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Chapter 3 THE LAST HOPE

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s office, demand an explanation, and notify him about the baby. Mayb

empty room rang with thoughts of what could

stillness. And Alex? He was no longer the person who slept next to me, but a ghost, leaving for day

never did. That's why I had to go into his office. I needed him to hear me; he couldn't ignore me in person.

raced with images of that night, his lips brushing against mine, and his warmth as we laid in bed for the first time. It wasn't love yet, bu

t married, the house was always silent. Since that

I'd never been here before, not formally. Throughout those years, I remained a s

hat the resolution I had

tone too upbeat, too humble. "I'm here to see Alex Reynolds," I stated firmly, although my heart was racing. "Do you hav

fe?" She repeated the phrases as if they were strange to her. She

crept in-and when she glanced up again, her nice grin stiffene

what I already knew: she didn't believe me. She imagined I was some desperate

rfume hit me first, that costly, overwhelming scent I could never afford. That was her. Alessia

of my greatest fear. She was everything I wasn't: elegant, poised, an

ed politely, something she had denied me onl

. She didn't even recognize me as she approached the office from which I had been forbidden. What was I expecting? Alex run out to e

s actual aspirations. I got in the car and sat there for a long time, grasping the steering wheel and fighting back t

ing fun of me. The weight of emptiness crushing down on my chest

confused tangle of concepts that I was unable to sort out. Somewhere

ex 's name. I had to let him know. He had to hear it. Perhaps, just p

th each ring. He wasn't going to pick up, right? Why should he? I knew bette

ss of the empty house surrounding me. I wasn't g

he knot that was rising in my throat. I placed another cal

the words flood from me like a dam bursting. "Please, Alex , don't do this to me. I love you, even though I kn

e. "Alessia..." I whispered. It was not a question. I knew it was her. Her voice was filled with delight, as if she had been waiting for this moment. "Yes, sweetheart. Alex do

y, choked with astonishment and fury. She had no clue what she was saying; she couldn't. "You.

t even bother to take it with him while he's

heard subdued talk and footsteps. Was

ake sure he never get to know abou

esonating in my brain, tempting me. Threatening me. The room suddenly seemed too tiny and suffocating. My chest squeezed, and tears welled in my eyes. I

used the appropriate words, it would remind him of all we had shared. B

it down. No. I couldn't fall apart. Not yet

pregnant and that this was her grandchild. She may not like me as well, but s

ngers. My hands lingered over her contact, but I couldn't bring myself to touch

window and stared through the curtains. Her car. Alex 's mother is here. She emerged, a

me as she hurried by, her heavy scent hanging behind her like a threa

me into the room. "And why are you still here? I e

eper. "You shouldn't have married my son. He does not love you; he never did. The woman he loves is b

ssuming Alessia's post after she departed. Alex was a broken person, drowning in drink, and his father forced me into his

always simply something to get rid of for her.

manner that she had come with. I had thought her to help me restore

divorce papers. Tears flooded my eyes, making the li

continue battling for a someone who had ne

ng go. I was choosing to go away. I packed my belongings-a few shirts and nothing more. I didn't have much, which

e treated like garbage. I had to believe that I deserve

the end of my marriage. It was the beginning of something new and unfa

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Contents

Chapter 1 ECHOES OF A LOVELESS MARRIAGE Chapter 2 LOVE LOST IN THE SHADOWS Chapter 3 THE LAST HOPE Chapter 4 THE WEIGHT OF FREEDOM Chapter 5 REGRETS Chapter 6 SHADOWS OF THE PAST
Chapter 7 SEEKING REDEMPTION
Chapter 8 UNEXPECTED VISIT
Chapter 9 CROSSING THE LINE
Chapter 10 THE ACCIDENT
Chapter 11 THANKS FOR SAVING HER
Chapter 12 THE NEXT MOVE
Chapter 13 THE NEW RESOLUTION
Chapter 14 FACING THE PAST
Chapter 15 PARTNERS
Chapter 16 SIGN THOSE PAPERS AND LEAVE
Chapter 17 END THE PARTNERSHIP
Chapter 18 THE EX FACTOR
Chapter 19 UNBROKEN SPIRIT
Chapter 20 FACING THE FALLOUT
Chapter 21 DAMAGE CONTROL
Chapter 22 HOME AT LAST
Chapter 23 CITY OF ANGELS
Chapter 24 UNEXPECTED CONNECTION
Chapter 25 BIG UNCLE
Chapter 26 She Signed The Divorce Paper
Chapter 27 I'M STRONG NOW
Chapter 28 TAKING HER TO THE HOSPITAL
Chapter 29 THE THREATS
Chapter 30 IN HIS OFFICE
Chapter 31 GIFT OF FLOWERS
Chapter 32 STRENGTH OF A WOMAN
Chapter 33 FORGIVE ME, PLEASE.
Chapter 34 WEIGHT OF HER PRESENCE
Chapter 35 I'M SORRY
Chapter 36 THREATENING MY DAUGHTER
Chapter 37 MEETING 'BIG UNCLE '
Chapter 38 SHE CALLED ME A STRANGER
Chapter 39 DID HE FIND OUT
Chapter 40 A BREAK FROM REALITY
Chapter 41 I LOVE YOU
Chapter 42 HE STILL LOVES YOU
Chapter 43 FACING HIM AGAIN
Chapter 44 I NEED TO FIND ANSWERS
Chapter 45 MY INQUIRIES
Chapter 46 THE COINCIDENT
Chapter 47 CROSSING PATHS AGAIN
Chapter 48 DIVIDED HEART
Chapter 49 I HAVE TO END THIS PARTNERSHIP
Chapter 50 FACING HER WRATH
Chapter 51 THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG
Chapter 52 THE SPACE BETWEEN
Chapter 53 FRACTURED PARTNERSHIP
Chapter 54 AN UNWELCOME GUEST
Chapter 55 THE BATTLE OF BOUNDARIES
Chapter 56 MOVING FORWARD
Chapter 57 WHERE'S MY DADDY
Chapter 58 I'VE LOST HER AGAIN
Chapter 59 THE RETURN OF ALESSIA
Chapter 60 THE BATTLE BEGINS
Chapter 61 ALESSIA'S REVENGE
Chapter 62 A SILENT APOLOGY
Chapter 63 A DIFFERENT MAN
Chapter 64 CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Chapter 65 A CHANCE TO MAKE IT RIGHT
Chapter 66 A CRACK IN THE WALL
Chapter 67 GUILT AND REDEMPTION
Chapter 68 A DOOR CLOSED
Chapter 69 SHATTERED HOPE
Chapter 70 A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 71 THE PRODUCT'S LAUNCH
Chapter 72 WHAT NEXT
Chapter 73 FLYING WITH HIM
Chapter 74 ROOM FOR TWO
Chapter 75 I'M NOT THE SAME MAN I WAS
Chapter 76 KISSING MY EX-WIFE
Chapter 77 INTIMATE ENCOUNTER
Chapter 78 CONSEQUENCES
Chapter 79 ECHOES OF DOUBT
Chapter 80 LOST OPPORTUNITIES
Chapter 81 A MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE
Chapter 82 THE ENEMY REVEALED
Chapter 83 ALESSIA STRIKES AGAIN
Chapter 84 THE ACCIDENT
Chapter 85 A DESPERATE WAIT
Chapter 86 A LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT
Chapter 87 A NEW BEGINNING
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