She stole my wedding and home! I'm done! novel

Chapter 12 A Brother's Life Grace stepped back, her eyes sweeping once more across the house she had once decorated with such care. It felt completely foreign now. She didn't pick up the embroidery scattered at her feet. Her eyes, red with restrained tears, lifted to Ethan. "You're right. I probably should feel like a stranger here, because you've never once known who I really am." HE! For Ethan. For Pinnacle. Grace had long since stopped being herself. She endured, she bore it all, never voicing a single complaint.

She believed that if she worked as hard and selflessly as her mother once had, she would earn a happy family. But that also required a man who wasn't faithless. Ethan wasn't that man. When she walked out of the villa, silent tears darkened her pants. Numbness crowded her chest, leaving her like a hollow shell. As autumn approached, evening rain broke through the lingering summer heat, as though to celebrate the season's end. Exhausted, Grace stood on the roadside, lost and adrift. Today, Ethan had stripped her of her position at Pinnacle. Her secretary had texted. Her office was cleared out.

Now even her home was gone. "Anger" wasn't enough to describe what she felt. The engagement ring slipped from her finger. Rain and wind rolled it away, lost to the night. Soaked and trembling, she froze when headlights flared before her. Ethan's car. 1/3 He sat inside, window cracked just enough to keep the rain off his expensive shirt. His gaze was cold. "As long as you apologize, I'll forgive you, one more time. Don't be stupid, Grace. Without me, what would you have in Anston? Your pride isn't worth a damn." Still, all he cared about was an apology. He would never admit fault.

In his mind, she had disobeyed, and this was punishment. To him, it all made perfect sense. Grace turned away, refusing to waste another word. Her phone buzzed in her palm. She glanced down, it was her brother. She quickly steadied her voice. "Hello?" er of Ryan West? This is Songvale Hospital. Your brother's been in a serious e need you here right away to sign." went blank: e sprinted toward her car. But Ethan swerved his vehicl "Apologize first, C She did and everything goes back to normal." s filled only with her brother. abbed her arm like a madman. "Who are you so desperate to see?

me?" in the hospital, get out of my way!" Grace shoved at him with all her strength. en Ethan's voice, cruel and venomous, cut through the storm. A worth enough to still be in school. Useless trash. What's there to care about?" Gra 2/3 Chapter 12 A Brother's Life Then she turned, fury blazing, and struck him across the face with all her strength. +10 Free Coins The rain poured down, but her eyes were stripped of all warmth, cold, distant, merciless. She tore free, climbed into her car, and drove into the storm, ignoring her soaked clothes.

Ryan was a brilliant graduate student, winning full scholarships every year. Since their mother's death, he was all she had left. Without him, she would have no reason to live. That was why she had endured the Carters for so many years, because Richard Carter had once saved Ryan's life. She had borne it as repayment. But today, after everything, after Ethan's words, she realized all her devotion had been fed to a wolf. She sped toward Songvale, her face blank, forcing herself calm. She couldn't crash. She couldn't risk killing Ryan.

Tires screeched as she pulled up to Songvale Central Hospital. Too frantic to park, she jumped out and ran inside. In her haste, she didn't notice the luxury car cutting into the lot behind her. Its bumper clipped her leg, sending her sprawling. The chauffeur panicked. "Oh God, miss." But she scrambled up, ignoring the pain, and ran into the hospital. "Mr. West." the driver stammered. Daniel glanced at her disappearing figure. "Check on her later. See if she's hurt." "Yes, sir." It wasn't his fault. He hadn't expected her car to stop so suddenly, or for her to bolt out into the rain.

Clearly, she was desperate. In the emergency ward, Grace's legs shook so violently she couldn't stand. She collapsed into a chair, bracing herself as the doctors explained her brother's condition. Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes.

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