Too Late For Regret, Mr. Montgomery

Chapter 6

Word Count: 850 | Released on: 09/11/2026

ly by the crackle of firewood in the hearth. Catherine let o

l who schemed her way into this

onto the rosewood coffee table. The dozens of provocative texts and private photos Julian had smugly deleted from

d. The sheets were filled with Christa's late-night taunts: He's in my room right now

s chest heaved violently, the veins bul

nd mocking. "Aside from the widow living in

apers in her fist, her

d's body isn't even cold and she's

's widow whose presence would turn the Montgomery name into a laughings

The Montgomery family isn't a place you can wa

n being played for a fool," Allie replied bluntly. "Besides, I never married Julian for your money. Three years ago, you f

nd humiliated, Catherine slammed her

edding-do you think Seattle hasn't lau

e was terrified that if Allie vacated the seat, her blinded fool of a son would actually try to mar

an's mind effortlessl

he media, and announce it later when the timing is right. Until the paperwork is finaliz

surprise as she reassessed

heard you chased after J

pmother made up to extort bride pri

ve me. Rather than three people tangl

though the shrewd suspicion of an old b

other of yours to stage this divorce and run off w

orized an emergency discretionary advance against his future distributions from the Montgomery Master Family Trust-a debt still flagged on the family audi

ing cleanly, I will return every single cent o

brow, a calculating smi

ars the master trust account, I will instruct our legal t

Allie let out a long breath. The first lock was open, though getting her greedy s

Porsche door and hand

o? Did the ol

kled her

condition that I return

ed. "That was your compens

ng it buys my freedom," Allie said, her eyes da

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“On her wedding night, Allie's new husband brought his former lover and her son to their marital home. He claimed they had been evicted and he had a strict duty to care for his late friend's widow. But the next morning, the widow was sitting at the dining table wearing his oversized silk robe. She expertly played the fragile victim, twisting every situation to make Allie look like a jealous monster. When the widow's son deliberately shoved Allie down the marble stairs, Julian didn't even check his wife's bruised arm. Instead, he shielded the boy, glaring at Allie with absolute disgust. "Why would you push a child? You're scaring him!" Later that night, Allie found explicit texts on Julian's unlocked phone. The widow was the one he truly loved, and Allie's marriage was just a PR stunt to appease the corporate board. Once she gave birth to a legitimate heir, she would be completely discarded. To make matters worse, Allie's own father and stepmother had sold her out for a five-million-dollar dowry. They had already squandered her money on a beachfront villa and told her to never come back. Allie was completely alone, trapped with a husband who despised her and a family that bled her dry. But she didn't shed a single tear. She secretly photographed the texts, bypassed her husband, and slammed the evidence in front of her ruthless mother-in-law to negotiate an ironclad divorce. Then, she opened her encrypted laptop and contacted her old tech partner. It was time to take her life back.”