Chapter 36

Once we settled Alexander onto the bed, Gai turned to me, eyes

narrowing. “What’s wrong with your walk?”

I glanced down, brushing a hand over my leg. “Nothing serious. I

just hit my knee earlier. I’ll take care of it in my room.”

He nodded but didn’t look entirely convinced.

As I was about to turn and leave, I paused in the doorway.

“Actually …” I turned back. “About tomorrow. You go with him

to the summit. I’ll head to the factory. It’s further out, and I’ll

need more time if I’m going to inspect the system properly.“”

Gai studied me for a moment, then gave a single approving nod.

“Smart call.”

There was something reassuring about his calm.

“Let me know if you find anything,” he said, already turning to


adjust the room’s curtains. “And Olivia?”

I looked back.

“Get in touch whenever you need to.”

I nodded. “Will do.”

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And with that, I stepped into the hallway.

Ava’s POV

Ethan walked in wearing a tailored charcoal suit, shoulders

square, posture straight, every strand of his hair in place. Not a

on him. No stubble. No slouch. If you hadn’t

came to close a

not to beg for the remnants of a

from me in the


place. Like the meltdown from a week ago–those choked- up voicemails, the incoherent sobbing–had never

decided to stop playing the broken

crossing one leg over the

enough.”

flinch. Just looked at me with

he was trying to pretend he had any say left in

the documents toward

now is for Olivia

sign. You’ll both be

speak. Just stared at the

tapped the pen beside them. “This shouldn’t take

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read it out loud


Still no answer.

continued, “let’s talk

unchanged. And before

might want to remember she has

evidence of your affair!””

out of him. His

look so surprised.

spoke. “When… did

question came out quietly. Almost like he was scared of

answer.

matter? You started betraying her long

trips? We

hotels, the excuses, the


abandonment–should I go on?”

“I-”

everything for you,

“She dropped her therapist

went

world about your marriage. She worked herself

just to prove

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being your wife.”

to the papers. I even saw some guilt crack that perfect

herself last. And how did you repay her?” I leaned forward, stabbing a

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