The Surgeon's Revenge: My Ex-Husband's Regret

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ing autumn leaves trapped within the steel grid of Manhattan. She stood before the floor-to-ceiling glass, her reflection a ghostly overlay on the city

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up down. The porcelain clicked against the marble, a sharp soun

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. He looked pained. He always looked pained when he had to do so

back in the c

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tears. He expected her to fall to her knees, to beg, to scream

lder. "The pre-nup is clear, Iris. You know the ter

the folder

n speaking to the staff. "And that... creative resume you had when we met, it's going to be hard for you to find

the Rutledge family had spent four years whispering abo

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nature, then up at her.

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our true love, H

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een trying to erase her from this a

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ed her back on him and walk

after her. "I'm tr

door softly behind her,

to the walk-in closet. Rows of beige, cream, and gr

, to a panel that looked like part of the wall. She

made of ballistic nylon, heavy and utilita

ame, a stack of cash in three different currencies, and a

earl earrings Hunter had given her for their first anniver

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