Dying In Silence: The Unwanted Heiress

Chapter 2

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hall. Her legs felt like they were made of

aybach. "Take me back to the p

rage. She stepped into the private elevat

was pitch black. The air inside was stale and free

he flicked on a single floor lamp. She dr

m water, shook two heavy painkillers out of a bottle, and swallo

ezing marble floor. She walked to the floor-to-ceiling w

ectronic lock on the f

ell of cold night wind and a faint

aia standing by the window. The irritation insta

ed straight to the bar and poure

reath, feeling the air scrape against

ing his back to her. "Make it fast.

I will sign over complete control of t

d around. His sharp eyes locked onto

tion. For the next three months, you will stay he

ng. The suspicion in Gerrit's ey

he marble counter. The sharp c

ween them in three long st

ngers around her jaw. He squeezed har

th hitting her face, "that the heir to the Downs

shooting into her skull. Her eyes burned.

ike her skin burned him. He w

silver platter, I wouldn't feel a single ounce of aff

t her. "I only love Seraphina. This three-ye

a swayed on her feet. Her hand shot to her stomac

let out a harsh scoff. "Save t

walked down the long hallway toward the guest bedroom.

room slammed shut. The sound v

ngle tear broke free and slid down her cheek. The last shred of

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Dying In Silence: The Unwanted Heiress

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“Kaia was diagnosed with late-stage bone cancer, with only three months left to live. She wanted to give up her family's entire trust fund just to have Gerrit play the role of a loving husband for her final days. But before she could show him the biopsy report, he looked at her with absolute disgust, declaring that their three-year marriage made him physically sick. He only loved Seraphina. To force Kaia out, Seraphina constantly framed her. When Seraphina faked a fall, Gerrit pushed Kaia so hard she tore her waist open on a glass table. When Kaia writhed in agonizing pain from her failing organs, he stood over her coldly, mocking her pathetic acting. Even when Gerrit finally discovered Seraphina had hired a fake stalker and maliciously burned Kaia's skin with boiling tea, he still chose to protect his mistress. "I already signed the divorce papers with Kaia. We are going to bury this story temporarily to protect the company." Hearing those words from behind the wall, the last shred of hope in Kaia's chest completely died. She had endured his cruelty for three years, only to realize his bias for another woman defied all logic and morality. Lying in the bathtub, coughing up mouthfuls of dark blood that turned the water crimson, Kaia picked up her phone and dialed her lawyer. "Julian, initiate the final plan." Since Gerrit despised her existence, she would make sure he never found her body.”