Beyond Forgiveness: A Wife's Vengeance

rlett Hayes' s thin nightgown and melting against h

courtyard, her body trembling uncontrollably,

The man who once claimed h

she just refused to see. He had once looked at her with so much love it felt like the sun wa

rld. He was a giant in Silicon Valley, a name that made markets trembl

-billion dollar company on hold to go with her to a top university overseas. He laughed when his company

a public spectacle on a livestream, making her a household name.

a three-day ordeal they set for him, breaking through their rigid social rules to give her a wed

the man s

ow a mask of cold fury. His love had been replaced by a new obsession, a woman named Bethany Greene.

, cutting through the quiet fall of snow. "Bethany bl

th chattering. "No, Julian. I di

e's a strong girl, but you're manipulative. You must have s

pered, her voice cracking.

gh. "You're always playing the vi

howing a hospital room. Scarlett' s younger brother, Finn, lay in the bed, machines

Call Bethany. Tell her you drove her away because you're a jealous, petty woman. Convince her to come back.

was a physical blow, knocking the air from her lungs. This was her wea

, her voice a raw plea. "Don

lian said coldly. "And you are the one who is forc

months, now felt like it was being ripped into tiny pieces. With trembling hands, she took the phone. She knew Be

nd dialed. As she expected, i

. "Bethany... it's Scarlett. I'm sorry. It was me. I told you to leave Julian. I was jeal

limply to her side. The lie

e in his eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came

through her lower abdomen. She gasped, pressing a hand to her stomach. A warm

looming on the white fabric, stark

ing with a new kind of fear. "Something's

ssive. "Stop the drama, Scarlett. You think

wide, genuine smile spread across his face. It was the smile

instantly warm and gentle. "You'

rowing. "Okay. Okay, I'm on my way. D

thout a second glance at Scarlett

ration clawing at her throat. "The b

t your latest lie when I get back," he said over his s

her in the meditation room. Do

walk away, his back straight and unconcerned, disappearing into the falling snow to go to his

illa. The door slammed shut, the lock clicking into place. She pounded on

being torn apart from the inside. She could feel the life she had been carryin

a ball on the hard floor. "I'm so

sense of loss that was more painful than any physical torment. As her cons

. Julian... I don'

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