His Unwanted Wife, The Secret Genius Surgeon

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nd resting on the shoulder of a small boy. He couldn't be more than five. The backg

he had ne

e. Her heart seized in her chest, a painful, stuttering beat. She shoved the

m the room. He loosened his tie with a familiar, impatient tug, his eyes sweeping past Joslyn as if strug

ile she tried to form feeling l

died in

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e white dress, her expression timid

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from the p

hat looked like triumph before she lowered her gaze. The boy, Leo, peeked

woman who had haunted their marriage, the child. It was a t

t, the crystal decanter clinking as he poured a measure of whi

, his voice flat. "Kisha and Leo

ed words past the lump in her throat, her voic

p gray eyes finally landing on her, devoid of any

l up with tears. "Jude, maybe... maybe this

is tone was absolute, leaving no roo

al blow. This was thei

her gaze locked on him. "

her then, truly looked at her, and she saw nothing but c

t. She stumbled back, her hand landing o

ing woman grasping at a piece of driftwood

ace. "That's irrelevant. What matters

presence overwhelming. He stood over her, a judge deliveri

"You want me to be a mot

nched dramatically, a single tea

rned glacial. "Watch

stop altogether. It sank into a cold, dark pit in her stomach.

she'd been fighting finally burned in her eyes. "

d mask on his face cracked, repla

For a split second, his pupils seemed to lose focus, a barely perceptibl

said something like that, his tone just as flat and detached as it was now. Sh

h, any humanity. "And you, Joslyn

he hadn't even known she

ly understood. For three years, she had been t

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