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Alex’s expression changed. “What?”“Yeah. They weren’t faulty. They were cut. And the footage from the garage was wiped. A clean two-hour gap. Only someone from inside could’ve done that.”Alex’s hands clenched. “Are you okay?”“I’m fine. A fractured arm and a few bruised ribs. But if I was driving your car that day…”“Maya,” Alex said quietly.Kevin’s head tilted. “You think so too?”“She’s the only one smart enough and ruthless enough.”“What the hell does she want?”“Control,” Alex muttered. “And I just gave her a reason.”Kevin stared. “What do you mean?”Alex didn’t answer. Instead, he shifted back into CEO mode, tossing Kevin a document. “We need to finalize the Decker merger. Handle the press. I’ll give you a few days off. You’ve earned it.”Kevin wanted to press further. He wanted answers. But something in Alex’s expression warned him to back off. The man was crumbling, piece by piece, and Kevin wasn’t sure if he was going to make it out whole.---ClaraIt was well past midni
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He slammed the bathroom counter with both fists, pain shooting up his arm.Coward.That’s what he was.Because it wasn’t just the act—it was the way it had changed everything inside him. The guilt made it impossible to look Clara in the face without seeing her heartbreak. So he didn’t.He walked out into the bedroom. She wasn’t there.For a moment, he thought she had left.He almost hoped she did.But then he saw her curled on the couch, arms around her knees like a child, silent tears glistening in the dim light.Something inside him cracked.He moved toward her, then stopped.He didn’t deserve to comfort her.ClaraShe felt him approach before she saw him.Clara looked up slowly, wiping her tears with the back of her hand. Alex stood there, looking lost. Like he wanted to speak—but couldn’t.“Why are you doing this?” she asked softly.He didn’t answer.“Did I do something wrong?”“No,” he said finally, his voice hoarse.“Then why are you shutting me out again?”“Because I’m not the
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Kevin continued, “She tried to kill you, man. This isn’t about jealousy anymore. It’s about control.”Alex finally turned. “Do whatever it takes. Find proof. And keep this quiet.”Kevin narrowed his eyes. “What about Clara? Are you going to keep treating her like a stranger too?”Alex flinched.Kevin sighed. “She’s not the enemy, Alex. But if you keep pushing her away, she will be gone. For good.”Before Alex could reply, the receptionist buzzed in.“Ms. Quinn Stark is here for you.”Alex stared at the intercom, a muscle in his jaw tightening.“Send her in.”Clara stood frozen in the middle of the living room, the sound of the door slamming behind Alex still echoing in her ears. His words—“It’s none of your business”—hung in the air like a dagger suspended over her chest. It wasn’t just what he said, but the way he said it. Cold. Detached. Like she was a stranger asking too much of a man who owed her nothing.She sat down slowly, the silence closing in like a storm cloud. Her fingers
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Meanwhile, Quinn watched the video again from her hotel suite, smirking. She could practically feel Alex unraveling already. Just one leak, and everything he’d built would burn.She picked up her phone and dialed.“Release the clip to Clara if he doesn’t do what I ask,” she told her contact. “He’ll come crawling.”Just then, the door clicked behind her.Quinn turned, expecting her assistant.Instead, she found herself staring into Maya Stark’s icy eyes.“Oh,” Quinn said with a smirk, “to what do I owe the pleasure?”Maya walked in, slow and deliberate. “You think you’re clever, don’t you?”Quinn’s eyes narrowed. “I know I am.”Maya tilted her head. “I came to make you an offer.”“Go on.”“We work together. You keep Alex occupied. I take care of Clara.”Quinn raised a brow. “And what do I get?”Maya’s smile was razor-sharp. “Everything you want—Alex, money, revenge. I just want the girl gone.”Quinn laughed softly. “You’re insane.”“Perhaps,” Maya said, “but I always get what I want.”
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Across Town – Maya’s Private villa.Maya sat with her legs crossed, watching live security footage of Clara’s building. She had eyes everywhere now. And with Quinn as her unstable puppet, the plan was moving faster than expected.One call, and Clara would be gone.She picked up the phone, dialed.“Move to Phase Two,” she said. “I want her out of the picture.”“What about Alex?” the voice on the other end asked.Maya smiled. “Let Quinn ruin him. Once he’s broken… I’ll finish the job.”She hung up, eyes glittering with victory.---Later That Day – Clara’s ApartmentClara had barely moved from her spot on the couch.The doorbell rang.She opened it slowly.Alex stood there, looking like he hadn’t slept in days.“I need to talk to you,” he said.She didn’t move.He stepped inside without waiting for an invitation.“Clara, I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t even mean for it to happen. I was drunk. I was… drugged, I think.”She turned to him slowly. “You think you were drugged?”“I don’t
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“I was ashamed,” he cut in quietly.That stopped her cold.“I couldn’t face you. Not after what I did.”“And what did you do, Alex?” she asked, voice tight with restrained fury. “Tell me. Say it out loud.”He looked away. “I slept with Quinn.”The words fell like stones.She nodded slowly. “So it’s true.”“It meant nothing.”“You think that makes it better?”“No. I know it doesn’t.”The silence stretched again. Then Clara whispered, “Why?”He stepped forward. “Because I’m a coward. Because I was afraid of how much I care about you. Because I thought—maybe I could ruin it before it could ruin me.”She let out a bitter laugh. “Well. Congratulations. You succeeded.”His voice cracked. “I never stopped thinking about you. Every damn minute I was away from you, I wanted to come back. But I didn’t think I deserved to.”“You don’t.”The pain in her voice nearly broke him.“But I still love you,” he said, voice hoarse. “I never stopped. I’ve never loved anyone like I love you, Clara.”She loo
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The silence stretched between them like a blade. Clara stood inside the apartment’s threshold, bare feet pressing into the cool wooden floor, while Alex remained outside—soaked in rain, haloed by the dim golden glow of the hallway light. His eyes were bloodshot, but his posture was still Alex: tall, proud, the mask of a man who once believed he was untouchable. But tonight, that mask was cracked. “Clara,” he said again, quieter this time. “Please.” She should’ve slammed the door. Maybe screamed. But instead, her fingers loosened from the door’s edge, and she stepped back. Not to let him in. To breathe. “Talk, then,” she said, folding her arms. Alex stepped inside like a man walking into a cathedral after committing a sin. He paused in the middle of the living room, glancing around like the place held the pieces of what he’d broken. “I shouldn’t have left like that,” he began. “No,” Clara cut in, voice sharp. “You shouldn’t have slept with Quinn. But here we are.” His jaw ti
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That hit him harder than she expected. His shoulders tensed, and when he looked back at her, there was a kind of devastation in his eyes she hadn’t seen before. “I’ll go,” he said quietly. “But I’m not giving up.” Clara let him go without another word. When the door closed behind him, she let herself fall apart. --- Next Scene: Kevin’s Suspicion The next day, Kevin sat at his desk in Alex’s office, the stack of paperwork untouched in front of him. The accident replayed in his mind again and again. Brakes severed. Car flipped. Surveillance cameras conveniently disabled. He knew a cover-up when he saw one. Maya Stark. He didn’t have proof—yet. But he could feel her shadow in every corner of this. And if Alex wouldn’t open his eyes, Kevin would find a way to do it for him. He pulled out his private laptop and began decrypting the backup files from the night of the crash. He’d find something. He had to. ************** The evening air was cold, sharper than usual, as Maya S
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