Chapter 10

In a flash, Jocelyn’s smug face popped into his mind.

If the hidden camera could be explained away, this video was smoking–gun proof of her betrayal!

He had no clue how to explain this to his father. No way to silence the judgments echoing through the wedding hall.

A tidal wave of emotions crashed over him as he ended the call.

Then dialed Jocelyn directly.

“Lorian, finally calling me back?” Her voice dripped with false sweetness.

“The wedding video–you played it, didn’t you?”

Jocelyn giggled, sounding pleased with herself.

“Well, yeah! I saw you chickening out, so I gave you a little push. You’ve been planning this for six whole years–no turning back now. I did it for your own good.”

Rage surged through him, making his entire body shake.

“I TOLD you, Lancelot family business is NOT yours to mess with!”

“Even if revenge was needed, that was between me and Sylvia. Who the hell do you think you are? What gives you the right to decide what’s ‘for my own good‘? This was never about helping me–this was all

about you!”

“I know exactly what you said to Sylvia that night. I didn’t call you out then to spare your precious feelings. Since you’ve decided to throw away any decency, don’t blame me for what happens next.”

He hung up and immediately texted his assistant.

Within a week, the Collins family would be completely bankrupt.

Just as he powered off his phone, his father and Sylvia’s mother walked in.

He dropped to his knees before them, slapping himself repeatedly across the face until his cheeks burned.

“I’m so sorry. This is all my fault. I’m the one who destroyed Sylvia.”

“I thought… I believed Auntie had come between you and Mom. I… never meant for this to happen.”

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His father, blind with fury, kicked him hard in the chest.

“You complete idiot! Your mother divorced me because she had terminal cancer–there was never any

affair!”

her to try treatment, but she refused–afraid you couldn’t handle watching her suffer. I’ve kept

your mother passed away. What did she do wrong? What did Sylvia ever do to deserve this?”

told him any of this before.

stolen his mom’s place and caused her death.

chosen to leave them both

regret made every breath painful. His lips trembled, but words

silence, his father slapped

years–I refuse to believe you felt nothing

Sylvia, to

bring himself to beg them to

this tragedy, he had no right to ask for anything. He knelt at the doorstep for twenty–four hours

left the country, he immediately booked a flight

found Sylvia–miraculously alive

sat on park swings, gently

down the urge to run to her.

shadows, he caught fragments of their conversation.

her mother’s voice was gentle on the swing

papers with Mr. Lancelot, If you can’t move past

soft but firm as she pushed her swing to a halt. “That

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done.”

not telling him I’m alive. That was

me dragged

into each other’s arms, tears flowing freely as they held each other

the shadows, Lorian watched them, his heart breaking all over

opened a new account and typed

everything I couldn’t

at the screen until “Read” appeared beneath his

flight home, leaving her

mother began rebuilding their lives away from

of the past six years gradually lifted from her

felt truly free.

Sylvia received an unexpected call.

Sylvia? This is Lloyd speaking, on behalf of Mr. Smith.”

the wrong person,”

not, Miss. Mr. Smith is your biological father. Our investigation confirms you are Sylvia

his youngest daughter.”

Sylvia

father has been searching for you for years, Miss Sylvia. He would like to meet you.”

Sylvia agreed to meet the man claiming to

Mr. Smith breaking down

your information after my brokenw ith your mother,” he said, embracing her tightly.

her new identity came wealth and privilege beyond imagination.

Smith family was one of the wealthiest in the country, with business

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