Ayesha froze.
Her body stiffened.
At the door stood a beautiful woman.
Long hair.
Pale face.
Cold smile.
She looked at Ayesha…
Then at Zayn's arms around her.
Her lips curved.
"So…" she said softly,
"This is your new wife?"
Ayesha quickly moved away.
"I-I'm sorry… I didn't mean to—"
"Shut up."
Zayn's cold voice cut through the air.
He stood up.
"Why are you here, Lina?" he asked sharply.
Lina walked inside slowly.
Her heels clicked on the floor.
"I missed my husband," she replied sweetly.
"Is that a crime?"
Ayesha's heart dropped.
Husband?
Zayn clenched his jaw.
"You know very well… this marriage is over."
Lina laughed.
"Over?"
"I'm still alive, Zayn."
Then she turned to Ayesha.
"Do you know who I am?"
Ayesha shook her head slowly.
"I'm his first love," Lina whispered.
"The woman he almost died for."
Almost… died?
Ayesha's chest tightened.
Zayn suddenly grabbed Lina's wrist.
"Enough!" he warned.
But Lina smiled wider.
"Did you tell her about the accident?"
"About how you begged me to stay?"
Ayesha stared at him.
"Accident…?"
Zayn looked away.
Silence.
That was her answer.
Her heart broke.
So…
She was just a replacement.
Just a shadow.
Ayesha picked up her bag.
"I think… I should leave," she said quietly.
Zayn's eyes widened.
"Ayesha, wait—"
But she was already walking out.
Tears blurred her vision.
Behind her, Lina whispered—
"She'll never replace me."
That night…
Ayesha collapsed on the street.
And a stranger picked her up.
A man who knew Zayn's darkest secret.
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