The Jilted Wife's Ruthless Billionaire Comeback

u have dialed

his cold, automated voicemail. The smooth, cold glass phone felt heavy in her hand. She

d, a tight knot of

the serving dish. The Boeuf Bourguignon she'd spent the afternoon

call with a frustra

t up again. A new message. It was from Bianca,

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r the back of the sofa, her movements suddenly sharp and efficie

The heavy oak door of the penthouse swung open with a sof

her heart lurch in her chest. A sense of dread, cold

spectfully watched her walk out, but Evelyn barely noti

otel." Without a word, she to

kin, and she pulled her coat tighter. She pushed through the hotel's revolving door. The light from

ing lobby, her heels sinking into the plush carpet as she made

he sound of her footsteps. The only thing she could hea

double oak doors. They weren't fully close

hovering just inches fro

sound that froze th

laughter of her

, moving closer to the crack, her body pressed again

cing shadows. Her eyes adjusted to the dim light,

iling, a gentle, tender smile she hadn't seen directed at her in years. He he

emure tilt of her head. She opened her mouth and accepted the bite,

was Scarlett. Her own daughter

forever, Aunt Seraphina." Scarlett

tt's hair, his expression one of pure, indulgent affection. Evelyn's heart didn't just s

instantly at attention, his focus shifting entirely to her. He put down his

He pulled out a small, dark blue velvet b

pene

The Reed Emerald. Her mother's necklace. The heirloom of the Ree

ingers dug into the doorframe, the polished wood

around Seraphina's pale, slender neck. His fingertips lingered on her collarbone for

forward and pressed a soft kiss to Julian's

ears, not of sadness but of pure, visceral disgust, bl

decorative vase on a pedestal in the

d snapped toward the door, hi

hadows of a nearby marble column, h

hundred-dollar bill from her purse and pressed it into his hand, her other finger pressed to

, until she was sure Julian wa

s ramrod straight. The warmth that had once filled her heart had b