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作者: Tamara Knox
last update 公開日: 2026-06-15 10:19:37

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"That he only loves when it's beneficial to him." Victor sets his glass down. "I knew you wouldn't last. Not because of anything lacking in you. But because Maxwell doesn't know how to sustain something that doesn't serve his interests."

I stare at him. Ariana said the same thing. Not the same words, but the same shape. The same truth.

"You're echoing her," I say quietly.

"Who?"

"Ariana." I laugh, but there's nothing funny in it. "She told me once that men like Maxwell don't choose. They
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  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   152

    ARIANA"So someone is hiding something inside my own company," I say, as the restaurant hums around us."Not necessarily your company. The Wolves may simply be the access point."My expression hardens. "Access to what?""I don't know yet." He closes the folder. "But I want to find out.""How?""By following the money backward.""I already pay people to do that."He smiles. "I've heard."I give him a flat look. "You enjoy irritating me.""Sometimes.” He chuckles.“And what do you think you're going to see that all those people didn't?" He doesn't respond right away, then says quietly, "People look at whether something is legitimate. I look at why someone needs it to look legitimate."That lands, and I don't respond right away either. Mason leans forward slightly. "Your people are looking at the transactions. You're looking at the people. I'm looking at the behavior."I glance toward the folder. "How long do you need?""Give me a few more days.""That's what everyone says when they wan

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   151

    ARIANABy the time I leave the house, I've changed my mind about the dinner three times. The first time I almost cancel, the second I tell myself it's only dinner, and the third I remind myself that Mason has had the Wolves documents for several days and specifically asked to meet because he found something. The third time wins. Curiosity has always been one of my more expensive habits, and tonight I'm hoping it doesn't become another one.The restaurant is tucked away from the busier part of Lakebridge, behind a row of older buildings that have somehow survived every redevelopment plan the city has thrown at them. Mason chose the place, and it shows no flashy entrance, no photographers, no crowded dining room, just warm lighting, dark wood, and enough privacy to make clear that people come here when they don't want their conversations becoming tomorrow's gossip.The hostess looks up as I step inside. "Mrs. Cox?""Yes.""Mr. Grant is waiting for you." She leads me toward the back,

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   150

    ###150: Crossing the Line VICTORCharles’s jaw tightens. "You remember what happened the last time.""How could I ever forget.""You almost didn't come home.""I came home.""Because they allowed you to."I don't respond, and Charles studies me for a long moment, his voice dropping when he finally speaks again. "Victor, going back there means breaking the agreement you made with them."There’s a long silence. I look at him, and I don't need to answer, he already knows.I turn toward the door. "Take care of the family while I'm gone.""Victor.""No matter what happens, don't trust Maxwell."Charles stiffens. "He's your son.""He's my son." I turn back. "That doesn't mean I trust him."Charles says nothing."Andrew needs to be prepared to take over as Cox heir, if necessary."His eyes widen. "You're serious.""Completely." I reach for the door, knowing full well what I'm asking, that helping Andrew step into that role means Charles going against everything he walked away from years ago

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   149

    VICTORThe report arrives just before noon. I read it once, then again, then a third time, but slower.Passenger: Durrell Cox. Arrival: Donderdam International. Status: Landed safely. He cleared immigration, collected his luggage, took a taxi from the airport to Veldhaven. After that, nothing. He did not lodge into any hotel, there’s no record of a registered accommodation, no confirmed meeting, no return flight, no departure from Veldhaven, and no evidence of him leaving Donderdam at all. Nothing.I lower the report, and my office suddenly feels too quiet. Durrell didn't disappear at the airport, he made it to Veldhaven, and then someone made sure he disappeared, or he found someone he wasn't supposed to find. I already know where he could be. My eyes settle on the report again. The Kravens.I lean back in my chair. For years I've done everything possible to keep that world away from him, and I failed. Now he's walked straight into it.I pick up my phone and make a call. "Yes,

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   148

    MAXWELLThe man I remember standing inside a Syndicate warehouse, a man whose street name makes grown men lose control of their bladder, and now apparently a respectable corporate consultant. "Go on.""For Ariana Cox, the information on her is straightforward." I wait. "Former wife. Current mother of twins. Businesswoman. Owner of the Wolves. Bindy family connections. Corporate interests. Public appearances.""Anything that links her with Grant?""Nothing direct.""Nothing?""Not in the records we've found."I lean back, and that bothers me more than if there had been something, because people don't simply appear beside Ariana. Not people like Mason Grant. "Wait." I sit straighter. "Read the information on Ariana again.""Former wife. Current mother of twins. Businesswoman. Owner of the Wolves. Bindy family connections…""Stop." My stomach tightens. "Did you say Bindy?""Yes. Bindy." Jonah confirms."You mean the Blackbridge Bindys?" I say in surprise."Yeah. The same ones."I sit ba

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   147

    MAXWELLHalfway down Ariana's driveway, the name comes back to me. Mason. My hand tightens around the steering wheel because I know that name, and worse, I remember the face that belongs to it.I saw him again at the Presidential Ball, standing beside Ariana, talking to her, close enough that they clearly knew each other. Durrell had been there too. At the time I had too much going on to give the scene the attention it deserved: Victor, the investigation, the family, my breakup with Selene, everything happening at once, all of it swallowing the moment before I could really look at it.But the first time I saw Mason was years ago, when I was at my lowest and summoned in the middle of the night to a Syndicate warehouse in Blackbridge. I still remember that night, the smell of diesel and salt water, the concrete floor, and him. Mason Grant. Only high-level Syndicate members know his face and his real identity. To the lower levels, he's practically a ghost, and they know him by one

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   16

    “Involved how?”Victor turned back to me.“Theodore requested a private review of a joint logistics agreement three days before he was shot.”My pulse stumbled.“A joint agreement between whom?”“Chase Construction and one of our automotive subsidiaries.”I stared at him.“You’re saying his shootin

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-03-22

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   30

    *Maxwell*When I stepped off the elevator onto the private floor, I saw them immediately.Two men in dark suits flanked the door to a corner room. Durrell's men. I'd seen enough of them lately to recognize them.Durrell himself stood outside the room, speaking into his phone, watching me approach l

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-04-05

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   29

    *MAXWELL*The news came from my assistant."Sir, Theodore Chase was shot again. He didn't make it."I stopped mid-step in my office."What?""The Chase family residence, less than an hour ago. It's all over the news."I grabbed my jacket and was out the door before he could say more.The drive to t

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-04-04

  • After the Divorce, My Ex Husband Came Crawling Back   28

    *DURRELL*When we arrived at the hospital, she was taken straight to the emergency unit before I had her moved to a VIP ward and requested for the family doctor.She is not crying, and that scares me more than anything.There is blood on her hands. It has dried in thin lines along her fingers, and

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-04-03
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