“Then one day, it all just broke her. She couldn’t keep it together anymore. I’ve known her since we were kids, and I’ve never seen here that before. Congratulations, Luke. You destroyed her.
“you emptied her heart. And now, she finally realizes that you don’t love her anymore.
“Do you even remember how you chased after her? You were the one who tell for her at first sight. You insisted she was the one for you.
“She wanted to studymedicine, but she switched to finance just so she could attend the same university as willing to marry in secret.
as you!
For you, she defied her parents for the first time. For you, she was
“For you, the worked relentlessly for four years–just to prove to your family she didn’t need a powerful background to be your equal “She was so blind so unbelievably blind. She gaver
de gave you everything, poured every ounce of her soul into loving you, and in retum, you crushed her. The damage you’ve done to her
can never be undone.
“Do you think Vera is divorcing you because she’s weak? No. She’s simply had enough. She doesn’t care anymore, She refuses to stoop to your level, to fight with you over something as pathetic as a mistress. She just wants you gone.
“She’s resolute. Unyielding. She erased everything that connected her to you. The wedding ring? sold. The wedding photos! Reduced to ashes. She did it right in front of you, to make sure she’d never look back”
Rebecca ed away for a moment, wiping a tear from her eye.
“I’m not telling you this to pass judgment, Lake. I need you to understand–she’s never coming back. If you feel even the slightest bit of guilt, then do the one thing left you can do “Sign the damn divorce papers, give her what she’s owed, and at least let your eight years together end with some shred of dignity”
Lake bent forward, a sharp, suffocating pain tearing through him, as it it might berak him in half.
with shaking hands, he ripped the divorce papers to shreds and shouted, “I’m not divorcing her! Who the hell said I don’t love her? I love her! I love her! low her!”
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can this rainy spring night, the chill in the a te me like the heart of antium.
„Likexation the steps outside the villa, staring at the sexually footage from the night Vespera burned their wedding photos
she stood in the front yard, het res tillswith some as she glawed at him. Without hesitation, she threw the light into the barrel
Luke saw himself in the background, sitting inside, speaking the phone with astulle. It felt as though he were looking at a glost,
atch anymore, the caldutremember. He couldn’t bring himself to think
He wished he could bun back time, to that very moment. It he could, he would never have been so reckless. He would have begged for her forgiveness and told her that she was the only one he had ever truly loved
Hamdrops, slid down bis Lace, but the warmth on his cheeks had nothing to do with the storm.
esbent stood behind him, holding an umbrella, ugh the relentless downpour soaked thens both.
going to stay in
As his assistant, osbert kives better than to undertete with his employer’s personal lite. But even he had seen this coming. A woman as sharp as Vespera was never gol abroken mange forever.
Find and boy back everything she sold Remum it all to its place,” Lake instructed
“Rettame the wedding photos exac the as they were. Hang them back where they belong.”
“Understood”
Es bert followed every instruction without question. But even it everything Vesper had sold was bought back, it would never be the same.
The wedding photos could be reprinted, but they would only be replicas. The emotions once attacked to them were long gone.
Would Vesperaewn be moved by these efforts?
Just then, Luke’s phone buzzed in his hand. He answered sluppishly.
“Mr. Munet, we’ve located your wife. Yesterday afternoon, she used her card at a shopping mall in Sch
“Seloria” Luke’s book furrowed “That’s impossible. There’s no record of her boarding any lights”
“We’ve found her departe peconds–she left on a private Gulfstream G650. However, the aircraft’s owner refused to disclose any further details.”
Luke’s expression darkened immediately. He hung up the phone and stepped into the storm without a second thought.
“Prepare the jet. I’m going to Selorianght now. And one more thing findout if Domink is there.”
There was only one person in Halewick with the resources to take Vespera away so discreetly.
Like should have realized it earlier.
The next morning antved quickly after breakfast, Vespera changed into a professional yet relaxed business outfit. She slipped on flat leather shoes, tucked a recorder into her bag, and the hotel
Meanwhile, Dominic was preparing for his departure to the summit when he noticed Vespera was missing.
“Where is she
