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I clench my teeth so I don’t spill the curses that burst out.

– You have fifteen minutes,” I say, because the meeting with her is inevitable.

The only way to get rid of the “bride” is to order security not to let her in, but then that would further add to my image of the unfaithful fiancé walking around the net. Lori is doing his best to cover for all the resources that are speculating on the already blatantly fake news about Natasha and me having a lingering affair, and I’m not going to make it harder for him with the real scandals of A’Lita and me.

She shows up on my doorstep exactly two minutes later-as always, dressed in the latest fashions, with perfect hair and makeup. It’s a shame that all this doesn’t make her “facade” any more attractive or add any brains. It’s only now that I realize that our fake engagement has done A’lie a disservice-she’s become awfully conceited when she begins to believe that a farce can be turned into a truth.

– Here, – A’Leta placed a puffy paper bag on my desk without further ado.