Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 61

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Annie growled gutturally, and her eyes blurred with angry hot tears. She threw her phone down on the table as she controlled herself from throwing it across the room. She was shaking in a blind fury as the enormity of what this all implicated hit her. Instead of siding with her, instead of standing by her as he should have, Alexander had chosen to protect his ex-wife. He had humilated her, abandoned her, and left her to deal with the fallout alone.

Her mind was racing through the implications. Alexander had drawn a line in the sand, and it was more than evident on which side he stood That ungrateful bastard," she spat, her voice cracking. Tears streamed down her face, but they werent tears of sadness, they were tears of pure, unfiltered rage. How could he do this to her Side with Emma? Put that ugly woman above her?!

Annie's fists were clenched, her nails digging into her palms, while she tried to steady herself. She couldn't afford to fall apart now. She had to think, to plan her next move. But the truth stared her in the face her time under Alexander's roof was slipping away, slowly but surely. His actions were a warning; a sign that he wasn't willing to keep her around indefinitely

The thought made her chest contract. If Alexander turned his back on her finally, she'd lose everything, the life, the status, the security. She needed to act fast, to secure her place permanently in his life before it was too late.

Wiping away tears with shaking hands, Annie straightened her backbone. What she needed was leverage, something that would the Alexander irreversibly with her. One thing etched in her mind, the one that could flip everything in her favor, a child. If she became pregnant, Alexander would not be able to deny her so easily. A child would seal her place and let Emma never wholly get back into his life again

But how? The clock was ticking, and Alexander's patience with her seemed to be wearing thin. She had to act soon, or she risked losing everything she had schemed and fought for.

Promising to find a way out and when she does, she'd make sure both Alexander

Kevin promptly walked up to Alexander, holding a file in one hand and a tablet

a rare smile breaking across his usually

agreed to come." Alexander's brow furrowed as he scrolled through the email flashing on the screen. He could

ettual

white, confirmation that she was not only willing to donate huge amounts of money like she had been doing for the past four years but was also attending the prestigious

Kevin added with barely contamed excitement. It's official. She'll be here

the industry-an innovator whose empire had grown exponentially in

his voice

What had prompted

tablet back to Kevin with his denge of intal to

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