Married Your Girl Bestie as a Dare? Congrats You're Stuck with her now novel Chapter 108

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The man visibly shivered, recoiling into the crowd.

Alex’s stare was enough to silence a room.

Without missing a beat, Alex moved swiftly-tracking down the online trolls and bringing them, along with

his manipulative uncle who’d stirred the pot, straight to Harrington Manor.

He forced them on a live stream, making them confess every detail of their smear campaign.

Alex sat behind them, fingers tapping his knee, face an unreadable mask-silent the entire time.

The tension in the room was suffocating; every breath was measured.

The culprits trembled, some so terrified they lost control.

Those who had spread vicious lies about Emily had already been dealt with-silenced, shipped off without a chance to plead.

With the cyberstorm crushed, Alex turned his wrath on the companies that’d tried to exploit the chaos to attack Harrington Group.

In just one month, he demolished five or six firms.

Harrington Group swooped in, snapping up their assets and partnerships, expanding its empire with ruthless

efficiency.

With everything back under control, Alex booked a flight to Pinevale.

His only focus now: finding Emily.

He was sure she still loved him.

And he would bring her back-no matter what it took.

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Chapter 1,7

Tucked away in the quiet town of Pinevale, Emily had spent the last three months adjusting to small-town life. The slower pace, friendly neighbors, and simple routines had gradually become her new normal.

One of those neighbors was Joshua Brown-a Cresthaven transplant who’d moved here with his newly remarried mother. He had a younger half-sister, Lily, a ten-year-old girl with light skin, bright dimples, and a

smile that could melt the iciest heart.

Lily had fallen in love with the violin from the moment she heard Emily play. Her eyes would shine with

wonder every time the bow touched the strings.

So Emily started giving her lessons. And without fail, Joshua was always nearby during their sessions- pretending to read, fix something, or just “happen” to be passing through. His gaze often lingered longer than

it should’ve. Sometimes, he got completely lost in watching her.

Whenever she caught him staring, he’d quickly scratch the back of his head, mumble something awkward,

and walk off.

Joshua was nothing like Alex. He had this lightness to him-warm, open, easy to read. With him, she didn’t have to tiptoe around silences or brace herself for sudden mood swings. She didn’t have to make herself

smaller to be loved.

One afternoon after Lily’s lesson, Joshua showed up holding two paper cups of coffee and offered one with

a grin.

“Hey, Amelia. Ever think about opening your own violin studio? There’s a little shop for rent on Main. I think it’s got your name written all over it.”

She hesitated for a second. The money she had-earned through investments Alex had once taught her to manage was more than enough. She hadn’t even touched the billion-dollar transfer he left her. Money

wasn’t the issue.

But purpose? That, she was craving.

She smiled. “That actually sounds great.”

With Joshua’s help, she signed the lease. Every day after that, he and Lily showed up to help clean and paint

the place. They wore makeshift dust caps and old T-shirts, music playing in the background as they

scrubbed and decorated.

One day, Emily flicked her paintbrush a little too hard and splattered blue paint across Joshua’s face. He

swiped at it, only to smear it further into a ridiculous mask. Emily and Lily burst out laughing.