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

anything, she felt like her three years had gone down the

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

doing?” she

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

to think about is your complete

them deliberately avoided the

TV. As expected, the media was broadcasting Elliot and Amanda’s

engagement.

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

were holding hands as they fielded

does your fiancee think about your

devoid of emotion. “Nothing.”

his hand and wound her arm around his. “I

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

a silent reprimand to not mention the man’s

bodyguards step in front of the camera to stop a particularly aggressive journalist. Her eyes zeroed in on his

into her palms. She

TV, on the distinct bite mark on the

TV off. Then she sat on

okay? Dad and

blurred as her eyes

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

she wasn’t

have framed Elliot, that he really wasn’t

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