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Chapter 5 The room went tense again, thick with silence. After a long pause, Ethan let out a quiet, amused laugh. The kind that made my skin crawl. "Evelyn," he said, voice smooth and cold, "I guess you really haven't learned a damn thing." He leaned back like he had all the time in the world. "Divorce? Fine. I'll sign. But let me ask you something. Do you honestly think you're walking away with even a penny of my money?" His gaze sharpened, smug and certain. "Maybe I should let you struggle for a while. Let you see what life looks like when no one's paying your bills.

Then when you come crawling back and we remarry, you'll finally appreciate what you threw away." Maybe he was just that desperate to see me suffer. Because the Ethan who had spent the last month refusing to let me go signed the divorce agreement that very night. He grabbed his suit jacket, slung it over his arm, and headed for the door. "I'm giving you one month," he said without turning around. "A month to calm down. When you regret it, you know where to find me." It didn't take long for me to understand why he was so confident. Ethan canceled every single card I had.

He also fired all the staff in the house, leaving the entire villa empty and silent, like a shell. And the next day, Vanessa showed up. Pregnant, Smug. Glowing with that disgusting sense of victory. She brought an entire entourage with her, like she was arriving for a photo op instead of a confrontation. The moment she saw me, she smiled like she'd already won. "Evelyn Vance," she said sweetly, "surprised I'm still pregnant?" She slowly stepped inside like she owned the place. "You really believed Ethan when he told you I miscarried?

You actually thought he lied just to make you feel Chapter 5 4.39% L Lera INSTALL Ela era sua secretária e amante. Ele a ofereceu a outro homem. better?" Her eyes gleamed, cruel and satisfied. "The truth is, he lied because he didn't trust you. He told me you were vicious. That you've been framing your own sister for years, over and over again." Vanessa placed a hand over her belly, her voice turning syrupy. "He was afraid you'd hurt my baby, so he fed you a story." Then she tilted her head, the pity on her face so fake it was insulting. "God, that's just sad.

Seven years together, and the man you shared a bed with still didn't trust you." The words barely left her mouth before I grabbed the ceramic vase sitting nearby. I threw it. Hard. The vase shattered at her feet with a violent crack, porcelain exploding across the floor. Vanessa froze. Her smug smile vanished in an instant. A heartbeat later, she let out a terrified scream. "Evelyn! Are you out of your mind?!" she shrieked, stumbling backward. "If you hurt me, Ethan will make sure you pay for it!" I smiled, slow and sharp.

"Vanessa," I said, almost casually, "Ethan's right about one thing." I stepped closer, my eyes dropping to her stomach. "I'm not a good person. I'm petty. I'm vindictive. I don't let things go." My voice softened, but it only made the threat worse. "So tell me. When you came here today, did you ever stop to think that your baby might not survive this little visit?" Her face drained of color. Chapter 5 4.39% Before her bodyguards could react, I surged forward.. I grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her toward me. Then I slapped her. Hard. Once. Twice. Three times.

Vanessa screamed, flailing, trying to claw at my hands. She couldn't break free. I'd spent fifteen years scrubbing floors, lifting boxes, cleaning until my arms shook. I was stronger than she was, and she knew it. She shrieked at the men behind her, voice cracking. "Are you all blind?! Get her off me! Do something!" The bodyguards took a step forward. I turned my head, eyes blazing. "Touch me," I hissed, "and I'll pick up one of these porcelain shards and shove it straight into her stomach." The room went dead. The bodyguards froze instantly. Nobody moved.

Vanessa's breathing turned into panicked sobs. I smiled, baring my teeth, and slapped her again. And again. Her cheeks were red and swollen, tears spilling down her face. I leaned in close, my voice low enough that only she could hear. Chapter 5 4.39% Lera sua secretária e amante. Ele a ofereceu a outro homem. Ela era sua secretária e amante. Ele a ofereceu a outro homem. INSTALL @ 動 "Listen carefully. You don't come near me again." I gave her hair another vicious tug. "Because if you do, I swear to God, I will make you wish you'd never been born." Then I released her.

Vanessa stumbled backward, shaking, clutching her belly like it was the only thing keeping her upright. I didn't even look at her again. I grabbed my suitcase, the one I'd already packed, and walked out. If this had been the old me, I would've beaten her until she miscarried. But now? There was no need. She wasn't worth it. On the way to the airport, everything happened too fast. Someone grabbed me from behind. A hand clamped over my mouth and nose. A sharp chemical smell flooded my lungs. My body went weak instantly. My vision blurred.

And then everything went black, When I came to, I was on the ground, tied up so tightly I could barely breathe. My wrists were bound behind my back. Rope cut into my skin. Vanessa stood nearby, her eyes red as if she'd been crying, but her expression was pure triumph. She hid behind Ethan like she was some fragile victim. Like she hadn't come to my home to provoke me. Ethan stared down at me, his eyes dark and unreadable. Chapter 5 4.39% "Evelyn," he said slowly, "you really need to fix that nasty temper of yours." Then he turned to the men beside him. His voice was calm. Almost bored.

"Take her to the ocean. Toss her in." Vanessa's lips twitched like she was holding back a smile. Ethan didn't even blink. "Let her soak out there. When she finally admits she was wrong, then she can come back." My blood turned cold. My entire body stiffened in terror. "Ethan Sterling!" I shouted. "Are you insane?! You know what happened to me when I was kidnapped! You know I can't handle the ocean! I have a phobia!" But Ethan's expression didn't change. If anything, he looked colder. "I know," he said. Then he added, voice flat, almost clinical.

"That's exactly why this punishment will work." His eyes locked onto mine. "Fear is memorable. People don't forget lessons that hurt." My mouth was gagged before I could scream again. And then they dragged me out. The next thing I knew, I was airborne for a split second. Then I hit the water. The ocean swallowed me whole. Ice-cold water flooded my ears, my nose, my throat. My body jerked violently as I sank, the weight of the sea crushing down on my chest. Chapter 5 4.39% 600 I thrashed instinctively, panic exploding in my veins...

On the shore, Ethan wrapped an arm around Vanessa and guided her toward the car. He never once looked back. Then the car door shut. The engine started. And they drove away. The waves tossed me like I was nothing, like I was debris. My mind spun wildly. My lungs burned. My breathing turned frantic, broken, almost animal. My heart pounded so hard it felt like it might tear itself apart, and then, slowly, it began to stutter, like it was forgetting how to beat. My body went numb. My vision blurred. And right before the darkness swallowed me completely, I heard a voice.

A voice I hadn't heard in years. Faint. Distant. Horrified. "Oh my God... that's Evelyn!" Chapter 5 Santiago