"What? No, Ethan, please, " Khloe said, shocked at what Ethan said.
Khloe sat on the bed sobbing hard, staring at Ethan in disbelief as she held her torn dress tightly to her chest.
She was confused and dumbfounded. She was just raped mercilessly, for God's sake but all that could cross Ethan's mind was her betrayal.
All Ethan could think of was the fact that his elder brother had his girlfriend first before him.
This only meant that he was going to lose the bet money.
In anger and disappointment, Ethan walked away and khloe tried to follow him but her feet were shaking and she couldn't reach him fast.
He walked downstairs as she dragged her legs to follow him.
"Baby please let's talk. Please you have to listen to me Ethan. I can explain but you have to_"khloe said, walking hastily and trying to reach him
"Don't touch me" Ethan snapped as soon as her hand touched his jacket
She touched Ethan's jacket. She looked at his eyes which were filled with nothing but disgust and anger.
"Ethan, please, we can work this out; please don't leave me; I am innocent, please!!!! " Khloe said, trying to touch him again but he pushed her hard on the floor
"There's nothing to talk about khloe. I saw you with my eyes. You were half naked with Alex in my bedroom and you want to explain yourself? Ethan said coldly, glaring at her.
Ethan knew deep down that he never cared for khloe. He had only gotten close to her just so he could sleep with her and get the reward from the bet he and his friends placed on her.
"It's not what you think baby. Alex forced himself on me. He raped me. Please, you've got to believe me" Khloe said, more tears rolling down her cheeks as she stared at her source of happiness slowly seeping from her hand.
"The wedding is off, Khloe. Get your filthy self out of this house. I don't want to ever set my eyes on you" he uttered, his jaw clenched as he took one last step at Khloe and walked away.
The pain in Khloe's chest only grew as she landed hard on the floor and sobbed even more. This wasn't how she planned her day to go.
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THREE DAYS LATER
Khloe sat on her bed, sad and devastated as she held her phone in her hand, glancing at her screen every second and praying for a call from Ethan.
Apart from her constant sobbing and sniffing, The television in her room was the only thing creating noise.
"I am currently live at the engagement party of MASTER ETHAN WILSON and MISS CASSANDRA MORGAN. The engagement is the engagement of the century." Hearing Ethan and Cassandra name made her snap her eyes instantly to the screen of her television
Khloe's mouth went wide open in shock, staring at the screen in disbelief. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her best friend and her boyfriend?
The reporter continued, "It's a full banquet and held on a grand scale. They also booked the most luxurious five-star hotel in the country but also invited influential people in the country. The celebration is currently holding at sky's hotel" Khloe instantly dashed out if her from with her phone and her purse.
Deep in khloe's heart, she feared what the reporter had just said was true but she hoped it wasn't.
Maybe he is a twin? Maybe they aren't talking about Ethan and Cassandra. It could be entirely another different person
She said to herself, refusing to believe everything had just seen on her television.
With shaking hands, she walked out of her house and kicked the door behind her, her thoughts drifting back to the reporter she saw in her television screen.
She boarded a taxi and left for the venue.
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In the disguise of a waitress, Khloe eyes scanned the hall, looking for anyone who looked like. Cassandra or Ethan.
Her heart raced as her eyes landed on the back of a figure who looked like ethan
With heavy feets, she walked to where he was and tapped him on his shoulder.
"What do you want? I didn't order anything" Ethan said, his voice devoid of any emotion then his eyes suddenly grew wide at the figure in front of him "What are you doing here?" Ethan asked, glaring at her and holding her arm tightly as he walked out of the hall
"You're hurting me" Khloe said, teras gathering in her eye as she tried to get her arm off ethan's hand.
"Baby is there a problem?" Cassandra who had noticed him stepping outside decided to follow and see where this was going.
"So it's true. You two are getting married" Khloe said, staring at tem both in pain and disbelief. "I thought you said you loved me" Khloe asked, her voice trembling I'm fear
"i never loved you" Ethan's voice rang continuously like a bell in khloe's mind
"But why? Is it because of yesterday? I swear to you Ethan, I had nothing to do with alex. He forced himself on me and you_"
"Bla blah blah. That's all I hear" Cassandra said, interrupting Khloe from giving anymore explanation "Do you want to know something" Cassandra asked her eyes shinning with mischief as a smirk appeared on her face.
She liked as Khloe eyes were filled with tears. She liked that she was finally having Ethan all to herself.
Cassandra hated the fact that her best friend Khloe always had the good things while she on the other hand, wasn't always lucky.
"Do you know that Ethan approached you and took interest in you because of the reward?" Cassandra asked and Khloe stared at her confusingly with red swollen eyes
"What reward?"
"It was all a bet Khloe. John, I and Philip made a bet that whoever was going to have sex with you first and film your sex tape and upload it was going to get a cash reward of one Million dollars"
"What!" Khloe exclaimed, staring at Ethan in disbelief. She began shaking her head from side to side in disagreement and disbelief while staring at Cassandra I'm in shock.
"It was all a strategy to get into your pants Khloe. " Ethan dropped the heart wrenching bomb on Khloe and tears flowed down Khloe's pale cheeks. "It's only hurts me so much tht my brother had you first before me , such a lucky bastard"
"It's a lie. what you're saying is a lie. I refuse to believe anything you say" Khloe said then rushed go Ethan's side "Ethan I love you so much. Please let's just talk about what happened few days ago and sort out our differences" Khloe begged but the sudden sharo pain on her scalp made her grit her teeth in pain
"Get those filthy hands off my fiance" Cassandra yelled, holding tightly to khloe's hair in her head.
"Did you think you were beautiful huh? What made you think that Ethan loved you, he never loved you bitch. He was only using you" Cassie said, letting go of khloe's hair and pushing her hard on the floor.
"I can say you did impress me khloe. you didn't sleep with any of my friends because you were playing hard to get. Even when dating you, you never allowed me touch you and I knew that the only way you were going to alloe me touch you was if you were convinced that I was going to marry you and I proposed"
Khloe's hands trembled by her side in a fist; she felt pain and discomfort in her chest as she watched her boyfriend and bestfriend hold hands.
"So all of this was a plan? I was a target for you and I didn mean anything to you?" She asked, fixing her gaze on Ethan whom only smirked then looked at her
"Yes Khloe. You were just a bet and nothing more" Ethan said, his voice laced with coldness as he held Cassandra's hand and walked back into the hall.
If someone had told her that her best friend was going to be marrying her boyfriend in a few days, she would have sworn that that person needed to see a doctor.