The Alpha's Chubby Obsession. novel Chapter 278

Book 2:Chapter 48-2

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It broke me more than I could ever admit. I should have confronted her and walked away right then, but I couldn’t. Not because I was weak, but because I had no one else. No stable family. No one who truly belonged to me. She was the only “friend” I had, and even she saw me as nothing but

a fat, ugly girl who needed pity.

So I stayed. I played along, pretending I didn’t know how she really felt about me. I endured it until/ the day I finally couldn’t take it anymore. That was when I exposed her secret in front of everyone,

destroying her engagement.

And knowing the kind of person she was-and the powerful family she came from-I knew I had to run. Especially after she stripped away everything she had ever given me.

“Why did you ask?” I pressed, wanting to know exactly what Marilyn had said or done to make him question our relationship like that.

Helio’s eyes drifted slowly to my lips for a moment, as if he was waiting for me to say more than I

already had.

“Would you like to see her?” he asked suddenly.

See her? The answer was immediate-no. I wanted absolutely nothing more to do with Marilyn. The day I decided to stand up against her was the day I promised myself I would stop living by her

rules.

I shook my head firmly. “No. I don’t see the need to.”

Helio gave a single nod. “If that’s what you want, then don’t ask me anything about her again. Trust

me to handle it. Am I understood?”

I nodded without hesitation.

I was ready to trust him completely. Marilyn had crossed a serious line by going after my mother

and terrifying both of us.

{“But… can I go visit my mother tomorrow?” I asked carefully. I knew he usually didn’t like me going

out because he believed I was still in danger.

To my surprise, he answered without pause. “Yes, you can. And not just that-you can go back to

work if you wish to.”

My eyes widened in genuine shock.

“I can?” I asked, unable to hide the excitement in my voice. Staying at home all day had been

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Helio’s expression shifted. He frowned slightly, studying my face. “It seems I might have to take that back. Why are you so happy about going to work?”

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Seeing the obvious jealousy in his eyes, I decided to tease him a little more. I turned my head to the side and said casually, “Well… I’ve missed Elliot.”

His hand slowly dropped from my face. I met his gaze, trying to keep a straight face.

“I’ll take that as you wanting to taunt me,” he said, his voice low. “And that your words have no real

meaning.”

The expression on his face was priceless. If Elliot had been standing here right now, he probably wouldn’t have survived the night. I had to bite my lip hard to stop myself from bursting into

laughter.

“Well… you know me too well,” I replied playfully.

I didn’t actually want my work friend getting into trouble because of me.

A slow smile finally spread across Helio’s face. “You should really choose your words more carefully, cutie pie. I almost wanted to chop someone’s head off.”

I couldn’t hold it in any longer, I burst out laughing.

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