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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

Author: Joy Richards
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-19 01:44:04

Lauren’s heart slammed against her ribs as she slipped through the brunch crowd at the Sky Lounge.

Dan’s face—his cold smirk, his fingers typing on his phone—burned in her mind from moments ago at the venue’s edge. Now, in a dimly lit hallway leading to the restrooms, she froze. But there he was again, leaning against the wall, his eyes locking onto hers with that same intensity, that same chilling smirk curling his lips. Her hand tightened on her purse, her heart beating wildly against her chest, the fear gripping her almost paralyzing her. The letter inside—Melissa’s scrawled note to Dan: “I’ve paid the nurse. It takes just one heart attack.”—feeling like a bomb ready to detonate.

She ducked into a corner, finding her way through a backdoor, finally coming out to a janitor's closet.

Her five-month pregnant belly pressing against her emerald gown, as she fumbled for her cell phone, dialing Ethan with trembling fingers.

“Ethan…Ethan it’s me,” she whispered, voice shaking.

“Dan’s he
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