hapter 50

I slapped her. Once. Twice. A third time. Sharp, precise, and real.

Ethan stepped in, grabbing my wrist. “Olivia, stop! What the hell

are you doing?!”

I yanked my arm back. “This is for lying. For sneaking around.

For throwing yourself into a marriage that was never yours to

begin with.”

“She’s already on bail!” Ethan snapped. “What more do you

want?”

“To be treated like I’m not disposable!” I yelled. “You think I’ll just

sit and watch you two play victim while I take the fall for your

damn choices?!”

“She’s not well,” he muttered.

And like right on cue, Chole slumped to the side, unconscious


from the stress and the slap. Ethan caught her, arms trembling

with rage.

“Yes. Be her savior. Maybe I should faint next so you’ll

remember I’m your wife.”

He looked at me like I was the monster now.

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He didn’t say a word. Just picked her up and stormed off toward the crowd of people already parting like waves for his drama.

I stood there in the wheelchair, surrounded by strangers,

everyone whispering and staring.

Alexander’s POV

From the backseat of the car, I watched the chaos unfold at the

airport entrance.

stood alone in her wheelchair, surrounded by


and that insufferable tension that only public drama could stir.

Chole in his arms like some tragic hero in a

stage play.

Olivia to look shaken,

causing such a scene.

But she didn’t.

brushed her hair off her

glanced around like a

slightly lifted. Her

of

faint trace of satisfaction

My brows furrowed.

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smiling about?”

sat beside me, equally

Mike said from the passenger

brutal.”

she knew exactly how this would

out his phone. “Also… you should

post. Here–look.”

was still fresh. A photo with Ethan’s silhouette in the background and a cheeky caption that

people just won’t

to remove

friend. #NotSoEx #StillObsessed #DramaFreePlease”

it wasn’t just a coincidence. The timing, the setup, the

and Chole perfectly.


posted this on

nodded. “Right after Ethan followed

mutt.”

the dots. Her

airport… Even Chole showing up now felt

to understand

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really up to.

go help her?” Mike asked. “She’s

alone.”

“We can’t leave her like that.

about to open the door when someone

in a tailored red dress–heels clicking, stride


at the curb and made her

a boardroom, not

Her long hair was tied in a tight braid, and

screamed competence and authority.

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