My mind raced as Pepper's revelation hung in the air like a storm cloud, heavy with the weight of an unexpected secret. The corridor seemed to close in, the faint music and laughter from the sangeet ceremony at the Grand Event Hall turning into a distant murmur. It was as if time had stopped, and I found myself caught in the whirlwind of Pepper's confession.
"What?" I finally managed to croak out, my voice barely more than a whisper, but my thoughts were racing at a thousand miles per hour.
"Beatrice, the b***h you just witnessed, was Kol's ex-girlfriend," Pepper confirmed, her tone laced with a mixture of anger and sadness. Her words landed like a thunderclap in my mind, shattering the facade of the joyful celebration around me. "I had no idea she would be there, Becca. If I had known i
