The Vicious Family's Cruelest Deception

harles, ending seven years of being the

ng a cheater, but then I l

had tampered with my medication, deliberately cau

escape, the nigh

r own poodle and

d me in a pitch-black closet for hour

body to kneel, and slammed my head a

rave with my bare hands while my

eding, I realized they thought th

were

billionaire tycoon who had

ough cracked lips. "The ba

pte

ers trembled slightly as I placed it on the polished mahogany desk, its edges a stark white agai

o bothered to ask, looked up from her screen, her brow furrowed with c

my throat, a dry, rasping sound that felt foreign

and. He was charming, ambitious, everything I thought I wanted. I poured my soul into his company, designing the jewelry that kept his empire afloat, always in

like a cruel joke. He'd tell me it wasn't my fault, that we'd try again, his words a balm that soothed the raw edges of my grief, even as my body failed me again

e half-open door, venomous words that painted a picture far more sinister than any affair. Haylee, gleefully recounting how she'd "fixed" my fertility medication

ad committed. They plotted to strip me of everything, leaving me barren and alone, then cast me aside. But they hadn't

leaving. I was going to dismantle their carefully construct

lling me back to the present. "Abi

e, Sarah. Really." I wouldn't drag

rafted, tucked away safely. It was time for the first step. I marched towards Charle

deeper rumble. I paused, my hand hovering over the doorknob. The scent of Haylee's cloying pe

eir backs to me, Haylee's hand resting intimately on Charles's arm. They quickly separated, Haylee flashing a tr

voice surprisingly calm

y hand steady despite the tremor dee

That's not like you to be so impulsive." He crumpled the letter without a second thought. "We ha

ury, dependent on my designs, my unique style as "Eos." Haylee, the char

I intended, laced with a derision I no longer bothered to hid

yes hardened, "you haven't been yourself lately. Always distracted, always tired. Haylee is fresh, innovative." He squeezed Haylee, who

to speak of a future with her, after what they had done? "Fine," I

es, but quickly masked. "Go home and rest. We'll finalize everything before the gala tom

y bones. He wanted the designs? He could have them. But