LOGINJenny Walsh thought she had built a safe, ordinary life— a loving husband, a sweet son, and a marriage that had survived the terrible past she never liked to revisit. Until her estranged sister suddenly reappears. Anna returns with tears, tragedy, and a dying child—and somehow, everyone expects Jenny to be the good sister. To forgive. To support. To sacrifice her own body and donate bone marrow. But no one sees through Anna’s perfect mask. She didn’t come back to be saved. She came back to take everything— her husband’s attention, her son’s trust, her place in the family. When Jenny hesitates, she becomes the villain. Cold. Selfish. Heartless. Until one day, the man who once promised her forever looks her in the eye and says— “I want an open marriage with your sister.”
View More"I reviewed the acquisition agreement for Sunlit Legal last night—Jenny, a direct confrontation won't work. That nominee agreement was written too neatly; Alexander's lawyers aren't pushovers." Rita's voice came through the receiver."I know." I held the phone between my shoulder and arm, freeing my hand to hail a taxi. "So I'm not planning on a direct confrontation.""What's the meaning?""The money he used to acquire Sunlit Legal went through an offshore company called 'Aegis Holdings.'" I gave them Sunlit Legal's address, and the taxi merged into traffic. The wipers swished the windshield slowly. "I checked; Aegis is registered in the Cayman Islands, and the legal representative is a man named Marcus Winter.""Then what?""Marcus Winter is the Hines family's private accountant."There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.You mean—"The money Alexander used to buy Sunlit Legal may not have been Richie Group's own funds at all. It might have been Hines's money."Ri
The automatic door at the end of the corridor clicked open, letting in a rush of cold air.I lifted my head from the chair.My neck ached terribly. My spine felt rusted from sitting against the wall all night.The paper cup of coffee in my hand was long cold, a dark brown stain clinging to the inside.Alexander walked in.Behind him were two people — a female lawyer in her forties carrying a dark brown folder, and a uniformed bailiff.He had changed his clothes.He wore a dark gray overcoat, with his hair neatly combed and his face cleanly shaved.The disheveled look he’d had outside the villa last night was completely gone.He was once again the poised, imposing Alexander Richie from the covers of business magazines.I stood up.My knee clicked softly.“Daniel’s inside,” I spoke first.Alexander did not glance at me.He walked straight toward Daniel’s ward door.The female lawyer stepped forward at once, blocking his path and separating me from him.“Ms. Walsh.”She pulled a document
The clinic's heating was on too high.The air was dry. A strong smell of disinfectant filled my nose, mixed with a faint sharp scent drifting in from outdoors.I sat on the hard plastic chair beside the bed. It felt like ages passed before my legs went numb.Daniel stirred and rolled over.His eyelashes fluttered, and his lips moved, as if he was chewing something in his sleep. Soon, he opened his eyes.His eyes were identical to mine. Almond-shaped with dark pupils, resembling smooth glass marbles under warm yellow light.He stared blankly at the ceiling, still half-asleep. His fingers unconsciously clutched the white sheet underneath."Daniel," I called softly.He turned his head toward me. At first, he blinked in confused daze, his mouth slightly parted.All of a sudden, his body tensed sharply
The world outside the car window blurred into indistinct neon lights by the rain. I held Daniel in my arms, cradling his cold little hands. His breathing had calmed, and he drifted off to sleep, exhausted from the ordeal. But his curled-up posture, the occasional twitch of his leg in his sleep, felt like needles, pricking my heart."There's a clinic up ahead. I know the doctor there; he's very professional at treating external injuries, and it's very quiet," he said, his voice steady and reassuring. "No sirens, no reporters, he can get a good night's sleep."I didn't answer, only nodded gently, afraid of waking Daniel. The car came to a smooth stop in front of an unassuming white building. Warm yellow light shone from the windows, not glaring, as if someone had deliberately adjusted it to a reassuring brightness.The car door opened, and without waking the driver, he went around to the back seat and carefully took Daniel from my arms. His movements were gentle, as if he were holding a






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