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EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 21YILENA’S P.O.VI'm Marcus,” the new Taillieur Petit Mains introduced himself to me as I focused on pricking the pricking board in order to create the new bobbin lace design one of the clients had chosen.It was quite an ordeal hearing a human voice disrupt my focus, “Can you please not," I said, trying my best not to sound rude."Ah, I'm so sorry. I truly didn't mean to break your concentration," Marcus replied quickly, his hands instantly raising in a defensive, apologetic gesture. His voice dropped to a sheepish, deferential murmur, clearly recognizing the gravity of interrupting a lace-maker mid-stitch.Instead of retreating back to his own designated workstation across the room, he quietly dragged a nearby three-legged wooden stool over. He set it down just a few inches from where I stood, easing himself onto it with careful deliberation so the wooden legs wouldn't scrape harshly against the floorboards.I didn't say anything to him. I couldn't afford to. My attention w
EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 20CARTER'S P.O.V (Cont’d)Why was she here? I wondered.I noticed didn't have her usual smug, untouchable look. In fact, she looked incredibly tense. Her shoulders were stiff, and she kept looking over her shoulder as if someone were following her. Ever since her plan to lock up Yilena's friend’s partner, Edward, had blown up, she had been acting like a hunted animal. She was terrified of Levi, and honestly, she had good reason to be.I vividly remember how helpless she looked telling me the entirety of her plot and how she failed hopelessly.Fiona took a slow, cautious step into the room, her eyes lingering on the shattered chair and the paper confetti on the floor."I see the meeting with Levi's team went about as well as mine did," she said quietly.I didn't say a word. I just sat on the edge of my desk, crossing my arms, staring at her with cold, unblinking eyes. I wasn't in the mood for her mind games.Fiona sighed, walking closer. She looked down at her hands, fidgetin
EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 19CARTER'S P.O.VI felt as though I was going to burn this entire place to the ground.The silence in my private quarters was suffocating, heavy with the scent of leather, expensive cologne, and my own brewing fury. I paced the length of the room, my boots striking the polished hardwood floor like metronome clicks counting down to an explosion.My grandfather’s voice of reassurance kept repeating in my head, a grating, patronizing loop. “Just let me handle Levi, Carter. He is family. He knows the Stone name needs this harbor project. He will sign it.”Yeah, right. Grandfather was a fool if he actually believed his own words.Levi didn’t care about family. He didn’t care about our grandfather’s legacy, and he certainly didn’t care about me. He saw me as a parasite, a minor inconvenience he could swat away whenever I got too close to his glittering, untouchable empire. He had spent his entire life looking down on me from his high view, and grandfather had spent his entire life
EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 18The timely sleep had done wonders for my body, but my mind was still adjusting as I pushed open the grand doors of La Perle Noire the next morning. The familiar, comforting hum of sewing machines instantly put me at ease."Yilena!"Before I could even set my bag down, Malthilde wrapped her arms tightly around me. I gasped, stumbling back a step before laughing and hugging her back."Malthilde, breathe," I chuckled."I don't want to breathe, I want answers!" she said, pulling away and gripping my shoulders. "You’re actually here! We were so worried about you. You missed a full business week without sending out a single word.""I literally thought you had quit," Guinevere coworker chimed in from her table. "Or that you got kidnapped.""I'm so sorry," I said, feeling a pinch of guilt after looking at their worried faces. "A close friend had a major family emergency. I had to help them through it. I didn’t mean to disappear on you guys.""Well, we’re just glad you’re back," Mal
EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 17 YILENA'S P.O.V That was such a traumatic experience I wouldn't want to ever, ever, ever encounter again. And it didn't just affect me but poor Wendy too. I spent the next three days with her caring for Edward as he wasn't as functional as he used to be. He was also traumatized— but at a higher level of either of us. He barely spoke. Most of the time, he just stared blankly at the wall, his hands trembling whenever the house settled or a car drove past the window. He wouldn't eat unless Wendy practically spoon-fed him, and even then, he could barely swallow a few bites. Every time he drifted off to sleep, he would wake up screaming, drenched in a cold sweat, thrashing around as if he were still trapped in that dark, damp cell. It broke my heart to watch them. Wendy was running on absolutely zero sleep, her eyes hollow and dark, trying to hold her husband together while her own world was falling apart. And the worst part was the guilt. Every time I looked at Edward's bru
EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED. CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 16LEVI'S P.O.VI couldn't bring myself to sit still.The clock on the wall was ticking too slowly. It was already past three in the morning, and the silence in my office was starting to get on my nerves.I paced back and forth near the large glass window, staring down at the quiet city streets.Where was Marcus?He should have called in by now. The rescue operation at the private facility was supposed to be quick. Marcus had enough men and enough money to make those guards cooperative. But in my line of work, even the easiest plans could go sideways in a second.If anything went wrong, Edward would stay locked up, and Yilena would keep blaming herself. I couldn’t let that happen.To keep myself from going crazy, I walked over to my desk.It was piled high with folders. As the head of my family’s conglomerate, I had way too many responsibilities on my shoulders. Shipping, real estate, tech— there was always something that needed my signature.I pulled out my leather chair and
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