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My Ex-Wife is a Hidden Heiress

Chapter 4 Schemes and Setbacks

Word Count: 1125    |    Released on: 28/04/2025

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ch for it." I pleade

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I placed the file in the designated d

r manicured nails tapping the table rhythm

the judgment and doubt in every gaze

me search for

ime. There's no need for a search. The fact is that the d

the CCTV footage. That'll

nst her elbow. "Denied. We're not going to waste

head, stepped forward. "Valenticia has made a reasonable reque

ed. "Mr. Hansen, that's unn

He said firmly. "Br

. The room dimmed, and the screen on the wall lit up with the

ment neatly in Claudia's draw

ed. And the footage was sped up, bu

ad asked about my past with Dmitri. She looked around, her eyes

hurried to the storage room. Mome

is expression unreadable. "Care

of colour. "I..

p." He d

I'm sorry! I didn't want to do

wh

r a moment, the only sound was the hu

led throug

!" Claudia snapped, stepping forward. "Y

eded to be taught a lesson. You said if I didn't do it,

ediately, you are suspended for five days without pay for false accusations and workplace harassm

ened her mouth to protest, but the steel

she turned aroun

to give way. I never expected th

t in the office dynamic. Where once there were whis

changes we

earshot, spoke in a hushed tone to her friend. "Dmitri Galden got

st tig

t he marry the woman he had always loved? I was

ion that Dmitri either married the niece of the woman who had saved his

him. But he always remained cold and distant b

cheek, then I forced

down a taxi when a black car rolled to a stop in front of me. Th

ide as I tried to pinpo

. "You were the one driving the car

en he called out.

w d

would like

. "I'm sorry, but

e and showed me a pict

m the street..

. "Please

. And eventually, curiosity wo

And then to a grand mansion. The ga

ouse, and I stepped out; he

an was seated at the head of the table. She smi

" She extended her

feast. I hesitated, my

. You've helped me once; now

reservati

into a silk-lined box and pulled ou

nt..." I

you saved me. But before I could hand i

" I said, with my h

he began. "This is a Clawford he

head. "Bu

oung girl, around six years old, wear

She continued. "You are my granddaughter.

ean...

You are Valen

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1 Chapter 1 A Loveless Marriage2 Chapter 2 Starting Over in Seryne.3 Chapter 3 The Interview4 Chapter 4 Schemes and Setbacks5 Chapter 5 A Shocking Revelation6 Chapter 6 Man in the Dark7 Chapter 7 Debt Unpaid8 Chapter 8 Unwelcomed Reunion9 Chapter 9 The Auction10 Chapter 10 A Game of Power11 Chapter 11 Hidden Secrets12 Chapter 12 The Challenge13 Chapter 13 Misjudged14 Chapter 14 Undercover Pawn15 Chapter 15 Mystery Night16 Chapter 16 Shadows of Trust17 Chapter 17 Ex-husband Regret18 Chapter 18 The Explosion19 Chapter 19 Unmasked20 Chapter 20 Unexpected Alliances21 Chapter 21 Old Scars, New Dangers22 Chapter 22 Shadows of Vengeance23 Chapter 23 Mystery Man24 Chapter 24 Web of Deceit25 Chapter 25 Unveiled26 Chapter 26 Sting of Betrayal27 Chapter 27 Blood and Bonds28 Chapter 28 Threads of Treason29 Chapter 29 Cries for Retribution30 Chapter 30 Fractured Shields31 Chapter 31 Venom and Velvet32 Chapter 32 Tides of Revelation33 Chapter 33 Flaws in the Empire34 Chapter 34 Tangled Bonds35 Chapter 35 Subtle Victory36 Chapter 36 Whispers of Courage37 Chapter 37 Masks of Motive38 Chapter 38 Facades39 Chapter 39 Fires of the Heart40 Chapter 40 Venom41 Chapter 41 Endless Promises42 Chapter 42 Fractured Alliances43 Chapter 43 Echoes of Regret44 Chapter 44 Trial By Blood45 Chapter 45 A Legacy's Keeper46 Chapter 46 Desperate Attempt47 Chapter 47 Unyielding Bonds48 Chapter 48 Tangled Web49 Chapter 49 The Resolve50 Chapter 50 Breaking Point51 Chapter 51 A Glimpse of the Truth52 Chapter 52 Severed Ties53 Chapter 53 Broken promises54 Chapter 54 A glimpse of memory55 Chapter 55 The truth within the vault56 Chapter 56 Shadows in the Dust57 Chapter 57 The book of the Traitor58 Chapter 58 Coastal Echoes59 Chapter 59 The Chemist's Skepticism60 Chapter 60 A Night of Fire61 Chapter 61 The Mole's Mark