Sweet Submission: Reclaiming Her Love

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The Mastermind

When Corynn next woke up, both of her parents were there, their eyes red from crying.

She felt a keen sense of emptiness in her belly, and knew instantly that her final tie to Elliot was now completely severed.

A part of Corynn expected herself to cry and mourn her loss, but she didn’t. In fact, she couldn’t remember

ever feeling this calm.

Elliot had done everything in his power to ensure that they no longer had reason to be involved with each other,

all on her expense. After so much suffering, she didn’t really think there was anything more for her to feel.

“Corynn,” Shirley choked on a sob as she took her daughter’s hand. She hadn’t understood why Corynn would

go and seek Elliot out after everything, until they found the check and title deed tucked under Corynn’s coat.

“I’m all right, Mom,” Corryn said, mustering a small, reassuring smile. “How long was I unconscious?”

“Almost five days. You scared us to death!”

“Five days…” Corynn murmured and glanced at her phone on the bedside table. The screen displayed dozens

of news alerts.

Of course. Elliot and Amanda were getting engaged today.

Corynn did her best not to let her smile slip. She should be heartbroken at the reminder, but there was barely

her emotions. If anything, she felt like her three

tragedy. She would never get

the company doing?”

is fine now. We managed to stay afloat, thanks to

to think about is

them deliberately avoided the topic of her

turned toward the TV. As expected, the media

engagement.

and Amanda stood side by side in front of the press, he

were holding hands as they fielded the

fiancee think about your ex–girlfriend, Miss

was devoid of

wound her arm around his. “I don’t really care about his past. What

his chest. “Elliot is a bastard, through

to not mention the man’s name in front of their

and continued watching the news. Her heartbeat quickened when she noticed one of the bodyguards step in front of the camera to stop a particularly aggressive journalist. Her eyes zeroed in on his

balled into fists so tightly that her nails dug into

on the distinct bite mark on the

the remote control and turned the TV off. Then she sat on the hospital bed and gathered

okay? Dad

as her eyes filled

that bodyguard. He worked for Elliot, and she had seen

knew she

someone might have framed Elliot, that he really wasn’t the one to

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