LOGINI slaved away for my husband and son. But what did I get in return? Cold shoulders, cutting words, and distance. Then one day, my husband suggested a “fake divorce” so my stepsister could adopt a child. Fine. Fake divorce it is. Except… if it’s just fake, why are the two of them heating up the sheets behind my back? Then, Fake divorce just turned real. My ex-husband thought I’d beg to come back. My stepsister thought I’d envy her for stealing my husband and son. They both thought I’d shatter. Wrong. I’ve got my career, my revenge, and oh—did I mention? I’m dating a drop-dead gorgeous man who actually knows my worth. And suddenly, life tasted sweeter than I ever imagined.
View MoreWillow’s POVBeatrice saw us and a sly smile broke out over her face.“Beatrice?” I asked.“Um, no,” the girl in the braids said. “That’s Belle.”“You can go, Jules,” Beatrice said to the girl.“All right,” she shrugged. “Can I use you as a reference though?”“Sure,” Beatrice said. The girl made her way past us with a box in her arms full of her things.“Nice meeting you,” she said as she passed me. “Hope everything works out with…all this.”Then she walked out the door. Fury boiled up inside of me.“This is fraud,” I told her. “You’re pretending to be someone else. You forged documents. You purchased this store under false pretenses.” My voice came out as a hiss.“So sue me,” Beatrice shrugged, brushing us.“You’ve gone too far,” I said. Adonis was beside me, and I could feel his anger. His fists were clenched, his jaw tight.“No really. I mean it. Sue me. Go ahead. I’ll drown you in legal fees. I have the means.”Beatrice’s attitude was so flippant, I could barely hold back. How dare
Willow’s POV“You’re closing down?” I asked, my eyes wide.What was she talking about? Why? Why would Belle close down the store? And right before the holidays? The store had barely just opened! It was in a prime location. It was doing very well financially.Surely, this young girl was mistaken.“I know. Shocker, right? Belle just told me yesterday. Bummer, since I have to find a new job now. And right before the holidays. But that’s how it goes sometimes. I guess that’s what the big sale was all about.”“What sale?” I asked, exchanging a look with Adonis.“Belle must have been trying to get rid of inventory before we closed our doors permanently. She slashed everything. At one point, she was practically giving away the holiday necklaces. There was chaos in here,” the girl explained.The girl’s explanation did nothing to clear up my confusion. Why would Belle give away necklaces? Why was she closing down the store?“Can I see one of those please?” I said, pointing to one of the last r
Willow’s POVThe plane touched down in Dallas. I had to shake Adonis awake. He’d been sleeping on my shoulder most of the night. Bolting to an upright position, Adonis looked startled.“What’s going on?” he said. “Where am I?”“You’re on the airplane,” I told him. “We just landed. We’re in Dallas.”Adonis nodded and then stretched his arms over his head and yawned.“Yee haw,” he said, unbuckling his seatbelt.Adonis had been able to sleep during most of the late flight, but I had not. The negative reviews circled around in my head. Luigi made me promise him that I wouldn’t look at any more of them until we figured out what was going on.I’d broken that promise. Every time I looked, there were more reviews. And they were becoming more and more vile. I couldn’t believe this was happening.We’d left in a whirlwind. Luigi had secured us two first class tickets, and the plan was to check in at the store, spend the night, and then fly back tomorrow morning. Luigi would hold down the fort whi
Willow’s POV“Dallas?” I asked. “Are you sure?”Dallas was one of our most successful franchise locations. But all the negative reviews were coming from people who had purchased our product in Dallas?“Positive,” Adonis said, flopping himself down on the couch and reaching for a cup of egg nog.“But that’s Belle’s store,” I said. “I don’t understand.”“I don’t either,” Adonis told me. “Something’s definitely going on there though.”Puzzled, my mind raced. Belle was one of our top choices for franchisee. Her proposal was wonderful. She came from a good family, loved our product, and fit our brand perfectly. At least, she did according to her proposal.Taking out my phone, I dialed the store number in Dallas.“Who are you calling?” Adonis asked.“Belle,” I replied.I needed to speak to her myself. Maybe there was some sort of explanation for all of this.But the phone rang and rang, and then went to a message stating that the store was currently closed. Stunned, I hung up. “It’s closed






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