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
ripple in her emotions. If anything, she felt like her three years had gone
years of devotion just ended in tragedy. She would never get those three years
is the company doing?” she asked weakly.
fine now. We managed to stay afloat, thanks to the money you brought back that dreadful
to think
three of them deliberately avoided the
expected, the media was broadcasting Elliot and
engagement.
Amanda stood side by side in front of the press, he in a tailored business
as they fielded
fiancee think about your
was devoid of emotion.
let go of his hand and wound her arm around his. “I don’t really care about his
Erick grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest. “Elliot is a bastard, through and
reprimand to not mention the man’s
the bodyguards step in front of the camera to stop a particularly aggressive journalist. Her eyes zeroed in on
dug into her palms. She didn’t
the distinct
quickly grabbed the remote control and turned the TV off. Then she sat on the hospital bed and gathered Corynn
okay? Dad and Mom
blurred as her eyes filled with tears.
familiar with that bodyguard. He worked for Elliot, and she had seen him report to the latter several times before.
she wasn’t
then, Corryn harbored a small hope that someone might have framed Elliot, that he really wasn’t the
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