Part 2: THE POSITION HE COULDN’T GIVE AWAY
Adrian shoved me aside and immediately pulled Claire behind him. “Are you insane?” he shouted. “She nearly fell!” For several seconds, I could only stare at him….
Part 2: THE THREE HE NEVER KNEW HE LOST
The man at the airport was not Ethan. His name was Adrian Shen. Ethan’s older half-brother. The man who had left the Shen family years earlier after…
Part 2: THE CHOICE HE MADE TOO LATE
Lucas carried Clara toward the infirmary. I watched them leave. He did not look back once. That was the last time I cried over him. Not because…
Part 2: THE FLIGHT HE MISSED
He stared at me for several seconds. Maybe he expected jealousy. Maybe he expected me to grab his sleeve and ask him to choose between us. Instead,…
Part 2: THE DAY I STOPPED WAITING
I pressed Send. Alexander heard the notification. His eyes moved from the strawberry keychain to my phone. “What did you send?” “My divorce petition.” For several seconds,…
Part 2: THE MAN WHO WAITED FOR ME
Luc Dinh stood in the middle of my tiny apartment and looked toward the small study. “Where do I sleep?” I froze. The main bedroom had only…
Part 2: THE MUSIC THEY COULDN’T SILENCE
The orchestra stopped when Alexander Stone and I entered the ballroom. Gabriel recovered first. He crossed the room with a smile that fooled no one. “Elena. I…
Part 2: THE BRIDE HE SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN
Adrian called me thirty-seven times before my plane took off. I answered none. The first message was angry. Stop being ridiculous. Come back. The second blamed me….
Part 2: THE CLAUSE HE NEVER READ
I did not go to a hotel. I went straight to the hospital. Not because I was afraid of my shaved head. Because I needed to know…
Part 2: THE CAMERA THEY COULDN’T DESTROY
Sarah did not send me the footage. She sent it directly to the detective assigned to my case. That mattered. Julian had spent weeks telling everyone I…