The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

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A thin and frail woman with bloodstained hands was pressed forcefully onto the ground.

“The former best newcomer lawyer has turned into an incompetent.” A cold and malevolent voice sounded above Rosalie Leighton’s head.

Struggling, she raised her head, her gaze locking onto the attractive face before her. It was hard to fathom that the popular celebrity from the entertainment circle, someone who appeared so innocent to others, could be harboring such ruthlessness.

“Yvette, why?” Rosalie asked in a trembling voice.

“You took my sister’s life How can you even ask why Yvette Hamilton’s sneer conveyed a chilling edge, her eyes brimming

with malefic darkness.

“It wasn’t me. I’m innocent Rosalie managed to utter amidst her difficulty, her head shaking in persistent dental, trying to straighten herself up, her gaze unwaveringly fixed on the man standing beside Yvette.

He was none other than Rosalie’s ex-boyfriend. The man who had once vowed to protect her eternally

In the past, even a minor injury to her finger would cause him to worry for hours. Yet now, he merely stood there, a passive observer of her torment

“Z-Zachary.” Rosalie s cry was infused with nearly every ounce of her remaining strength. “Please. I beg you believe me.

He still wore the same suit and leather shoes as before, but as he fixed his dark eyes upon her, they held nothing but a haze of coldness

“Zachary, you’re not feeling sorry for this woman, are you! She’s the one who took my sister’s life! Everything Im doing is to

my sister can rest in peace”

Yvette held the man’s armi mi

at him

tely. Her malicious expression

sformed into a sort of pitiable charm when she looked

“She brought this upon herself Sympathy isn’t warranted Zachary Xanthos responded softly, his fingers tenderly brushing through Yvettes meticulously styled hair “You can do whatever you want.

Rosalie’s eyes widened all of a sudden as the mused. “I brought this upon myself? Ha“

The man who had once cherished Rosalie now reduced her anguish to this dismissive remark.

Drawing on an unfamiliar well of strength, she broke free from the constraining hold of the person pinning her down. She struggled and crawled forward, determined to get closer to the man.

“Zachary, I don’t know what happened in that car accident. I wasn’t drunk driving that day. It was Melanie’s car…. that crashed into mine.

Thud!

hand heavily, sending waves of piercing pain

comparison to the intense ache in

lift her head and locked eyes on Zachary, whose leather-clad shoe was pressing down on

hoarse voice.

of my life was ever being with you” Zachary’s words were delivered in a tone as cold as

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It was she who caused the accident that took my sister’s life.” Yvette’s voice echoed.

the next instant, Rosalie heard him utter. “All

abruptly opened her eyes to the present, realizing she had been dreaming about the events that unfolded in

covered in calluses. After three years of incarceration, her hands were no longer as tender and smooth as

nails on her ten fingers had regrown, her hand still bore the remnants

her finger bones had fractured, healing over time but not flawlessly. The

damp, the

pain became so excruciating that she yearned to sever her

of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t just the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family; she was also the fiancée of

Strico.

cast aside by her own family. Ultimately, she received

her feet, retrieving a cleaning tool as she did.

and the cold weather had bestowed a slight reddish hue upon her delicate face. Beneath her eyes rested a captivating nose and lips tinted with a delicate shade of pink. Her lengthy hair was unpretentiously tied into a

However, the youthful vigor that should have animated her eyes was notably absent, replaced by a hint of dimness.

the night shift. Having dozed off at the Environment and Sanitation Administration, she had

engaged. Yvette

tremor coursed through Rosalie’s body, prompting her to hastily depart from

Yvette were like aching wounds etched into the very core of Rosalie’s

Rosalie diligently swept the road. The bones in her hands throbbed in response to the frigid air, sending ripples of

to herself. For a sanitary worker like her, even accessing painkillers

unexpectedly pulled to

man and a woman emerged from the vehicle. Pallor swept over Rosalie’s face as she recognized

a scion who used to harass her during her time with Zachary and even earned her

Leighton? What brings you to road sweeping?” Timothy Sanders inquired with

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by his side giggled, “She’s a lawyer?

Ms. Leighton. She used to be Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy remarked, casting

get engaged to Ms. Yvette Hamilton. How about you spend the night with me? What

to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the man’s grasp, but Timothy seized her arm and

foot and kicked at Timothy, taking advantage of his

jumped into his

to the other side of the road.

hauntingly deserted. Not

was as if there was no one around at all