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Chapter 17

Chapter 17

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Yolanda slept until dawn, waking just after six.

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Just as she stepped out of the guest room, Jack handed her a gift box. “Mrs. Sinclair, Mr. Sinclair asked you to deliver this.”

Yolanda took it and headed straight downstairs.

Jack blinked, slightly taken aback. Charles had been with Sophie for over ten days this month. Before, Yolanda would’ve dropped hints, fishing for details on his schedule. But now, she didn’t ask a single thing–just grabbed the box and went down.

Charles still wasn’t home. Yolanda guessed he’d spent the night with Sophie. She did a quick workout on an empty stomach, picked at a light breakfast, then headed out around 7:30 to make the delivery.

She’d really ticked May off yesterday. Seeing her this early, May’s face soured like she’d stepped in something gross.

“Charles asked me to bring you this bracelet,” Yolanda said, holding out the gift box.

May took it. Inside was the emerald bracelet–the kind one couldn’t just buy with money- she’d been obsessing over.

The bracelet worked its magic. Her mood lightened as she slid it on. Then she shot Yolanda a sideways glance. “Has Charles taken you to get checked? Are you pregnant or not?”

“I’ll go this afternoon,” Yolanda replied. “Just a stomach bug, probably.”

May’s eyes sharpened, a sneer in her voice. “Heard from the maid at Moonbay Estate that you’ve been hunting down herbal remedies to get knocked up. Is that right?”

Yolanda stiffened. She’d been desperate for Charles’s baby, and now it was only making her look like a fool. ‘I was such an idiot, thinking a kid could keep him around,‘ she thought.

right? He gives you 60 thousand a month in allowance and bailed your family out more times than I can keep

cash now, you can play these games. Charles said it last night–you don’t deserve to have

“No need to stress,” she whispered. “I’ll bring you the test results today. I wouldn’t even want to carry

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they hit May like a sharp edge–though she couldn’t put her finger on exactly what felt

of here,” she snapped. “Keep this up, and I’ll

was a punishment room–cold, pitch–black, terrifying. She’d been locked

pressed her lips tight, and mumbled, “I’ll leave

felt satisfied. She knew very well Yolanda was terrified of returning to the Grant

she never even

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car, she realized her back was soaked

the Grants hadn’t punished her very much, but their house always felt suffocating. Ever since she was a kid–after learning she was adopted–she’d lived with a constant fear of being

herself to be the best at everything. But she had never realized the Grants were grooming her to be

stinging. She floored the gas pedal

stood out -his sharp features impossible to miss. When he saw her, he dropped his gaze, lost in

car. She nodded for him to get

tight and

his seatbelt, like she always did. Sensing his tension, she comforted, “We’re gonna be around

the window, his

film set. To her

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had been launched into stardom by Charles, and with major brand endorsements under her belt, she was now an A–list rising actress. Everywhere she went, people fawned

her.

blazing with fury. “Perfect. I’ve been wanting to find you. Didn’t think you’d have the balls to show your

her hand to slap Yolanda, but Ian caught her wrist,

free. Her face flushed crimson with rage. “Aren’t you scared of getting your career destroyed? Just wait–you’ll regret this,” she snapped, pulling