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Chapter 12

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Clara’s POV

I hid my anger behind my smirk as I stared at him from across the room while he spoke. I had given this man my entire life, but even as he sat across the table, I felt absolutely nothing for him.

Funny how I was so nervous about seeing him again when I returned to New York. I worried endlessly about how I would feel—whether my heart would still skip a beat at the sight of him, or if I would feel nothing at all.

I was numb to the love, to the pain, and to every other emotion I once carried for him. I was married to him for five years. What did I get in return? Just one thousand dollars, even with my condition at the time.

That was the height of wickedness, and coming back here, all I wanted was to give him the same measure. I was going to turn his loyal subjects against him, then move on to take the company he loved so much. I would make him pay for every tear I shed and every pain I endured.

“Your point was very valid, Miss Hayes,” his voice snapped me out of my daze.

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