Chapter 28 Chapter 4 In the conference room, every executive’s face was grim as hell. I laid all the evidence on the table. Including the list of gifts I’d bought Alexander over the years our chat records. Plus all my investments in Montgomery Corp-every single transaction printed out. I addressed
Chapter 27 Chapter 3 Alexander’s “suicide attempt” became the hottest topic everywhere. Countless netizens spontaneously boycotted everything associated with Sterling Corporation. Our stock price plummeted, and several A-list celebrity endorsers demanded to terminate their contracts. I forced them to stay, but they turned around and joined forces with Chloe to
Chapter 26 Chapter 2 My finger tapped the screen as I replied to Alexander: “If you want to make peace, show me some real fucking sincerity p> His response came quickly: “Got it. I know what I need to do p> Something about that message felt off, but I didn’t
Chapter 25 Chapter 1 At the bachelor party, my fiancé Alexander Montgomery, who’s obsessively clean casually drank from Chloe Laurent’s glass. That’s when I knew-Alexander had fallen for his little junior, Chloe. I watched them chat away, all cozy and shit, going from academic projects to life dreams and whatever
Chapter 24 Chapter 10 Oliver was finally getting what he deserved. After all, Natalie was pregnant with his child now. No matter how much he hated her, he was stuck. But I never expected him to come looking for me. “Evelyn p> “Stop p> I cut off whatever romantic bullshit
Chapter 23 Chapter 9 I nodded. “I hear everything you’re saying. But dating you? need time to think about it p> “Of course p> After reaching an understanding with Theodore, I went back to my seat. But my nosy coworkers practically swarmed me. They all turned into Theodore’s personal hype
Chapter 22 Chapter 8 I nodded quickly. In front of everyone, Theodore pulled me into a hug. “Do you have any idea how long I’ve been looking for you p> I froze. What the hell? This looked like we had some kind of history together. Everyone around us was staring,
Chapter 21 Chapter 7 “Of course I’m happy. I’m with the woman I love now. Why wouldn’t I be happy p> The second he said that, I couldn’t help but laugh. “Oh, really? Congrats, I guess. Honestly, I’d steer clear of checking. Trust me-you might not like what you find
Chapter 20 Chapter 6 “So p> I needed Natalie to admit, right in front of Oliver, that I had nothing to do with the baby. Because I was done. I didn’t want anything tying me to Oliver ever again. Natalie knew exactly what I wanted. She took a deep breath.
Chapter 19 Chapter 5 After Oliver finished cursing me out, his bodyguards dragged me away. When I finally got out of the car, I realized they’d brought me back to Oliver’s mansion. Inside, both Oliver and Natalie were waiting. Natalie looked like she was in agony. Her face was pale.
Chapter 18 Chapter 4 We finally signed the divorce agreement. But Oliver was still a cheap bastard. He only gave me a few million-but enough for my parents and I to live comfortably. Even while we were going through the divorce, Oliver kept coming after my family. He even sent
Chapter 17 Chapter 3 “Oliver, I never realized Evelyn hated me this much p> “Maybe I should just die. If I’m dead, she won’t misunderstand me anymore p> Natalie started thrashing around dramatically. Oliver panicked and pulled her into his arms. “Stop it, Natalie. This isn’t your fault. Evelyn’s just
Chapter 16 Chapter 2 “Oliver, what’s the point of explaining this to me now? If you still think I killed your mother, shouldn’t you be doing what you’ve always done-making my life hell? So why bother explaining p> My question clearly irritated him. Of course it did. I wasn’t Natalie.
Chapter 15 Chapter 1 On our tenth wedding anniversary, my husband’s first love, Natalie Moore, was the star of the show. Everyone eager to suck up to Oliver Ashford flocked around her, kissing her ass left and right. A few drinks in, Natalie was clearly wasted. During some stupid drinking
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 His voice carried a weight I’d never heard before-like he’d been building up to this moment for months, maybe years, and was finally forcing himself to say it out loud. It didn’t matter. The northern lights rippled overhead in waves of green and violet, and against
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Derek looked like I’d physically struck him. His eyes locked on my stomach, and I watched something die in his expression-the light just draining out completely. I turned away first, taking Alex’s hand as we walked off. Even from a distance, I could feel Derek still
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 When Victoria discovered what had happened, she didn’t punish Simon. She blamed Nina instead-for losing the baby and for “traumatizing” her precious grandson. Nina lay in the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling, and wondered why she’d ever thought raising Simon was a good idea. She’d
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Derek walked into an empty house and felt something fundamental break inside him. He spent the next several weeks doing nothing but looking for Annie. Work stopped mattering. Family dinners got skipped. He’d realize at ten PM he hadn’t eaten all day and couldn’t bring himself
Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Derek sank into his desk chair like someone had cut his strings. Annie had seen the articles. That had to be it. She’d gotten upset and left. But all her stuff was still here-clothes, makeup, every little keepsake they’d picked up traveling together over the years.
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Derek drove home like the house was on fire, weaving through traffic with his foot heavy on the gas. He owned half a dozen properties across the city, but only one of them actually felt like home. The one he shared with Annie. Guilt or maybe