ManyWriters

To help his childhood sweetheart win an award, my fiancé locked claustrophobic me in a tiny, dark basement for a day and night.
I trembled and cried helplessly in fear, while his childhood sweetheart basked in the spotlight on stage with my work.
He once promised me forever, but now he shields her behind him.
"You've lost your edge, Mr. Langdon. Wouldn't you rather be a leisurely housewife? Why do you have to compete with Aria for everything?"
I laughed bitterly, my eyes sweeping over the trophy in his hands. I didn't tell him.
The mastermind behind this competition was none other than myself.

Claustrophobic Me Locked In the Closet

"Aria, what are you doing?" Wylie finally broke the silence.


Aria collapsed onto the floor with a thud, seemingly unable to comprehend what was happening.


I kindly explained, "This studio belongs to me. Everything here is my life's work. Of course I'd install extra security cameras. Disabling just the ones in the mansion wasn't going to cut it."


"Why didn't you say so earlier! You had to wait until now to humiliate me!"


Faced with an Aria on the brink of hysteria, I chose to ignore her.


For so many years, I've hidden my identity. At first, it was because Mom thought I was too mediocre to be her daughter and said it would be embarrassing to reveal it.


Later, I chose to keep it secret on my own.


I didn't want this name to be tainted by even a speck of dirt.


Revealing it to the world like this today wasn't exactly what I had in mind.


Chapter 7