Chapter 48 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Mr. Zane falters for a second. Then he recovers: “That’s not how this works. Sure, you’ve got money-but twenty million is nothing compared to Apex Holdings’ power p> “Do you even know who Blaze is? He’s the CEO’s son. And when it comes to
Chapter 47 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Everyone freezes. “Is that… real money p> “Oh my god. I’ll never see that much in my entire life p> Gemma stumbles back a step, then her face lights up. She turns to the lead guy in black: “Did Hayes send you? Is this
Chapter 46 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 She swipes it again. The robotic voice keeps repeating: “Your card has been deactivated p> “That’s impossible p> Gemma’s eyes go wide. The couple glances at me, relief flooding their faces. “Thank god you stopped us. Otherwise we’d have nothing and that animal would
Chapter 45 Chapter 2 PAY Chapter 2 Her face flickers with surprise for half a second. Then she suddenly laughs out loud. “Look, I get it-your daughter’s hurt and you’re upset. But throwing a tantrum won’t fix your problems. And let’s be real, how much money could you possibly have
Chapter 44 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Saturday afternoon. I’m out with my daughter when a Porsche comes screaming through the crowd-straight at US! BANG. I grab her arm and yank-but I’m not fast enough. The car slams into her. She hits the ground hard. Her leg twists wrong. Then she’s
Chapter 43 Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Three months later, the court officially granted our divorce. Marital assets were divided according to law-I reclaimed all technology patents, and Kai got an empty shell of a company. Walking out of the courthouse, I felt an unprecedented sense of freedom. Luna texted me:
Chapter 42 Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Raven’s face turned bright red as she stammered: “But… but we grew up together p> “So what?! Growing up together gives you special privileges?” I looked up at her with a mocking smile: “Raven, let me ask you a few questions p> “What questions?”
Chapter 41 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Over the next few days, Kai started using every connection he had to pressure me. Maya called me: [Phoenix, Kai came to me asking me to convince you to drop the lawsuit. He says he doesn’t want the divorce p> [What did you tell
Chapter 40 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Looking at this message, a wave of disgust washed over me. Even at this point, he still wouldn’t admit his disgusting mindset? Like a sister? Kai Hawthorne really knew how to make excuses for himself. [What exactly did he say?] I asked, suppressing my
Chapter 39 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Luna shot me an admiring look from an angle her parents and brother couldn’t see. Kai opened his mouth but couldn’t get a word out. “Well, explain yourself! What exactly were you thinking p> Mrs. Hawthorne was shaking with rage, “How did I raise
Chapter 38 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 A week later, Kai called me first. “Phoenix, let’s talk,” his voice sounded completely exhausted. “I’ve figured everything out p> “Figured out what? That you want to choose your little childhood sweetheart after all?” I asked coldly. “No, I… I’ve decided to cut off
Chapter 37 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The next morning, I was helping Mom organize the garden when Luna came running over in a panic. “Phoenix, you need to see Raven’s Instagram post p> Her face was red with anger as she shoved her phone at me. I took the phone
Chapter 36 Chapter 4 The day after I moved back to my parents’ house, Maya Rodriguez called me up, saying it had been way too long and we should all get together. Looking at her text, I could see that tomorrow’s dinner would include all our mutual friends-mine and Kai’s.
Chapter 35 Chapter 3 Kai sat there with his mouth hanging open, unable to speak. I turned and headed for the door, pausing at the threshold: “Oh, and just a heads up-without my stomach remedy recipe, that busted gut of yours won’t last two weeks. Maybe lay off the liquid
Chapter 34 Chapter 2 Raven’s face turned crimson in an instant. The crowd started whispering, and people were already pulling out their phones to record. Luna pushed to the front of the crowd, practically vibrating with excitement. “Ms. Sinclair… isn’t this a bit…” the assistant stammered, trying to intervene. “A
Chapter 33 Chapter 1 Kai Hawthorne’s childhood friend posted a picture in her Instagram stories. It was an elegant thermos bottle with light chicken broth steaming inside, wisps of vapor curling upward. Caption: [When you’re feeling under the weather and your childhood sweetheart brings you homemade chicken broth-I’m literally the
Chapter 32 Chapter 8 The Montgomery family officially declared bankruptcy. Chloe was fired from the research institute and faced prosecution. Mr. Montgomery became bedridden with illness. Alexander was desperate, and with nowhere to turn, he tossed aside the last shred of his dignity. He kept showing up outside Sterling Corporation,
Chapter 31 Chapter 7 Mr. Montgomery froze, the color draining completely from his face. He stormed out of Sterling Corporation headquarters, dazed and hollow. All the rage and fear he’d been bottling up finally erupted. He rushed home to find Alexander pacing anxiously. “Look at what you’ve done p> He
Chapter 30 Chapter 6 The chaos in the conference room died down, the screen went dark and the linemream ended Alexander was practically carried out by the men he’d brought with him Left behind was total wreckage and lingering shock I had Evelyn lead the cleanup and calm the employees
Chapter 29 Chapter 5 I leaned back in my chair, casually resting my hand on the armrest. Calmly studying everyone in front of me. “How many of you here took money from the Montgomerys! Think you can actually take me down p> The project director was the first to speak