A Woman Scorned Rises

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weapons. He looked at me with deep disappointment

of patronizing concern. "But Sarah is sick. She's fragile.

he question hanging in the air. "Reali

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showed a picture of a man in a lab coat. "His name is Dr. Alis

ed slightly. Liam j

oice steady and clear. "And I also had my assistant p

reen. A new doc

a full physical for a new life insurance policy. It

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for any terminal illness. In fact, your cholesterol is a little hig

face. She started to tremble,

his chest. "I don't know what she's talking abo

ook at the phone.

ad her medical records illegally pulled? You're harassing her doctor? You've

ed. It wasn't a shock. It was a confirmation. He wo

stments, his family obligations. I was the one who knew every secret of t

me like I was a st

lounge. He was holding my hand, tracing circles on my palm. "You're my rock,

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dark. The fight drained out of me,

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r hair, murmuring comforting words to h

's a sick woman who needs me, and the

o simple for him. So easy

," I

victory. He thought I was giving

he way you speak to a child throwing a tantrum. "Cool off. We'll

ing to still marry me, after all this. A

e devoted fiancée at home, and the f

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