Second Chance At Love by Iris Mignon

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Chapter 75

Sophia met his furious gaze with a cold smile playing on her lips. Ever since he’d thrown her at George, the’d been treated like merchandise She’d swallowed the pain in silence before, but now it was his turn. One day, she’d make him choke on the taste of forcing his own wife onto

other men.

“Hey,” she said, her voice cool. “You can hire me at the club too, you know. Price is right, I’m happy to keep you company.”

flicker of pain crossed Jason’s eyes, masked quickly by anger. His pride wouldn’t let him beg her to stay. Besides, even if he did, she clearly wasn’t in the mood for a reasonable conversation. Why grovel? She was just one woman. Time would erase her, and then she’d be nothing more than a forgotten

ripped his hand from hers

and more frequently. Even Amanda’s treatment couldn’t stop her heart from feeling like a balloon ready to burst. A cough racked her body, and

around, she saw the angry man back again. Surprise flickered across her

cold and deliberate. “Since you’ve got no shame, I’ve changed my mind. Tonight, at the club? No mask. If you run into

knife. But could he truly sever it? The more he pushed, the more she wanted to drag him down

always so proud. But this? This quiet acceptance was worse. For the first time in his life, he felt powerless. Utterly powerless. “Sophia,”

chuckled, a hollow sound. “Yeah, I guess I am.” After all she’d done: risking her life for him, marrying him impulsively, bearing his child, enduring this loveless marriage for years… “Despicable” perfectly summed

smile. Jason, Jason,‘ she thought, ‘the pain and betrayal of adults is a double- edged

Later that night.