His Billionaire Betrayal, Her Billion-Dollar Truth

His Billionaire Betrayal, Her Billion-Dollar Truth

Gavin

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The morning after Ethan and I made love, his lawyer showed up at our apartment. He laid a large manila folder on the coffee table: a deed to our condo, car keys, and a wire transfer confirmation for $1.8 million. "Mr. Lester considers this a severance package," the lawyer stated, his voice flat. Just hours before, Ethan had whispered promises, his touch tender. Now, he was gone, to an arranged marriage in Dallas. I wanted to scream, but only felt a chilling confusion. How could the man who held me so close be so cold? Was our four-year love story just a transaction? My world, once vibrant, collapsed into a silent, sun-drenched cage. But one detail struck me, a bizarre act of kindness in the midst of betrayal: Ethan had instructed his lawyer not to disturb my sleep. Why would a man dishing out such cruelty care if I got enough rest? It was a nonsensical flicker of concern that screamed one thing: he was being forced. There had to be more to this. I wouldn't accept it. I picked up my phone, not to call him, but to call a number he never knew I had. "Anthony," I said, my voice steady. "I need a flight to Dallas. Immediately."

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The morning after Ethan and I made love, his lawyer showed up at our apartment.

He laid a large manila folder on the coffee table: a deed to our condo, car keys, and a wire transfer confirmation for $1.8 million.

"Mr. Lester considers this a severance package," the lawyer stated, his voice flat.

Just hours before, Ethan had whispered promises, his touch tender. Now, he was gone, to an arranged marriage in Dallas.

I wanted to scream, but only felt a chilling confusion. How could the man who held me so close be so cold? Was our four-year love story just a transaction? My world, once vibrant, collapsed into a silent, sun-drenched cage.

But one detail struck me, a bizarre act of kindness in the midst of betrayal: Ethan had instructed his lawyer not to disturb my sleep.

Why would a man dishing out such cruelty care if I got enough rest? It was a nonsensical flicker of concern that screamed one thing: he was being forced.

There had to be more to this. I wouldn't accept it. I picked up my phone, not to call him, but to call a number he never knew I had.

"Anthony," I said, my voice steady. "I need a flight to Dallas. Immediately."

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