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Against All Odds
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2026-06-14 23:36:26
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After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Vivienne's Last Card
VIVIENNE'S POV: I pick up my phone. I dial the number of the same tabloid reporter who ran my first story. Her name is Patricia. She is a vulture, a scavenger, a woman who would sell her own mother for a good story. She is perfect. I wait as the line rings three times, my heart beating with a dark, bitter excitement in my chest as she finally picks my call. Nonsense. "I have something even bigger," I say. "Something that will destroy the Ashcroft family forever." She is interested. Of course she is interested. She cannot resist a scandal. "What is it?" she asks, her voice sharp with anticipation. "Elara Ashcroft-Valancourt and Alistair Ashcroft," I say. "They are lovers. They have been having a secret incestuous affair for weeks. The whole family has been hiding it." There is a pause on the other end of the line. I can practically hear her salivating. "Do you have proof?" she asks. "I have photos," I say. "I have evidence. I have everything you need." I send her th
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Vivienne's Desperation
VIVIENNE'S POV:I am so fucking furious.I slam my phone down onto the small wooden table, almost cracking the plastic cover as my breath comes out in ragged, angry gasps.That is not a strong enough word. I am incandescent. I am raging. I am burning with a fury that has been building for decades, a fury that has been simmering beneath the surface of my carefully constructed facade, waiting for the moment when I could finally let it loose.My knuckles turn white as I clench my fists so tightly that my fingernails dig straight into my palms.Celestine has outmaneuvered me. Just like she always does. Just like she has been doing since the day she walked into my son's life and stole him away from me. She has humiliated me on national television. She has exposed my secrets. She has destroyed my reputation.She stood up there at that podium looking so righteous, handing out private papers as if she had every right in the world to judge me.The headlines are everywhere. They are spl
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Celestine's Response
CELESTINE'S POV:I stand in front of the mirror in my dressing room, looking at the woman staring back at me.I take a slow breath, letting my gaze sweep over the reflection I have known for a lifetime, noting every small change time has left behind.She is fifty seven years old. Her dark hair is streaked with a bit silver, but it is still thick and beautiful, falling in waves around her shoulders. Her face is lined with age, but her eyes are still sharp, still fierce, still burning with a fire that has not dimmed with time. She has survived more than most people could imagine. She has been broken and rebuilt and broken again. And she is still standing.I reach up to adjust a loose strand of hair behind my ear, taking a moment to gather the strength I know I will need for what comes next.I smooth down the front of my dress. It is simple and elegant, a deep navy blue that makes my eyes look brighter. I do not need to be flashy. I do not need to be dramatic. I just need to be hon
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me No One Touches My Daughter
ELARA'S POV:My lock screen is completely covered in red notification bubbles that keep refreshing faster than my tired eyes can read them.I open one.It is a link to a tabloid article. The headline makes my blood run cold."Heartless Heiress: Elara Ashcroft-Valancourt Abandons Her Elderly Grandmother."I sit up. My heart is pounding. I scroll through the article.There is Vivienne. My grandmother. The woman I have never even met. She is sitting in a tiny flat, her face streaked with tears, her hands clasped in her lap. She looks old and frail and broken. She is telling the world that I have abandoned her. That I do not care about her. That I left her to live in poverty while I live in luxury.She is lying. I have never met her. I have never spoken to her. I have no idea who she is or what she wants.I do not even know the sound of her voice, yet she is painted all over the Internet talking about me like I left her out in the cold on purpose.But the headlines do not care ab
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me A Grandmother's Revenge
VIVIENNE'S POV:The flat is small and cold and smells like cheap air freshener and a lot of regret.The stale scent of fake lavender tries to cover up the damp smell coming from the carpet, but it does not work. It just hangs in the heavy air.I sit in the worn armchair by the window, staring at my reflection in the darkened glass. The face that stares back at me is not the face I remember. It is lined and wrinkled, the skin sagging around my jaw, the eyes dull and hollow. My hair is gray and thin, pulled back in a limp bun that does nothing to hide the patches of scalp showing through.Every single time I catch my reflection in the window, my stomach drops with a quiet, bitter disgust. Ah, this world.This is what I have been reduced to. This is what they have done to me.I think about the past. The grand mansion. The servants. The parties. The power. I was Vivienne Thornwell, the matriarch of one of the wealthiest families in England. I had money and status and respect. Every
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Under Her Eyes
ALISTAIR'S POV:She sends me the email. I open it. The photos are damning. There is no doubt about what they show. Someone has been watching us, following us, documenting our every move.The clear lighting in the photographs makes my stomach turn into a tight knot. Whoever took these was standing just yards away from us while we were in the garden.I trace the email. It comes from a burner account. No name. No address. They covered their tracks well.The IP address bounces through three different proxy servers before hitting a dead end in an encrypted network.But I am not going to give up. I am going to find out who did this. And when I do, they are going to regret ever threatening Elara.**ELARA'S POV:**The hours pass slowly. I pace in my apartment and check my phone every few minutes. I try to work, but I cannot focus. I try to eat, but I cannot stomach anything. I try to sleep, but I cannot close my eyes without seeing those photos.I keep walking from the living room
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Promise Keeper
Celestine Valancourt stood in the bathroom of her penthouse apartment, her bare feet cold against the imported marble floor, staring at a little plastic stick that had just completely and utterly rearranged her entire universe. There were two little pink lines staring back at her. Two little lines
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Another Woman’s Baby
The first time Kier met Sable Morwenna was at a charity gala about six months after his father died.He was standing by the bar, looking miserable, drinking too much and wishing he could leave. And then this woman just appeared next to him, like she had materialized out of thin air."You look like
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Kier Thornwell
Kier Thornwell looked like he belonged on a magazine cover even when he was just standing in an elevator. Thirty eight years old. Strong jaw and sharp cheekbones. Eyes so dark brown they looked black. A mouth that rarely smiled, but when it did, women forgot their own names. Six foot two. Carried h
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me A Reason to Believe
The forgotten anniversaries. There had been three of those. Three times she had dressed up nice and made dinner and waited and waited and waited until finally getting a text that said "working late sorry" with no exclamation points, no emojis, no nothing.The cruel comments. Those were worse."You
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