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nd had an emergency hysterectomy, leaving me barren. When my husband finally visit
ce the cameras," he said, annoye
pped me, calling me a "shameless hussy"
r," she spat. "You're useless, El
orb their cruelty. But the woman who loved him died with
ers and a small voice recorder across the bed. "A man who lets his mistress
pte
sa
g pain as my unborn child slipped away, all while Kiyoshi watched from the yacht railing, his face a mask of indifference. Heidi Ray, Kiyoshi' s latest conquest and a s
A charity case? You're nothing but a placeholder, Elisa." Her words were like daggers, twisted inside the wound she had already inflicted. I
y ears. I felt the first gush, warm and sticky, staining the icy water around me.
the doctors' grim faces, or the fact I could never carry a child again. Instead, he frowned at my untouched meal. "Are you going to starve
not lost a child and my ability to have more. The party, the cameras-that was all that
what I had endured. Yet, he minimized it, reduced my living nightmare to a mere annoyance. He truly believed I was still the same Elisa
my love, my sanity. I stared at the ceiling, a single, silent tear tracing a path down my te
s of my dreams. But it would be mine. I would walk away from the Donovans, from Kiyoshi, from the gho
is arm wrapped around Heidi Ray, a different designer dress on her every night. Champagne flowed like water. The Donovan name was synony
h the mansion's halls. She was furious about the public spectacle, about the potential harm to the Donovan legacy. She paced her s
Joette' s fury could fully ignite, leaving the storm brewing. And
to discuss the recent unfortunate events and Mr. Kiyoshi's behavior." His tone was polite, distant, a practiced blend of deference and cold deta
ted their disdain, their manipulations, their abuse. I had been the good wife, the understanding daughter-in-law, the
oss of my child. A fierce, unyielding resolve had taken root in its place.
. I will not be attending." The words, simple yet revolutionary, hung in the a
etraying a hint of confusion. No on
lly, mentally, and emotionally." My hand instinctively went to my still-tender abdomen. The pain was a constant, dull throb, a stark reminder

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