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I deserve better

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After enduring five years of unrequited devotion , Elena is humiliated when her fiancé, Ethan, chooses another woman, Chloe , and brutally abuses Elena's family. Heartbroken but resolute, Elena leaves him and marries Chloe’s powerful, disabled brother, Julian Ashford. Unlike Ethan, Julian treats Elena with unwavering tenderness, revealing a deep, long-held love for her from a past encounter. Backed by Julian, Elena exacts satisfying revenge on her abusers. Ethan desperately begs for a second chance but is ruthlessly rejected , leaving Elena and Julian to find true happiness together.

After enduring five years of unrequited devotion , Elena is humiliated when her fiancé, Ethan, chooses another woman, Chloe , and brutally abuses Elena's family. Heartbroken but resolute, Elena leaves him and marries Chloe’s powerful, disabled brother, Julian Ashford. Unlike Ethan, Julian treats Elena with unwavering tenderness, revealing a deep, long-held love for her from a past encounter. Backed by Julian, Elena exacts satisfying revenge on her abusers. Ethan desperately begs for a second chance but is ruthlessly rejected , leaving Elena and Julian to find true happiness together.

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The softer scenes in I deserve better needed more warmth.

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I deserve better looks good without trying too hard.

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