Some Scars Wear Roses

By: Patricia Velazquez

Narrated by: Olivia

Shirley Whitaker, a brilliant postgraduate student at Oxford, thought she had everything—a loyal fiancé, a promising career, and a future built on trust. But when a hot mic during a virtual lecture exposes a betrayal too cruel to ignore, she doesn’t cry. She strategizes. In a world of elite ambition and quiet deception, Shirley turns heartbreak into a calculated game of social chess—one move at a time. As her ex spirals and the girl who wronged her reaches for dreams built on lies, Shirley orchestrates their fall with precision only a scholar could master. But when a quietly persistent man offers something unexpected—gentleness—Shirley must decide if vengeance is enough, or if healing is the real endgame.

©2025 Patricia Velazquez (P)2025 Patricia Velazquez