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ne said anything. No cruel remarks from Leona. No co

Cassa

a crisp cream blouse, arms cross

ttle smile that didn't reach h

lts. No sarcastic di

d've kn

The sweet scent of buttercream mix

n I caught Leona's voice

t deserve t

and a muffled, "Shut

away from her mouth.

't care what they thought.

study door. It

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fingers, and the first thing I

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uch, her head buried in his chest, his fin

stopped

ands. The cake hit the fl

her lips swollen, eyes

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move. Could

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hering to cover herself. "You'r

thing. "You're not my sister. People be

best friend. The girl who

her body, or her voice. "From what I see, I didn't betray you. I helped yo

like she'd

ootsteps behind me until

cre

y scalp as she dragged me aw

e's voice

Jaxon gave you everything. Even when we know you are an orphan an

e tried to push past her,

grown peopl

" Kate snapped. "They should talk-

air wild, eyes burn

oice cut thro

e're ready

he hallway. A briefcase in one

atures, but we can proceed

xon walked out of the

s shirt half-buttoned. H

his voice cold.

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e ans

stairs like it was

n legs that b

Leona and Cassandra took the plush armchairs like queens on a throne. Kate hovered

r set dow

formal separation takes time under state law, we can establish i

g me?" I cut in,

tually laughed.

ou think I cheated on you? T

ou didn't answer your phone. You stayed at

! Something happened to me.

gging me for sex the night before? I gave you w

throat awkwardly. Kate'

" I said desperately. "I didn't

. "I don't know what's true anymo

wife." She then turned her gaze to me. "Just sign and get out of this mansion and mind you, I want you out without a

e said, he

said, voice breaking. "You can't j

looked

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y. "You did that

nt nothing, and dropped it with a loud th

slammed

ra exhaled like she'd just w

to me. "Mrs. Reed.

dn't

ke she owned the damn room. Jaxon s

en. Then the pape

, voice low. "You'd sleep with her-my b

"Don't twist this

I said. "You decided I was guilty

us the drama. You've

r scraped against the marble. "None of you get to judge me. Not

's smile

oked deeply u

but I turned to him

as never your wife? Never your partner? Never the woman who stayed up every night making sure

mouth, but n

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er, I looked do

up th

deliberately-I s

ot sig

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e red. "You don'

court, smear my name, humiliate me if you want. But

ou and I don't love you anymore, sign the papers and leave,