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Chapter 51 - The Fitting Room Venus Part 1
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Gordon Blackthorpe31st March 2025 - Blackthorpe Estate, Upper East SideI poured myself a double Macallan and downed it neat. The whisky burned all the way down, but I barely noticed. It may as well have been cheap rotgut for all I cared. Tonight I wasn't drinking to appreciate eighteen years of craftsmanship and smoky perfection. I was drinking because I was furious.I poured another double and carried the crystal tumbler to my study. The familiar scent of polished mahogany and leather usually calmed me. Tonight, it did nothing.I lowered myself into the wingback chair behind my desk, the leather creaking beneath my weight, and stared out over the manicured gardens lit up by flares in late evening.Every inch of it represented decades of sacrifice, ruthless decisions and calculated risks. It represented control. Tonight, for the first time in years...I felt it slipping. I stared out at the perfectly manicured grounds now lit up with garden flares, my grip tightening around the glas
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NashThursday - 31 March 2025 - Midas Media Head OfficeI shook my head at my father slowly. “You really don’t know her.”“I know women.” He shot back. His voice was full of certainty. “They all want something.” Then he delivered the blow that made my stomach sink. “If she was so different...” He spread his hands. “...why did you keep her a secret? You never introduced her. You never took her to functions. None of us ever met her. Because you never acknowledged her publicly.”His eyes locked onto mine. “Because deep down...even you knew exactly what she was.”The words hit like a fist. Because...He wasn’t entirely wrong. Not about Valentina. But about me. I’d found a woman unlike anyone I’d ever met. A woman who stood head and shoulders above every casual arrangement I’d ever had. And despite recognising she was different... I’d still placed her inside the exact same box.Another contracted arrangement. The NDA. The apartment, the allowance. Set boundaries. No future. No promises. N
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NashThursday - 31 March 2025 - Midas Media Head OfficeMy father’s eyes flashed. “So you’ll throw away an empire?”I didn’t hesitate. “If that’s the price...yes.”For a long moment nobody spoke. Then Father’s expression changed. It became calculating. Almost smug. “Oh...I understand now.” His eyes locked onto mine. “So this is about her.”A knot tightened low in my stomach. “What are you talking about?”He gave a sound of disgust. “That little trailer-park bitch. I will never allow trash like that to carry the Blackthorpe name.”Everything inside me went still. Across me, Mason slowly lowered his whisky glass onto the desk.Neither of us spoke. We simply stared at him in shock. He couldn’t possibly...He didn’t even know Valentina. Or so I’d thought.I felt my jaw tighten but I didn’t cave. “Who exactly are you talking about?” I asked quietly. A cruel smile spread across Father’s face. “Oh...so now you want to play ignorant? Like you really don’t know.” He looked almost pleased. “I
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