Chapter 5 You Might Forgive and Forget–But I Won’t

Chapter 5 You Might Forgive and Forget–But I Won’t

“Let me go! What you’re doing is illegal!”

Natalie thrashed against the guards, her wrists straining in their grip.

She raised her eyes to Jensen, her teeth clenched so tightly they audibly ground together.

“Jensen, can you really look me in the eye and say Sharon is truly Sunny?”

Her eyes were swollen, but still stunning, locked onto him with unwavering intensity.

And on her back–those brutal whip scars–stood as a loud, ugly slap across Jensen’s conscience.

His hands curled into tight fists.

He’d been the one to dress those wounds, nursing her day after day.

He once told her he would never let anyone hurt her again.

And yet…

Jensen instinctively took a step forward–but Sharon clung to his arm.

“Jensen, my stomach hurts…”


Her voice was soft, almost fragile, but to Jensen it was a bucket of ice water.

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Right. Sharon was terminally ill. What did it matter if he gave her this spotlight? Natalie still had her whole future ahead of her.

He forced down the guilt boiling in his chest and spoke clearly, coldly. “She’s my designer. I’d know. Sharon is Luke Corp’s chief designer, Sunny.”

Sharon beamed with pride.

And Natalie–just one tear slipped down her cheek.

Even after Jensen married Sharon behind her back…

Even after she’d resolved to let go…

She still wanted to protect the five years they’d shared.

But what a fool she was.

Jensen saw her cry, and something twisted deep in his chest.

years, no matter what she went

But now…


He started forward again.

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Or do I have to do

playing

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went dry. He looked at Natalie and forced his voice steady. “If you didn’t steal anything. you’ve

out a

ground, body bent awkwardly, dress strap torn at the shoulder. Her scars were exposed. Her laughter–frayed, sharp, unsettling–cut through the murmurs of the

backstage

look at

say more but was silenced by the flicker of coldness


forward, ready to drag her away–but Natalie

searched, why hide backstage? Wouldn’t that look suspicious? Strip me, right? Fine–I’ll

that, she tore off her moon–white gown and flung it

matching undergarments, her pale skin glowed beneath the lights- but so did the vicious scars

echoed around

god… what

raised

Natalie ignored

at Jensen and Sharon, she spoke slowly,

Luke and Ms. Summers

Jensen’s expression darkened.

scars–he remembered them. The bloodied girl he’d found five years ago,

the Summers estate.


life. She never wore

bare in

And he felt… afraid.

she saw the

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Might Forgive and

hell was this woman trying to

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Summers family because you were a tramp, remember? Dad and Mom couldn’t stand your behavior.

mean those

was what–seventeen, eighteen back then? Slutty even as a teen? No wonder

out.”

crowd’s gaze

lips curled

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