My Ex-Husband's Billion-Dollar Regret

ure. The first thing I hear when I wake up in a hospital is him tel

e severe neurologic

alks in. Her hand is linked through Cayden's arm, her head re

to whisper. "Please, Liam," he begs the Don, Liam Hewitt. "Just

ancé,' you can finally get her to sign the demolition a

The man I loved and the woman I trusted di

myself. I look past Cayden, past Vivian, and fi

you feel familiar," I say to Liam H

ison and opportunity. "I'm sorry, I seem

pte

Owen

r future. The first thing I hear when I wake up is him telling

A low, clinical hum fills the space aro

urological damage," a calm,

ilky white. A doctor stands at the foot of m

Cay

er me, so strong it almost

eels like it's full of wet san

ly so full of easy charm, are wide with someth

" he br

ampagne tasted funny. "Where am I?" I ask, my voice raspy. I try

ugh. He doesn't rush to my side

o the doctor and back again. The hesitation las

the sound scraping against the

y, muffled but urgent. "Can alcohol po

s a vague, nonc

ords are sharp, clear. "Get Lia

n ruthless efficiency and quiet brutality. His name hangs in the air like the smell of gunpowder. He's the man who

lls me my name is Julia. He tells me Liam Hewitt

g along with my joke. A cruel, st

She isn't looking at me. Her hand is linked through Cayden's arm, her head re

my lungs. The

gh his hair and practically flees the room again. This time, he finds

ly concealed excitement in his voice. It's a bright, sharp note of p

patience that feels like a physical threat. "A

ratorial whisper. "Just do me this one favor. She's been dr

ure disdain. I hear his f

ve someone else to keep happy.

ts, my knuckles white. The sterile

on. "As her 'fiancé,' you can finally get her to sign the demol

s to a pile of cold, dead ash. The man I loved, the woman I

ayden, Liam, and

and freezes. He gives L

He is your fiancé. You're getting married soon." He gestures be

ssessive gesture. A flicker of guilt crosses Cayden's face

es. There is only a pain that comes w

past Cayden, past Vivian, and fix my eye

you feel familiar," I say to Liam H

crutinize me, as if trying to peel back

upright, the movement sending

never le

poison and opportunity. "I'm sorry, I

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