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Without doubt, the girl who had falsely accused him of trying to force himself on her was not even the second blonde he had gone out with. The first girl he had ever actually dated had been blonde. Then after her, there had been two other blonde girls he had gone out with briefly, though neither of them had become anything serious.Trying to explain that all of that was somehow just a coincidence was not going to be easy.“I do not have an obsession with blondes!” he said quickly.“Really?”“Yes!”“You are sure?”“I am very sure!”“Then why were the first three girls you liked all blonde?”Jude opened his mouth.Then closed it again.He started sweating almost immediately.Nikita burst into laughter.This was revenge.Revenge for taking so long to propose even when she was already carrying his child.“It is alright, darling,” she said between laughs, stretching out her hand toward him. “I was joking. Look at you, you are sweating all over.”Jude let out a breath of relief so dramatic
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The news that Alex had been shot and survived spread like wildfire. Fans all over the world knew about it almost immediately. But the most shocking part was that he had been discharged on the second day.According to the doctor, the bullet had not hit any vital organs. That news finally calmed the fans.He even went live with Caroline four days later to assure everyone he was completely fine and that his next show was not being cancelled.******“Darling, where are you?” Nikita called out tiredly as she stepped into the house.The fashion show had drained her completely. From morning until night she had been surrounded by designers, cameras, interviews, and endless problems. All day she had wanted Jude there with her, but he had been busy and could not come.Recently, the two of them had started appearing in public more often. Jude was hardly a nobody anymore. Every song he produced with Alex was dominating charts all over the world. With the streams exploding and the music videos sel
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Alex pretended to be asleep the moment he saw Anna walk into the room.She moved slowly toward him and stopped beside the bed. Alex had no idea what she was doing and was just about to break character when she suddenly spoke."I didn't know what I would have done if I had lost you, Alex. You are my everything. I really like you, and I don't think I could ever like anyone else."When I heard you had been shot, it felt like a part of me had been shot too. But I'm happy you're alright now. The doctor said you are a miracle and that you didn't sustain any serious injuries."She paused, her fingers tightening around the edge of the bed until her knuckles turned pale.Alex found himself desperate to hear more."I love you, Alex." She finally broke the silence, her voice barely above a whisper."This incident has made me realize that life is too short. Anything can happen at any moment. Maybe giving things a chance and enjoying the moment is alright?"It sounded more like a question to herse
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Alex was already moving again.He grabbed the second gunman just as the man turned after shooting the guard.The gunman struggled violently.Then, with his free hand, he suddenly pulled a pistol from inside his jacket.Bang!The shot slammed into Alex's chest.The impact forced him back half a step.For an instant, the entire room seemed to go still.Even so, Alex still drove his knee into the man's stomach, ripped the pistol from his hand, then kicked him in the head with enough force to twist it violently to the side.The last gunman froze for a fraction of a second.As if he could not understand why Alex was still standing.Then he fired too.Bang!The second bullet struck Alex in the chest.Several people in the nearby bar screamed.During the struggle, the wounded guard had crashed into the curtain and ripped it down completely, exposing the entire lounge to everyone outside.Dozens of people saw Alex take the shot.They saw him stagger backward.Then collapse heavily onto the fl
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News of Alex's concert spread like wildfire.But more than anything else, people could not stop talking about his voice.It had improved so much that many people could barely believe it was the same person. The clips from Melody alone spread all over the internet. His voice sounded richer, deeper, more controlled. Every note felt effortless.People argued endlessly online.Some said there was nobody in the industry who could sing better anymore, except perhaps a few legends. Others talked more about his stage presence. The way he controlled the crowd. The way he could make an entire stadium scream one second, then fall completely silent the next.He had everything.The voice. The presence. The looks. The confidence.All the qualities of a global superstar.After his show in New City, his next stop was Saints City, the city where he had grown up.To everyone's shock, he somehow sounded even better there.People left the concert genuinely confused.Was it magic?Even those who had alrea
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The crowd was completely pumped.They could not believe that a performance like that had happened at the very beginning of the show. If Melody was only the opening, they could only imagine what the rest of the night would be like.Alex did not disappoint.The stage burst back to life as he moved into Because of You. The entire stadium sang along with him, thousands of voices echoing through the air while he pointed his microphone toward the crowd and let them take over half the chorus.Then he slowed things down with Falling Into Sound. The lights dimmed into soft blue and white, and tens of thousands of phone lights rose into the air. Alex stood near the edge of the stage, singing with a quieter, more emotional voice while the giant screens showed waves of light and fading memories behind him.After that came Heart on Replay.The entire atmosphere changed.The beat dropped. Fire blasted from both sides of the stage. Alex walked down the runway with complete confidence while the giant
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