost broke me when I heard what they were doing to you."