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Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 62
She called Marcus Webb on a Tuesday morning.She had found his name through a contact at a law firm she'd worked with two years ago on a contracts dispute. The contact had said, simply, that Marcus Webb was the person you called when you needed to understand something that someone else was working very hard to hide.He answered on the third ring. His voice was unhurried, like a man who had heard most things and was no longer surprised by them.She told him the outline. False harassment complaint. Fabricated text messages. Paid witnesses. A campaign that had been running for months. She kept it short and factual."And the person you think is coordinating it," he said. "You have a name?""A strong suspicion. No solid proof yet.""That's what you're hiring me for." A short pause. "Send me everything you have. The complaint documents, the witness names, the access logs you mentioned. I'll start on it tomorrow."She thanked him and hung up.Then she called George.She told him what she'd d
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 61
She found him at his apartment that evening.He answered the door in yesterday's shirt. He hadn't shaved. The apartment behind him was dim and quiet in the way it got when he'd been inside alone for a long time, the blinds half down, the kitchen untouched.She walked in without being invited."You should have called first," he said."You would have told me not to come."He didn't argue with that. He closed the door.She sat on the couch. He stayed standing — not pacing, just not ready to sit. He was holding his phone loosely in one hand and she could see from across the room that it had been in his hand all day."Talk to me," she said."I've been suspended pending investigation." His voice was flat. The way voices go when someone has been saying a fact out loud all day and the words have worn smooth. "The hospital put it in writing this afternoon. They're reviewing every case I've consulted on in the last six months. Every patient contact. Every record.""That's standard. It doesn't m
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 60
The call came at eight the next morning.George was already at the hospital. Kristine was at her desk, first coffee still hot, when her phone rang. She answered without checking the screen.It was George. She knew from the first word."There's a complaint," he said. "Filed this morning. Against me."She put the coffee down. "What kind of complaint?""Harassment." A pause. Short and controlled, the kind of pause where someone is working very hard to stay level. "Claire. She's claiming I've been harassing her since she apologized at the party last night. That I approached her. That I've sent threatening messages.""That's not what happened.""No. It's not." His voice was careful and quiet in the way it got when he was managing something large. "But they have evidence. Text messages from my number. Screenshots. Two witnesses who apparently saw me approach her at a previous work event and behave inappropriately."She stood up from her desk. "George—""The hospital has to investigate. Stan
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 59
The party was Richard's idea.Caldwell Technologies had just signed a contract with a major hospital network — three years of brand and communications work, the biggest healthcare deal the company had ever closed. It had come together partly because of George's consulting input, his understanding of how hospitals thought and what they needed. Richard had insisted on a celebration.The venue was a rooftop bar in downtown Seattle. Open sky, city lights, good wine. The team was loose and happy. Richard gave a short speech. There was applause. Kristine stood beside George and felt, for one evening, like things were simply good.They had been careful with each other since the fight. Not distant — careful. The kind of careful that comes after you've hurt someone and you're both still learning the new edges.He kept his hand at her back most of the evening. She let him.Lucy found her at the bar around nine."You look almost relaxed," Lucy said."Don't say that. You'll jinx it."Lucy laughed
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 58
Lucy closed the office door behind her.That was the first sign. Lucy almost never closed doors. She was the kind of person who kept things open, who operated in full view of everyone, who said what she thought at normal volume with no regard for who was nearby.She turned around and her face was serious in a way that made Kristine put down her pen."I need to tell you something," Lucy said. "And I need you to not brush it off.""When do I brush things off?""All the time." She sat down. "This is about Nathan."Kristine waited."I've been watching him. For the past two weeks. Not in an obvious way — I was just paying attention." She folded her hands on the desk. "He tracks you, Kristine. I mean that literally. He knows when you arrive, when you step out, who you eat lunch with. Last Thursday he was in the corridor outside the conference room for twenty minutes during your meeting with the Henderson team. Just standing there. I thought he was waiting for someone. But he wasn't.""Lucy—
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 57
She heard the knock at ten-fifteen.She already knew it was him. George didn't text when he was ready to talk. He just showed up.She sat on the couch for a moment, photos face-down on the coffee table where she'd placed them an hour ago. She'd been sitting there ever since, not watching the TV that was on, not reading the book in her lap.She got up and opened the door.He looked tired. His collar was open, jacket in his hand. He'd come straight from somewhere — work, or just the car. He looked at her face and something in him shifted."I'm not here to win anything," he said. "I just didn't want to leave it like that."She stepped back from the doorway.He came in. He saw the photos on the coffee table and went still. He picked them up slowly and looked through them."Where did these come from?""Under my door. No note. No name."He set them down. His jaw was tight. "When?""Tonight. When I got home."He was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at her. "Someone was here.""Yes.""Krist
Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 22
Kristine was in the middle of revising a patient portal design when the receptionist called her desk."Kristine, there's a Dr. Townsend here to see you?""I don't have any meetings scheduled.""She says she's here to support Dr. Mitchell's consulting work. Should I send her up?"Kristine's stomach
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Kristine was still staring at her computer screen, seeing nothing, when someone knocked on her cubicle wall.George."Can we talk?"She glanced around. Half the office was at lunch. Lucy was gone. "Here?""Conference room B. It's empty."She followed him down the hall. He closed the door behind the
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They sat in silence for a long time. Kristine stared at the box of evidence scattered on the coffee table. Five years of believing a lie."I don't understand," she finally said. "Why would Claire do all of this? Just because you rejected her?""It wasn't just one rejection." George leaned back. "Sh
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-24Cruel Love Back in His Hands Chapter 18
"Honey, I haven't seen you in weeks. Come to dinner on Friday." Kristine held the phone between her ear and shoulder while she typed. "Mom, I'm really busy with this project—" "I don't care how busy you are. You need to eat. Friday at seven. Don't make me call Nathan to drag you here." "Fine. F
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