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t as she sped down the highway. "Oh my god, Elara! You

ity lights streak by. A tired smile touched my lips. "Don't flatter me, Chloe.

hloe mimicked my tone perfectly. "You should

real laugh, and some of the

shifting to concern. "Are you really j

ng for divorce. The house, and everything else I'm entitl

n and his toxic family-good riddance. You're staying wi

washed over me. "

ith a breathtaking view of the city. She set me up in the guest room, f

ge of the bed. "Now tell me everyth

ounter with Aiden. Witnessing

You know, at your wedding, I had a bad feeling about her. She kept tryi

trusted her s

lt! She played the innocent act too well! And Garrett is a bli

wife," I said, the old shame creeping b

xpression serious. "Elara, this is not your

"Wait. I just remembered something. Do you know

at her,

es I came across at the firm a few days ago. I only found out recently. B

? Robert Miller?"

de something very clear in his will. And it just so happens that one of the l

er. "What did

lder, illegitimate brother who is far more capable. Robert never trus

of the family fortune, one of the conditions is that he must remain marrie

hat he was unfaithful or abusive, he

It felt like a stor

te to smooth things over whenever Susan went too far. No wonder

he vows, the entire bond-it was a busin

It was the kind of laugh that came from seeing

me tight. "Elara, don't be like this. I'm

eyes. I mourned, not the man, but all t

lled away from her embr

d steady, "help me find the most r

im. And when I do, I'm going to make him pay

one thing he truly cared ab