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!

onto the back of her hand

the intense ache in Rosalie’s

was pressing down on her left hand. The realization that he could be

hoarse

you” Zachary’s words were delivered in a

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who caused the accident that took my sister’s

heard him utter. “All right.”

Rosalie abruptly opened her eyes to the present, realizing she had been dreaming about the events that unfolded in prison years ago.

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

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

healing over time but not flawlessly. The joints appeared slightly misaligned, impeding her ability to perform delicate movements.

cold and damp, the discomfort in her fingers was

excruciating that she yearned to sever her hands

accident that caused the death of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t just the

Strico.

her own family.

a cleaning tool as

hue upon her delicate face. Beneath her eyes rested

had recently graduated from college. However, the youthful vigor that should have animated her eyes was notably absent, replaced by

assigned to the night shift. Having dozed off at the Environment and Sanitation

colleague engrossed in her phone caught Rosalie’s attention. “Huh? Zachary and Yvette are getting engaged. Yvette is truly fortunate to be both a renowned celebrity and an esteemed lady. And

through Rosalie’s body, prompting her to hastily depart from the Environment and Sanitation.

and Yvette were like aching wounds

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

Rosalie murmured to herself. For a sanitary worker

unexpectedly pulled

Pallor swept over Rosalie’s face

who used to harass her during

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

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by his side giggled,

used to be Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy remarked, casting Rosalie a suggestive glance.

going to get engaged to Ms. Yvette Hamilton. How about you spend the night with

not about to allow him to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the man’s grasp, but Timothy seized her

raised her foot and kicked at Timothy, taking advantage of his momentary pain to make

red as he refused to relent. He jumped

Rosalie had dashed to the other

was hauntingly deserted.

was as if there was no