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as she stared at the small
ink l
er chest-a joy tangled with disbelief,
t of her silk robe, her heart beating a l
been secretly marr
ny ordinary married coup
shut, shattering the si
r stumbled through the door. His tie was loosened, his jacket draped over o
ard him, reaching out to hel
him. The smell of alcohol washed over her. His voice, magnet
rip, her hand moving instinctively t
ek. "Three years of my life, wasted on you. Using my brother, manipula
me," she said, her voice trembling but steady. "
to the sofa where he had dropped his briefcase. From inside, he pulled
like a gunshot
et, two words were printed in bold
r, and her legs buckled. She sank onto the cold lea
all, menacing silhouette again
tepped aside," he said, his
he words came out
ne I've been paying
g as she gathered the scattered papers
the test stic
lding the divorce ag
uietly. "Have you ever lo
y eyes were as cold and u
N
ngle
recise.
neath the pain, something else stirred-small and stubborn. A whisper of surv
e papers in her hands
though her hands still shook. "You know that. He made it clear: without an heir,
scle ticked in his temple. For
as law. And Warren Harvey had decreed that his grand
," Alexander said, his voice dr
n't sign anything he hasn't approved. And neither
the air between th
word, he turned and strode toward the guest room. The door slammed sh
papers still clutched in her trembling hands. The city lights gli
he sofa. Her hand drifted to her stomach, sett
murmured. "No matter what. I'm g
from call sheets, her face disappear from screens, her dreams gather dust w
was com
able. A role she had fought for with everything she had left. A role that would mar
hers
or he
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