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Peyton looked puzzled. “What are you talking about? Just lie down. In a few days, I'll take you to meet Clive.”
Aileen frowned. “Why are you being so generous about that?”
Peyton studied her momentarily before asking, “You're sober, aren't you?”
Holding her breath, she stammered, “I-I'm not drunk. | can still drink.”
Peyton sighed, his patience wearing thin. “Enough. Your dad was right to keep you away from alcohol. I also
won't let you drink anymore.”
Aileen pouted, clearly not taking him seriously. “And if | want to? Can you stop me?”
Peyton reached out and gently shut her eyes with his hand. “You're talking too much. Just rest.”
After saying that, he straightened up, settled into a chair, and pulled out his phone to check his messages.
Aileen lay still, unable to sleep. She watched him, her mind drifting. He was nothing like Clive.
Clive had a rugged, commanding presence—impossible to ignore. Peyton, on the other hand, had a quieter
charm. His appeal wasn’t immediate, but the more she looked, the more intriguing he became.
When the two stood together, Clive turned heads. But Peyton was a mystery—one that pulled her in and made
her want to uncover every layer.
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She knew Peyton was a good man, yet she still couldn't forget Clive.
Hesitation gnawed at her.
Did wanting them both make her a terrible person?
A few days later, the trial for Corrie’s murder began.
Elyse and Jennie sat in the courtroom, watching as the proceedings unfolded.
To their surprise, no one from Carrie's family showed up. Only a lawyer stood in Corrie’s defense.
Gone was the graceful, confident woman Corrie had once been. She looked hollow now, and her beauty faded as
if the years had caught up with her all at once.
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Her once-arrogant eyes now held nothing but emptiness.
She pleaded guilty without hesitation. The sentence: ten years in prison.
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“You cto witness my downfall?” she asked, her voice brittle.
Elyse met her gaze calmly. “Jayden
askedto give you something.”
Reaching into her purse, she took out
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trembled. She bit her lip, struggling to
steady herself. “How did he get this?"
she whispered. The photo showed
Louis with his arm around Corrie, a
happy grin on his face. Corrie, on the
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