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A few days later, at the airport, I found two boxes in my bag.The Tears of Diamond.And the emerald ring.How had he even put them there?I stared at them a long moment—then shoved them back into my bag.And boarded my flight.Months passed.Lucas survived. Barely.Multiple surgeries. Long rehab.But the spinal damage was permanent. He'd never walk again.The former hockey star was in a wheelchair for life.Clara stayed at first—then left. Within half a year, she'd found someone new.The tabloids showed her beaming with a tech CEO, a huge diamond on her finger.Meanwhile, on the other side of the world—Norway.Morning light poured through floor-to-ceiling windows, across a calm lake and snow-dusted mountains.I came in from my run, cheeks flushed, poured a glass of water, and checked my phone.My assistant's email: final confirmation on the international jewelry exhibition.My name, front and center. Chief Curator.I set the phone down and looked out at the white peaks.Then the door
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The hospital was cold and white.I sat alone, watching the surgery light burn red.Then footsteps: Clara."Where is he?! What happened to him?"She saw me and charged. "Lillian! Why was he with you? What did you do?"She shoved me into the wall. My back ached.I didn't fight back.She raised her hand to slap me—And someone caught her wrist.Lorenzo.He stood beside me, jaw tight. He looked at Clara with ice in his eyes."The Rossis," he said quietly, "don't take kindly to people putting hands on what's ours.""Especially not on my—" He paused. "On mine."Clara's face twisted, but she held back.She let go and stepped away.Lorenzo ignored her. He draped his jacket over my shoulders—that familiar, woody scent."Come on," he whispered. "I'll stay with you."Hours passed.Finally, the surgeon came out."He's alive. But the damage is severe—spinal cord, legs. It's uncertain when—or if—he'll wake. And if he does, mobility will likely be limited."Clara collapsed.I leaned against the wall,
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"Then what is it?" I stood, bag in hand. "If this is all you have to say, we're done.""Wait!" He rose too, fumbled in his jacket, and yanked out a small velvet box.Inside wasn't the Tears.It was an emerald ring—rich, clear, glowing."You mentioned wanting something like this on our anniversary. So I thought—"I cut him off. "What is this, Lucas? A consolation prize? A handout? Or just another way to humiliate me?""I can buy my own things. I don't need your pity. And I sure as hell don't need fake kindness from a man who threw me away.""I didn't mean—""If you have nothing else," I said, "don't come near me again."I walked. He called after me:"Lillian! I was wrong!"His voice echoed in the quiet café.I stopped. For a second.Then I straightened my back and pushed through the door.Outside, I walked aimlessly through the city, trying to shake his words."Wrong." What did he know about wrong?His "wrong" was just another name for Clara.I just wanted to go back to my hotel and lea
Captain, Check Your Divorce Papers Chapter 10
(Third Person POV)Late at night, Lucas lay awake in the dark.Lillian's cold eyes played on a loop in his mind.And then the memories came—things he'd never let himself think about:The warm honey-lemon water she'd always bring him, quiet and hopeful.The lamp she left on when he worked late, her curled up on the couch with a book, waiting.The time his stomach was killing him, and she'd stayed up all night, pressing cool cloths to his forehead, fingers gentle.He'd taken it all for granted. Found her "wifely devotion" annoying.Now, in the dark, the memories pricked at him like needles.He tossed and turned.Eventually, sleep took him.And in his dreams, she was there again—younger, in a simple dress, smiling. The smile from their first coffee date. But when he reached for her, it faded, replaced by cold distance...He woke gasping, soaked in sweat.He couldn't stop thinking about her.The next evening, he dialed the number she'd written.It rang. And rang.Then: "Hello?"Her voice.
Captain, Check Your Divorce Papers Chapter 9
Afterward, I shoved my materials into my bag, muttering into my earpiece: "We lost. Way over budget. I'll find an alternative, send you the proposal soon."A page slipped from my file.Before I could pick it up, a hand beat me to it.I looked up. Lucas.He handed it back, scanning the contents."So you're the curator now. Impressive."I took the paper without a word and turned to leave.My heels clicked on the marble floor.Then I stopped. Turned around. Walked back."Lucas." I met his eyes. "That ring—" I pointed to the velvet box in his hand. "Six million. The museum will pay six. Take it or leave it."He blinked, thrown.I didn't give him time. "Market value, clarity, cut—5.8 was already overpriced. Good luck finding a buyer willing to match that. You're sitting on dead capital."I spoke like I was appraising a widget.He stared at me—this sharp, professional woman who'd replaced the wife he remembered."Lillian." His voice was low. "This ring is Clara's engagement ring."My face di
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He was leaning against the wall in the dim hallway, still as a shadow.His soft face was half-lit, and his eyes held no judgment—only a quiet grief."You're crying," he said.I touched my cheek. It was wet.He handed me a neatly folded handkerchief."If you want," he said gently, "my shoulder's free."I stared at him.Maybe I was too raw. Or maybe it was just the way he said it."Mr. Rossi," I said, almost joking, "that kind of line sounds like you're hitting on me."He didn't laugh.His eyes held mine. Then he asked, so softly it was barely there:"Can I?"Three words. Quiet. And they landed in my chest like stones.It wasn't a joke. It was real.I couldn't face that look. I mumbled something about leaving and ran.He didn't follow. Just stood there as I fled into the night.Later, I'd learn that Lorenzo was K all along—that he'd recognized me the moment he caught the trace of Sicilian Summer Night on my wrist.But that was later.The auction was at a top-tier art center in Manhattan.
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