Jim showed up at my place out of nowhere, threatening me about some ring his mother wanted back. I told him straight—I wasn’t going to let his family walk all over me. But then he hit me with the real reason he came: he wanted me to meet his uncle, Aziz. The richest man in town.
And he had this insane plan—he wanted me to flirt with him. I thought he was joking. But then he said, “Are you really going to flirt with your ex-fiancé’s uncle? ” And I just said, “Watch and see.
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So I went to that restaurant, dressed like I was going to war. When Aziz walked in, I greeted him like an old friend. But he shut me down fast. He said, “Hildegarde, don’t be ridiculous.
I’m your fiancé’s uncle. Take your seat. If someone sees us, it won’t be good. ”
I told him we were broken up.
Then he asked if this had anything to do with Jim. And I told him everything—about how Jim abandoned me when I needed him most, and then called out of nowhere just to say, “Give back the ring. My mom wants it. ”
Aziz called it for what it was: I was using him for revenge.
I didn’t deny it. He warned me revenge was a dangerous game. But I told him I never said I didn’t want to play. .
Then he dropped the bomb: he had a meeting and couldn’t drop me off. But he told me not to let anyone take the floor. And that’s how I ended up at the bar he owned, working as a waitress until I paid off a debt I didn’t even know I had. I found out my mom had been in a coma for three weeks.
She was awake now, but she didn’t know Dad had run off. I had to keep it together for her. But then my ex’s mother showed up at the hospital demanding I give back the house I gave to Jim as a birthday gift. She said I was clingy, and that I was begging at their doorstep.
I told her my mom was sick and I needed the money. She just laughed and said I’d have to beg for it. ,
Then Jim walked in with his new fiancée, Ada. They both humiliated me in front of everyone.
Ada said Jim never really wanted me. And Jim just stood there letting her talk. I left, feeling like the whole world had turned its back on me. ,
Aziz found me afterward.
He offered me a way out—but it came with a price. He said I’d work at his bar until the debt was paid. I thought he meant something else at first, and I told him I didn’t sell my body for money. He laughed at that.
He said, “Did you think your body is only worth 900,000? ” Then he handed me a measuring cup and showed me how to make drinks. This was my new life. ,
My first shift was chaos.
A customer grabbed me and I punched him. Turns out he was someone important, because Aziz came storming over and banned him and his whole group from the bar. He also said he knew the guy’s father and that all their business deals were canceled. He told me to get back to work like nothing happened.
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But then Jim walked in with Ada. They saw me wearing an apron, holding a tray. Jim laughed at me. He said, “Billie, yet?
Are you working as a waitress? ” He thought it was hilarious. Ada made it worse, acting like she felt sorry for me. I just stood there, holding my tray, wishing the floor would swallow me whole.
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Later,Tassine,the guy who trained me, told me to watch out for the owner. He said the boss had been staring at me all night. I didn’t know what that meant. But when Aziz offered to drive me home, he asked for my phone number.
He said, “Now that you’re working for me, you can contact me if you get into any trouble. ” I gave it to him, and he saved it right there in front of me. ,
At home, my roommate Corey was a guy who’d taken me in when the bank took our house. He was the only one who opened his doors to me.
I told Aziz that Corey was a true friend. He just nodded and said he had a few things to take care of. Then he left. ,
But my friend Melissa called me later.
She said, “That guy has completely fallen for you, for sure. ” I told her she was crazy. She said, “Didn’t you see how he was staring at you in the bar? ” I hadn’t noticed.
But maybe she was right. ,
The next day, Aziz called me into his office. He said he had an engagement party job for the bar. A big family, great tips.
I said I’d take it. Then he told me who it was for: Jim and Ada. I almost choked. But I needed the money.
I needed to get back to school, to pay my mom’s bills, to rebuild my life. So I said yes. ,
The day of the party came. I walked into that mansion, wearing my uniform, feeling like the whole world was watching me.
Ada saw me and laughed. She said, “I can’t believe you’re going to your ex’s ceremony. ” I told her to shut up. But inside, I was shaking.
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I worked the crowd, serving drinks, smiling through it. Then Jim pulled me aside. He said he missed me, that he wasn’t really in love with Ada, that he was only marrying her for his mom. He said he had this crazy idea—we could stay the same while he married another woman for show.
He offered to pay my bills, my mom’s hospital expenses. He said we’d be happier than ever. ,
I looked at him, this man who’d left me when I needed him most, and now wanted to make me his secret. I said, “For the rest of your life, neither you or any other woman who comes into your life will ever be happy.
Do you know why? Because that’s your curse. ” Then I walked away. ,
But then I heard shouting.
Ada was screaming that her ring was gone—her engagement ring. She claimed she’d gone to the bathroom and when she came back, it was missing. And she pointed right at me. She said, “Bilge took the ring.
I know she took it. You’re a thief. ”
Everyone turned to look at me. Aziz stepped in, telling them not to harass his employee.
Ada demanded to search my pockets. I said fine—search me. They found nothing. But Ada kept screaming, saying she knew I took it.
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Then Aziz said something that made everyone freeze. He said, “Who told you that ring belongs to you? That ring is an heirloom of my family. It directly belonged to my mother.
But it was taken from our family safe without any of us knowing. So, who’s the real thief here? ”
Ada turned white. She looked at Jim, begging him to say something.
But he just stood there, silent. ,
Then Aziz’s mother-in-law stepped forward. She admitted she’d taken the ring fromthe safe. She said it belonged to her brother.
