Chapter 74

“She was,” Ethan muttered. “I’m not denying that Chole has…

manipulated things. My mom wouldn’t have gone this far

without someone pulling her strings.”

“You think Chole blackmailed her?” I asked. “Or was it bait?”

“Probably both,” he admitted. “And yeah, I know you’re

recording, Ava. I’m not stupid.”

Ava lifted her phone slightly. “Good. Because this goes to the

press if anyone tries to spin this again.”

I took a breath, steady but bitter. “It’s over, Ethan. Between us.

And if you keep trying to hold on, you’re just giving Chole more

fuel to hurt me with. She’ll only stop when you and I are

completely done.”

Ethan didn’t argue this time. For a long second, he just stood


there.

Finally, he exhaled. “I get it.”

I waited.

He looked at Ava. Then at me. “If a joint statement will help… I’ll 、

do it. I’ll cooperate.”

The quiet that followed our confrontation was unnerving.

After Ethan left, Ava sat down beside me, but didn’t say much.

We didn’t need to. The room still buzzed from the tension, and I

needed to breathe.

I opened my laptop.

no PR team behind me. No

Just me–my words, my evidence, and

trembling fingers.


of the Hawthrone Group

admin access through my last communication team

unethical, maybe it wasn’t, but they

was

blinked to life. I took a

angle. I didn’t want to look

want to look

Then I hit record.

name is Olivia Whitmore,” I began. My voice

“I am the legal wife

would

these past

I was hoping reason would


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statement, I owe the truth–to myself,

paused, swallowing back a lump in my

fell in love with Ethan five years ago. We met in college, felt

I didn’t marry him

loved him.

that sit before

Chole Windsor was involved with

years, but a

Chole had gone to several

out of respect

because I didn’t want to hurt

to insert screenshots. Chat logs from Chole.


stamped. Aggressive. Controlling.

never ‘dressed provocatively‘ to seduce

from Amelia Hawthrone–his mother–are

they’re defamatory. The video clip shared

been edited. Here

full–length footage. In

conference room after a meeting,

with another man.

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want to clarify the financial settlement Amelia

agreement–negotiated by

result of blackmail or

screen. Dates.


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