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Chapter 13 - The price of Power

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The Real Wife was officially published.

Zainab's story—fictional on paper, but real to the bone—hit bestseller charts within a week.

Talk shows wanted her. Blogs praised her.

Women called her fearless.

Yusuf watched it all with a strange mix of pride… and fear.

Because now, the quiet girl he married was becoming unstoppable.

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One evening, during a formal dinner at the Ibrahim family estate, Yusuf's mother pulled Zainab aside.

"This spotlight you're chasing… it's not good for our name."

Zainab smiled calmly.

"Your name was never mine to protect."

The older woman narrowed her eyes. "You're just a girl from nowhere. You married into this family by accident."

Zainab leaned in, her voice like silk:

"And now your last name is on the lips of millions. You're welcome."

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But behind Zainab's back… something darker brewed.

Lana hadn't left.

She had teamed up with Yusuf's mother—both bitter, both jealous.

And they had a plan:

Discredit Zainab. Leak parts of her past. Make her fall.

One morning, Zainab woke to an anonymous blog post going viral:

> "The Real Wife isn't real at all. She stole the story from someone else. Here's the truth behind the lie…"

Screenshots. Old photos. Even a faked audio clip of her begging Yusuf to marry her.

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Zainab was shaken.

The media swarmed. The public questioned her.

Even some fans turned.

And worse… she found out Yusuf's own mother was behind it.

She stormed into Yusuf's study, furious.

"They're trying to destroy me—and it's coming from your family!"

Yusuf stood, shocked. **"I swear, I didn't

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