SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 71

Chapter 71

The elevator climbed toward the penthouse of Pierce Tower, each floor ticking by on the digital display as my stomach tightened with a mix of anger and nervous anticipation. I wore a simple black dress, nothing

revenge.

When the doors opened, I stepped into a space unlike anything I'd expected. Not

the

cold, modernist showcase typical of billionaire penthouses, but a warm, wood- paneled sanctuary with floor-to-

ceiling bookshelves and comfortable leather furniture. Classical music played softly in the background. The wall of windows offered a breathtaking view of Manhattan at sunset, the city transformed into gold and shadow.

Alexander stood by a small bar cart, his back to me. He'd removed his suit jacket and rolled

up his shirtsleeves, looking more approachable than I'd ever seen him.

"Scotch? Wine? Something else?" he asked without turning

"Answers," I replied, my voice steadier than I felt.

He turned then, a slight smile on his face that didn't

quite reach his eyes. "Straight to business. One of the many things I admire about you."

I tossed the folder onto his coffee table. Papers spilled out, financial records, surveillance reports, market manipulation evidence, all documenting his shadow campaign against Rose and Stefan. "Explain this," I demanded, remaining standing even as he gestured toward a seat. "Explain why you've been secretly helping destroy Rose and Stefan for the past year without telling me." Alexander studied me for a long moment, then moved to a bookshelf and pulled out a small wooden box. "Perhaps we should start at the beginning."

He placed the box on the table between us and finally, I sat down across from him. He opened it carefully, removing what looked like a hospital ID bracelet, faded and worn. "Boston Memorial Hospital. Five years ago." He set the bracelet gently on that changed everything."

What

top of the red papers. "The night

s have to do with Rose and

I stared at the plastic band, confusion replacing some of my anger. does Stefan?”

lights, a medical conference in Boston I'd attended alone because my parents was too busy with work and perfect Rose. "I was bleeding internally," Alexander continued. "The doctors later said I had minutes left, at

soft and vulnerable crossing his face. "That was me. And you were the one who found me. Who rode in the ambulance. Who gave

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I'd filled out while waiting for news of his condition. The nurses telling me he had no visitors,

the past rushing back. "I visited your room. Read

"You said it was your favorite

had a case

Alexander reached into the box

I hope you heal completely. Someone is thinking of you, even if

handwriting from years ago. "I

the window, gazing out at the darkening city. "After I recovered, I tried to find you. All I

He turned back to

"I came to New

my life.

I finished for him,

a perfect life with a successful husband and budding design career." Alexander's smile held no bitterness, only a gentle resignation. "It didn't seem right to intrud "So you left?" The thought of how different things might have been made

track of you from a distance. Just... checking occasionally to make sure the woman who'd shown such kindness to a stranger was happy." His voice dropped lower. "Until I started noticing things A cold realization washed over me.

was making arrangements to return to New York, to somehow warn you, when news broke about your accident. Your car going off tha He moved back to the sofa, sitting closer to me this time. "I didn't

investigators, had them looking into every aspect of that night. But then, A week later, I

up. "What do

you

imagine," Alexander said simply. "My security team tracked you and Victoria

pictures i was relieved that

through me. "You knew? Before Victoria ever presented me as her daughter?

you. Saved you. Was helping you recover and transform. But I didn't know why, or what you

exactly who I was. Even through the surgical changes.

"And

For fifteen months."

this new life, plan my revenge, and

I have said?" Alexander asked quietly. "When

when you emerged with a new face and a new purpose, it was clear you'd chosen a specific path. It wasn't my place to interfere with that

interfere," I said, gesturing to the evidence on the table. "Until you started manipulating

his eyes intent on mine. "I saw what they did to you, Camille. Watched helplessly as y The raw sincerity in his voice made it impossible to maintain my anger. He had helped advance my revenge without seeking credit. Had used his considerable resources to ensure

now?" I asked. "Why let me discover

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