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CHAPTER 48 The Manipulative Ex

  DAVID'S POV

  I got up to answer the door, wondering who it could be. When I opened the door, I was shocked to see Caroline standing there, her face red and tear-stained.

  My friend Pete saw her and rolled his eyes.

  "Ugh!

  Speak of the devil."

  "Caroline, what are you doing here?" I asked, my heart sinking.

  "Are you okay?"

  She shook her head and burst into tears. "I don't want to get married to Desmond anymore."

  My heart dropped. "What? Why not?" I asked, completely confused by this sudden turn of events. I had thought that she was head-over-heels in love with Desmond.

  "I just... I can't do it." She said, her voice breaking. "I can't marry someone I don't love. It wouldn't be fair to either of us."

  I looked at her and realized that she wanted to play that game again with me but this time I wasn't going to let her win.

  "Caroline, we have talked about this before at my office that you're engaged and to be married to Desmond.