One Night, His Unseen Legacy

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as I walked. Julian's faint call, "Chandler!" echoed in my ears, but I blocked i

itterness, the humiliation, the searing pain that was tearing me a

she opened her door, her face a mixture of conc

the city lights twinkling far below, as I downed glass after glass of amber liquid. The

g the ice in my glass. "He used my money

n. The way he looked at her... it was never just a mentor-

escaping my lips. "And I was just..

through to him," Gale sa

up my left hand, devoid of any engagement ring

eplacing it with a profound sense of injustice. "He never loved me. Not one s

ng against the coffee table. I

ed, her eyes narrowing. "He knows you al

defiance bubbling up. "Let him see wha

ale looked at me, a question in her eyes. I met her gaze,

on the door, accompanied by an aggressive shout.

oice... it was familiar, but not from any ple

whispered, fear fl

. Mark Davidson. A minor player in a hostile takeover bid against Evans Corp that Charlton had recen

you can just screw over the Davidson family and get away w

arned me about lingering resentments, but I ha

r running down my spine. "Because o

ice," Gale said, already

Mark Davidson, flanked by two burly men, stormed into the apartment

ing towards me. "Not so high and mighty now, are we? Your family thinks

led, stepping protectively in fro

aside. She stumbled, falling to the floor wi

ol-fueled rage. My fist connected with his jaw, a satisfying crack echoing in the ro

more fun." He grabbed my arm, his grip like a vise, pulling me towards him. His ot

his eyes glinting. "And you're going to be collater

t all coalesced into an explosive burst of anger, far beyond anything I had felt before. T

ll my might, aiming for his groin. He gasped, r

self. His face contorted in a mask of

ready to strike. I braced myself,