Love Began When The Facade Shattered

Harvey froze at the sight of

friend, Jerald Martin, with the news that their two years apart w

alked in on was not

ealized the pair on the couch were far too

g in her throat, she pulled out her

the sofa caught Elena's gaze

a blanket to throw over them, drag

e you doing here? Why

lena replied, "Moments like thes

apped the blanket tighter around his waist and

video goes public," Elena w

bluffing, Jerald

ed send before he

belief written al

-the gentle, forgiving one-was go

Elena Harvey?" Jerald shouted, vei

see, Elena said coldly, "The p

twisted in dis

ok on her face, his hand jabbe

Two years down the drain for someone like

.

behind and went straight t

na's every word was a curs

one with a shadowed look. Sliding beside Elena, she wrapped her

I'm not crying over him. What bothers me no

e kidd

y, had been calling her home to hash ou

wealthy family, stood tall and attract

ld she conceive within two months, another hundred million would be hers. Once

her could cook up something like that. If this deal was so wonderful,

u saying there's som

offer, but the bigge

you talk

easy on the eyes. Honestly, every woman in the city once dream

umbled from Elena's lips. "I f

ast year it came out that he has a terminal illness. His girlfriend took off for another country once she g

ed into plac

t stepmother of yours is ready to mar

ys remarry on

dy. Picture what he must look like right now. And don't fool yourself-he only wants a wife s

nd when he passes, everything he owns becomes mine. With that, I'd have

lief. "Are you comple

alk about it, but it rarely shows up. It's not worth wasting years chasing it. In the end, don't we all

't mean. "I hate to admit it,

Elena's lips. "That's

.

to Elena by borrowing another person's phone, hi

e called again and again from different numbers,

rning, her screen flooded with messages. Most we

they had never even shared a bed, he accused her of having a fake che

ena refused to give Jerald t

n he was, and wasting another se

ther and told him she woul

though Greyson himself was nowhere to be f

had agreed, their joy spil

ear-she wanted the marria

gality mattered more

unnecessary

rotest, anxious she might chan

ther, Trevor Wilson, used his influence to make

t time Elena saw

ere arresting, and his eyes seemed to

man like him would never have crossed

in Elena's hands, not even a tra

insisting that although there would be no grand wedding, the bride sho

ming, and the card seemed hea

. She accepted it w

g over the name "Greyson Wilson." She couldn't h

.

ught sight of Wilbur's grin stretchi

r share out of the Wilson

f guard, his smile falterin

acks and turned to him. "If there wasn't something in

e crossed his exp

him off before he could str

aid in a steady voice, "This is where

.

eyson spread fast, and Mina co

re was nothing she

how could you agree so easily? If you weren't married yet, you could've walked aw

en all over her, eyes shi

ll smile, she said, "Don't worry. I've got the certificate,

inked i

n her eye, Elena r

ebruary. That gives him less than three months. I'

eemed foolproof. Life, h

ssed, and someone ap

our husband wan