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CHAPTER 158: Karma
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Beyond Betrayal: Marry His Brother CHAPTER 158: Karma
I stayed in the hospital for two more days before I was strong enough to leave. As I told Mr. Harrington, I wasn’t ready to face my father. So, when he showed up to visit, the bodyguard Maximus had assigned to me made sure he never got close. After my discharge, I spent another two days at Hillcrest, gathering my strength for what came next. Then, with Frederick’s help, I went straight to the police station to face Cristina. She was wearing handcuffs when the officers brought her in. A thick glass partition separated us, but it couldn’t contain the fury radiating from my gaze as I studied her face. I hated that something was between us because a part of me wanted to slap her for everything she’d done. But I stayed composed and reached for the phone on the wall. She hesitated, then picked up hers with a scowl. “I’m not even going to ask how you could hurt my mom,” I said. There was no need. I knew the answer. She wanted to take my mother’s place as Chairman Sinclair’s second wife.
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