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 years had gone down

years of devotion just ended in tragedy. She would never get those three years of

doing?” she asked weakly.

fine now. We managed to stay afloat, thanks to the money you brought

all you need to think

of them deliberately avoided the topic of

the TV. As expected, the media was

engagement.

in front of the press, he in

were holding hands as they fielded the reporter’s questions.

think about your ex–girlfriend, Miss Harper?”

face was devoid

of his hand and wound her arm around his. “I don’t really care about his past. What matters is our future

crossing his arms over his chest. “Elliot is a bastard, through and through!”

glared at him, a silent reprimand to not mention the man’s name

step in front of the camera to stop a particularly aggressive journalist. Her eyes

the blanket, her hands balled into fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. She didn’t

to the TV, on the distinct bite

quickly grabbed the remote control and turned the TV off. Then she sat on the hospital bed and gathered Corynn in

Dad and Mom

as her eyes filled

mark aside, she was familiar with that bodyguard. He worked for Elliot, and she had seen him report to the latter several times

knew she wasn’t

have framed Elliot, that

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