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The Billionaire's Ex wife Wants Revenge

Chapter 3 Pools of Silver

Word Count: 1256    |    Released on: 01/02/2025

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reminder of the D emblazoned on her test paper, staring back at her with accusing red ink. It was a familiar sight, the Ds and C

over textbooks, scribbling frantic notes, yet her mind remained a tangled mess, resisting every attempt at underst

u need to be more like your sister." Katherine squeezed her eyes shut, trying to shut out the words th

ecessary. She wished she could just disappear, erase the humiliation, the co

, Ka

oom. Katherine turned, trying to muster a smile, her own voic

uncing in twin pigtails, her big brown eyes sp

own thoughts, reached for her t

ing with the kind of adoration she reserved for new crushes. "He's so handsome! Way hotter than any of the boys on t

her friend's naivety. "You fall in love with a

lecture, the next chance to fail. But as she reached for her locker, sh

ck. It felt like a wall had appeared in the middl

ents around her, their eyes fixed on h

s voice was la

ce startled her. She looked up, her eyes meet

ck in a half-up, half-down ponytail, framing his handsome face. He was undeniably attrac

ing a hand, his voice a soft melod

, sharp and commanding, cut through the air,

pproval settling over her. She knew what was coming next, the interrogati

presence pressing down on her, a suffocating reminder of their stark difference

ice a soft murmur, his gaze fixed on her, an unsp

th indignation, chimed in,

back to Katherine, her gaze sharp and critical

he didn't want to start a fight, especially not in front of him. She just wanted

ilver eyes that seemed to hold her captive. She wanted to run, to escap

to Caroline, his gaze meeting hers for a moment, a silent battle of wills. "I'll just continue with our tou

rowded hallway. She felt a surge of relief, the pressure that had been

back at Katherine, her eyes filled with a mixture

her friend. "I'm fine." But the words fel

said, with a small smil

allway. Katherine stood there for a moment, lost in her thoughts, the weight of her fail

nd her, to see beyond the facade she had constructed, to recognize the pain and the fear that lurked beneath the surface. Ha

r heart sinking with each missed call, each unanswered text. There was no one to call,

unbearable. She wished she could disappear, to escape the constant

vironment of the classroom, the droning voice of her teache

hts, the constant comparison, the overwhelming sense of inadequacy. She was a shadow,

free from the shackles of her past, to fo

o fade into the background, to be invisible, to

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1 Chapter 1 Act One: In Holy Matrimony2 Chapter 2 The Shadow of the Golden Child3 Chapter 3 Pools of Silver4 Chapter 4 Castiel5 Chapter 5 A Love Bound With Lies6 Chapter 6 Time to go Home7 Chapter 7 Welcome to Willow Haven8 Chapter 8 Willow Whispers9 Chapter 9 Operation: Ruin the Wedding10 Chapter 10 How to Ruin a Wedding (an introduction)11 Chapter 11 Perfection12 Chapter 12 Step 1: Be Confident13 Chapter 13 Step 2: Do not show weakness14 Chapter 14 Step 3: Be a goddess15 Chapter 15 Step 4: Scare the Opponent a Little16 Chapter 16 Step 5: Become Aphrodite Herself17 Chapter 17 Step 6: Run Away When Things Get Heated18 Chapter 18 The Birthday Boy19 Chapter 19 Goddess of Seduction20 Chapter 20 Passionate Bliss (18+)21 Chapter 21 Pleasure Penthouse (18+)22 Chapter 22 Walk of Shame23 Chapter 23 A Worried Bestie24 Chapter 24 Second Thoughts25 Chapter 25 Mommy Dearest26 Chapter 26 Stuck on Replay27 Chapter 27 Of Love's Past28 Chapter 28 When The Heart Still Lingers29 Chapter 29 Eggs, Toast and Awkward Texts30 Chapter 30 Willow Whispers Strikes Again31 Chapter 31 Floral Fraud32 Chapter 32 And He Returns33 Chapter 33 One Mysterious Offer34 Chapter 34 Maybe or Maybe Not35 Chapter 35 Purple Suits, Petty Smiles36 Chapter 36 Just Like A Fairy Tale37 Chapter 37 Which Doesn't Last For Long38 Chapter 38 Lattes Are Overrated Anyway39 Chapter 39 Privacy Never Heard Of Her40 Chapter 40 Like A Cheesy Romance Novel41 Chapter 41 A Recipe For Connection42 Chapter 42 Her Darling Sister43 Chapter 43 Always Lock Your Doors44 Chapter 44 Step 7: Get A Partner In Crime If You Have To45 Chapter 45 Act Two: Ghosts of You (18+)46 Chapter 46 Nathan47 Chapter 47 Step 8: ...and try not to chicken out48 Chapter 48 Hailey Returns49 Chapter 49 Another Invite50 Chapter 50 What Does It Take To Truly Move On 51 Chapter 51 Operation: Hot Couture52 Chapter 52 Step 9: Never fail to make heads turn53 Chapter 53 Step 10: fake it 'til you make it54 Chapter 54 The Art of Pretending55 Chapter 55 When The Mask Slips56 Chapter 56 Cracks in the Facadé57 Chapter 57 Let Me Be Your Distraction