Revenge Of The Discarded Fiancée

ed, Liam transferred a large sum of money into a new account I had opened, the price of my silence and cooperati

last seven years. The stress, the heartbreak, the final, crushing weight of it all hit me a

aintly of antiseptic. A man was sitting in a chair by the window, watching me. He was ha

his voice calm and even. "My security brough

, and my breath caught in my

ce filled with concern. "I was

xplained. "And your former doctor. I thought i

trying to take over his company. F

genetic condition I warned you about... the extreme stress you've been under has acti

ker, Olivia. We found records. He's been tracking your stress responses for years, putting you in high-pressu

rful, intimidating people, the constant pressure to be perfect... it wasn't for my benefit. It was a test. A cold, c

. "I have access to the best doctors, experimental treatments t

" I wh

his code, his security protocols, better than anyone. You know his weaknesses.

ex's intense gaze. "Why should I trust you?

my of my enemy is my friend," he said softly. "And because, unlike h

a directness, an honesty that Liam never had. I was out of o

ry server room at the old Miller Tech campus," he said, handing me a keycard. "It contains legacy code

a black security car without its lights on suddenly accelerated, swerving directly towards me. I yanked the wheel,

lex hadn't just sent me for the key. He had sent me into a situation where I might be threatened, to see how I would react, to see if I had the