• Chapter 10

  • Lysander stepped onto the balcony and dialed Navier’s number, intending to convince her to play along with his divorce scheme.

  • But after countless attempts, all he got was the same robotic voice message:

  • “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off…”

  • A flicker of unease settled in his chest.

  • Brow furrowed, Lysander pulled up WhatsApp to message her instead.

  • But a glaring red exclamation mark popped up.

  • “Goddammit, Navier! What the hell are you playing at?!” he muttered, furiously typing. “It’s the middle of the night–is this really the time for one of your little tantrums?”

  • Fighting back his growing agitation and panic, he called his secretary.

  • “Nick, contact Navier immediately. Tell her I need to see her ASAP.”

  • Following the directive, Nick mobilized multiple people to call and message Navier, but no one got through.

  • “Sir,” he reported back nervously, “Mrs. Vanderbilt–she’s completely unreachable. Should we launch a more thorough investigation?”

  • “NO! Let her sulk all she wants!” Lysander snapped before ending the call.

  • If she didn’t want to face him now, then maybe she should never show her face again!

  • living room, intending to clean

  • the coffee table caught

  • “Divorce papers…”

  • his breath coming in uneven

  • The Pinned Pri

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  • the hell? When did Navier

  • flipping it open to see his own

  • official court

  • a divorce, yes. Yet somehow, the reality of it left a bitter taste in his mouth.

  • how could she divorce me this

  • kind of sick

  • he refused to entertain the possibility that Navier no longer

  • that he didn’t even hear Celeste calling his

  • back to the balcony and dialed his

  • if these divorce papers are

  • what?” Nick stammered in disbelief. “Sir, you and Mrs.

  • look into

  • fifteen minutes felt like an eternity

  • sent a screenshot from the court records system.

  • Armstrong filed the paperwork a month ago–with your signed

  • bore into Lysander’s eyes,

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