Joanne’s POV:
Ever since Arec called to confird if he misunderstood my text, I couldn’t get it out of my mind.
I rembered how I had, stared at my phone long after the call with Arec had ended, my fingers gripping it so tightly that my knuckles turned white.
The nerve of him. Arec and I had been friends for years, yet for the first ti, he had doubted . He questioned my judgnt because of her.
I still could not believe it, he doubted . , his longest, most loyal friend. All because of her. Ella.
Ever since that woman had co into his life, nothing had been the sa. Arec had always trusted without hesitation. If I told him sothing, he believed . We never needed to explain ourselves to each other; we just understood. But now, with Ella around, he second-guessed . He had even asked to explain myself as if I were so outsider. As if I didn’t know what was best for him.
It was infuriating.
I couldn’t shake the feeling that Ella was behind this. That she had sohow gotten into his head and planted seeds of doubt. If it weren’t for her, Arec wouldn’t have questioned . He would’ve believed like he always had. But ever since Ella ca along, things had changed between us, and I hated it
She’s ruining everything.
She was driving a wedge between us.
The Arec I knew wouldn’t have second-guessed . He wouldn’t have doubted the friendship we built for years. But now, he was acting like I was the problem.
I don’t even understand what he saw in her. Sure, she was pretty in that unremarkable way, and she had a certain charm, but that wasn’t enough to make Arec forget the years we’d spent together.
It wasn’t enough to make him turn away from the person who had always stood by him. Ella had sohow managed to wrap him around her little finger, and it was becoming unbearable.
Ella was in my way, and I couldn’t stand it any longer. I had stood by Arec through everything, been the one constant in his life, and now she was walking around with him, thinking she’d won. Thinking she had Arec’s trust, his attention, his... affection.
But I wasn’t going to let her keep it.
No, she had to go.
I had to get her out of his life. There was no other option.
I stood up abruptly, pacing across my living room, my mind racing. If I let things continue like this, Ella would end up ruining everything. I had to act fast, especially with the wedding coming up. The thought of Arec marrying her made my stomach turn. She didn’t deserve him. She didn’t even know him like I did.
I grabbed my phone, scrolling through my contacts, and stopped when I found the number I was looking for. My thumb hovered over the call button for a mont, but I pressed it firmly, my resolve strengthening with each ring.
The phone rang once, twice, and then a voice answered. "Joanne. What can I do for you?"
"I need a favor," I said, my voice low but steady. "It’s urgent."
There was a brief pause. "I’m listening."
"I need soone... removed," I said, my words careful but clear. "Her na is Ella. She’s in the way, and I need her gone before next week."
There was a pause on the other end of the line, and I could practically hear the gears turning in their head.
"Removed?" the voice asked, amusent tinging their tone. "That sounds serious. Are you sure about this?"
"I’ve never been more sure," I replied, my teeth clenched. "She’s ruining everything for . I need her gone permanently."
"Are you sure you want to go that far?" they asked thoughtfully. "There are different ways to handle a situations other than making soone to disappear."
I wasn’t sure if they were teasing or genuinely asking because they care. Either way, it’s adding to my anger. "Just make sure she’s gone," I snapped. "I don’t care how you do it. "
The person on the other end chuckled. "Consider it done. I’ll reach out to a few people and make the necessary arrangents. Just make sure you’re ready for whatever cos next."
"I’ll be ready," I said firmly, hanging up the phone.
But I wasn’t done.
I needed to cover my bases. One call wasn’t enough. If I was going to stop Ella from taking Arec away from , I needed to be thorough, I need backup plans.
I scrolled through my contacts again, finding the number of soone who specialized in these types of situations. Soone discreet.
The phone rang twice before they answered. "Joanne," they said smoothly. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I have a problem," I said, leaning against the wall, my mind racing. "There’s a woman in Arec’s life, her na is Ella. She needs to disappear."
There was a beat of silence on the other end. Then, "I see. Are we talking... permanent asures?"
"Yes," I hissed, my patience wearing thin. "I need her gone before the wedding. Whatever it takes."
"You’re not leaving much ti," they said, but I could hear the confidence in their voice. "But for you, I can make it work."
"Good," I said, my voice cold. "I don’t care what it costs."
We discussed the details, and when the call ended, I felt a dark sense of satisfaction wash over . Ella didn’t stand a chance. She might have Arec’s attention now, but not for long. Soon enough, she would be out of the picture, and everything would go back to the way it was supposed to be.
It was Arec and . It had always been Arec and .
I sat down on the couch, letting out a slow breath, my anger simring beneath the surface. Ella had no idea what was coming her way. She thought she could step into Arec’s life and take what was mine, but she was wrong. I had known him for years. I had been the one by his side through everything. She was just a passing phase, soone who thought she could control him.
But she was about to learn that I was not soone to be underestimated.
Arec would thank in the end. He would see that I was only protecting him. Ella was a complication, a distraction he didn’t need. Once she was gone, everything would go back to the way it should be. We would be close again, and he would finally understand that no one knew him better than I did.
The wedding was only days away, but it didn’t matter.
Because Ella wasn’t going to make it to the altar. Not if I had anything to say about it.
And I always did.
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