She’d given it to Jim’s mother, and Jim used it to propose to Ada. She looked at Aziz and asked, “Why are you defending this girl over your own family now? ”
Aziz said he was standing by what was right. Then he turned to Ada and said, “You slipped the ring into her pocket when you pulled her aside, didn’t you?
” Ada tried to fake a faint. But Aziz said he believed me, that this was just another attempt by his family to throw mud. He told Ada to hand over the ring. She refused.
He said, “If you want to contest my mother’s inheritance, we can do that in court. But I can do without the ring until then. ”
His mother-in-law finally backed down. She said there was no need to fuss over a cheap ring.
Then she took Ada’s hand and pulled her away. ,
After that, I collapsed. I woke up in a hospital bed. Aziz was there, holding my hand.
He said I’d had a panic attack. The doctors ran tests. They said everything looked good. But then a doctor came in with a serious face.
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She said my blood alcohol content was 0. 8, and that it was very bad for someone in my condition. I asked what condition. She looked at Aziz, then at me, and said, “You’re pregnant.
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I felt the world tilt. Aziz said he was the father. It was from that night—the night everything started. He said we needed to talk.
He drove me home. But instead of taking me to Corey’s place, he pulled up in front of a house I recognized. A house I thought was lost forever. ,
He said, “You had given your house to Jim as a gift.
They sold it to the bank. So, I bought it back from the bank. ”
I couldn’t believe it. Then he said, “Bilge, isn’t it obvious?
I’m in love with you. Don’t worry about all this nonsense with Jim. Just answer me this. Do you have any feelings for me?
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Then he said he wanted us to get married. He wanted to protect me and the baby. I asked if he was being romantic. He laughed at that.
Then his face turned serious. ,
He said, “When I checked your accounts to buy this house for our kids, something caught my attention. It’s not exactly a good thing. ”
He said something about my father didn’t seem right.
That my father running away didn’t add up. I told him I’d look into it with him. ,
But then everything unraveled. Jim called, saying Aziz had a condition for buying the land he needed for a construction project: Jim had to break up with Ada.
And Jim agreed. He called Ada and told her it was over. ,
Ada came to my workplace, screaming at me. She said I’d ruined her life.
I told her I was just working. She said I was pregnant, not disabled, and that I couldn’t work there anymore. The partners had said the same thing. I was being fired.
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Then I got a call from an officer investigating my father’s case. He said the accusations were simple cases of financial fraud. The truth could have come out with just a few questions, but my father disappeared before he could be questioned. Then he mentioned a woman named Ada Ince had wanted to meet with him about the case, but never showed up.
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I called Aziz, telling him I needed to leave urgently. But then I got a call from the hospital—Ada had slit her wrists. I drove there, found her bleeding out in the bathroom. I saved her life.
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She woke up, looking at me, saying she didn’t think I’d care. I told her I couldn’t leave her. Then Aziz showed up, saying he’d come because of my call. He asked if I knew anything about my father’s case.
I said I was busy saving her life. ,
But Ada said something strange. She said, “Did you learn how to meddle in everyone’s business from your father? ” And when Aziz told her she should be grateful, she said, “You’ll learn soon enough why they’re afraid of me.
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Then everything clicked. I realized Ada had faked the suicide attempt to trap Aziz. She’d used a knife she got from somewhere, and she actually cut herself to make it real. ,
I got a call from Officer Bayezid.
He said they’d found something. I asked where Ada’s mother was. He said she’d canceled her flight to London. ,
I told Aziz about the location.
He went crazy, saying we had to go. He said, “If necessary, I’ll find that woman and strangle her to death. ” He called in a team. We drove to a house in Resadiye.
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When we got there, Aziz told me to stay in the car. But then his uncle showed up. He said something about Ada setting a trap. And they both ran into the house.
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Inside, I found Ada and her mother, Lisa Injie, waiting for me. Lisa said she wanted me to know everything. ,
She said my father didn’t run away. He committed suicide.
He left a note to make it look like he fled out of fear. Lisa and her family ran his company into the ground. They even thought about setting up a fund, but my dad refused, and after his pride and thoughtlessness, he killed himself. He left me all the debt.
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I told her she was lying. But she said, “Men are very weak. If we don’t constantly protect and support them, they can’t even survive. ”
Then Ada spoke up.
She said she knew I’d talked to the police, and that she couldn’t live with herself after my father killed himself. Lisa turned on her, calling her a traitor, and saying she was no longer her daughter. ,
I realized Ada wasn’t one of them. She was a victim too.
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Then the police stormed in. Officer Bayezid arrested Lisa Injie and Ada Young for money laundering, tax evasion, and unlawful detention. Lisa screamed at me, saying I didn’t know who I was dealing with. ,
I said, “My name is Beza Ince.
Don’t forget it. ”
After it was all over, Aziz held me. The baby was fine. He said he wanted to read me something.
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He read out a news report: the investigation into Lisa Ince was expanding. Fifteen people had been arrested. He said, “There’s no one left she didn’t betray. And this chapter is finally closed.
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I told him I still couldn’t believe it. He said to let it go. Then he said he needed to get me a new ring. ,
I said I loved this ring—the one his mother had worn.
He said maybe we were destined to go through all of this to find each other. ,
He said, “In every possible reality, I come to you and you come to me. In every parallel universe and in every reality, I’ll love you forever. ”
I said, “Then forever won’t be long enough.
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But then, out of nowhere, a phone rang. I answered it. A voice said, “Hello, Ada. I’m watching them right now, actually.
I’m ready. ” And I froze. ,
Ada wasn’t done yet. The real game was just beginning.
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