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CHAPTER 42 – THE VERDICT
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An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 47 — LINES THAT BREAK
The night smelled like rain and the Earth Mia sat in the driver’s seat of her car, parked two blocks from Grant Industries, watching the tall mirrored building glow like a fortress. Her hand trembled slightly as she checked her phone.One new message.Ethan: Back entrance. 9:00. Come alone.She took a slow breath, the kind you take before walking into danger, then stepped out.Her heels clicked softly on the pavement as she crossed the empty lot. The wind tugged at her coat, the air damp with the promise of a storm.The moment she reached the side door, it opened. Ethan stood there, expression tense, phone light glinting off his jaw.“You came,” he said quietly.“I said I would.”He motioned her inside. “Let’s make this quick. My father’s in a meeting upstairs.”They slipped through the corridors, moving like ghosts.Grant Industries looked beautiful on the outside all polished glass and money but up close, it smelled of something colder: fear, control, silence.Ethan led her into a
An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 46 — THREADS IN THE DARK
Mia didn’t sleep again.By morning, her eyes were ringed in gray shadows, her skin pale. She moved through the house on autopilot made tea, touched Bloom’s empty leash, stared at the floor like she was waiting for something to speak back.But inside, a storm had settled.Not panic.Not grief.Something colder. Sharper.She had proof now.And she wasn’t going to let them destroy what was left of her.She didn’t plan to see Ethan.It just happened a coincidence, if such things still existed in her world.She’d gone to the bank to access her company’s emergency account, only to find the funds frozen again.And when she turned around, there he was.Same confident walk. Same soft eyes. But this time, there was no teasing in his expression only concern.“Mia?” he said, stepping closer. “You look”He stopped himself. “Are you okay?”Her laugh cracked. “Do I look okay?”Ethan hesitated, then guided her to a quieter corner of the marble lobby. “I’ve been trying to reach you. I heard about your
An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 45 — THE SOUND OF BREATHING
The house felt wrong.Not just empty.Wrong.Like someone had rearranged the air itself while she wasn’t looking.It had been three days since Bloom’s death. Three days since she buried her with her bare hands, whispering promises into the cold soil.Three days since Liam told her it was “just an accident.”He had gone back to work the next morning, leaving her alone with the walls, the silence, and the echo of what she’d lost.Mia hadn’t eaten much since.Couldn’t sleep.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Bloom’s body trembling on the floor her eyes pleading with her, the way they used to when she wanted one more walk, one more treat, one more moment with her.The house still smelled faintly of lavender from the candle she’d lit after burying him.Sometimes she thought she could still hear the faint jingle of Bloom’s collar, the padding of her paws on the marble.But when she turned, there was nothing.Just her heartbeat. Loud. Unsteady.Rosemary was kind these days. Too kind.S
An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 44 — THE TASTE OF SILENCE
The merger changed everything.At least, that’s what everyone said.CrossTech’s name now shared space with Wolfe Dynamics across billboards and sleek glass doors Wolfecross Technologies, a “strategic alliance to restore innovation and trust.”It sounded perfect.Looked perfect.And for a while, Mia almost let herself believe it.The chaos quieted. The media lost interest. The online storms that once ripped her apart now moved on to newer scandals, fresher prey.Her name still lingered in the air sometimes, whispered in boardrooms , pressrooms and socialite circles but not as sharp, not as cruel.And with Liam managing most of the day to day, she finally had room to breathe.When he offered her fifty percent of the shares, she refused.“I don’t want it,” she’d said softly, hands resting on the small swell of her stomach.Liam frowned. “Mia, you built that company.”“I built it,” she said, voice trembling, “but I don’t have the strength to rebuild it right now. You handle it… until the
An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 43 – QUIET AS ASH
The house didn’t feel like home anymore.Mia sat by the window, legs pulled to her chest, staring at nothing. The city lights shimmered outside like a world she no longer belonged to. Somewhere beneath the hum of traffic and the faint ticking of the clock, the silence pulsed loud, suffocating, endless.It had been weeks since the verdict.Weeks since her father was taken away.Weeks since her mother’s eyes had gone glassy with madness.The world kept spinning, but for Mia, everything had slowed to all color draining out of every day until everything looked gray.The papers were still on the table old headlines, statements, reminders of everything she’d lost. Her company’s name was still being dragged through the mud, but she had stopped checking. There were no more explanations left to give, no more apologies that mattered.Even her reflection felt like a stranger.She didn’t notice Liam at first when he entered the room. He stood in the doorway for a moment, just watching her his wif
An Almost Honest Affair CHAPTER 42 – THE VERDICT
The courtroom was too cold.Mia sat in the front row, fingers clenched in her lap so tightly they’d gone numb.Every sound echoed the shuffle of papers, the dull murmur of voices, the sharp tap of the judge’s gavel.Her father sat beside his lawyer, looking smaller than she’d ever seen him.Robert Cross had once been the man who built skyscrapers out of willpower. Now, he just looked… tired. His gray suit hung loose on his frame, his eyes sunken, but there was still a trace of pride in how he straightened his shoulders every time someone looked at him.Beside Mia, Daniel sat rigid, jaw locked, his hand covering hers under the table. It was the only thing keeping her steady.“Relax,” he whispered. “We’ll win this.”She didn’t answer. She’d seen the way Mr. Clarke had avoided her eyes that morning. The way he barely spoke during preparation.The way he’d said, Don’t get your hopes up.Something had already been decided.The judge’s voice sliced through the air.“Court is now in session.
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