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2024-10-29 19:42:56‘HOW COULD a person be this heartless?’
It was the only question that lingered on August's mind as he stared at the television. Samantha was wearing the same dress he bought for her before— and the same dress she used when Bruce proposed to her.
Samantha was sitting in a white office chair, and a white table was in front of her. She had a brown scarf on her neck, and she was wearing large sunglasses that almost hid her face.
“Is it true that you've been involved with Augustus Fordman even before both of you entered the Sandoval Corporation?” the interviewer asked.
“Y-Yes. August is my ex-boyfriend,” answered Samantha as her voice cracked a bit. “We've been together since college. We have kept our relationship a secret since I wanted to finish my studies first…”
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