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Chapter 5

Author: Perfect Timing
Caleb Smith's POV

I couldn't put into words the turmoil I felt on the drive back to the villa. It wasn't until I opened the door that I realized that the place was completely empty.

The wedding decals had been stripped from the walls, leaving the stark white paint looking even more barren.

I called my assistant and ordered him to track Winnie's location. When I learned she was in Ironden, I hurled my phone across the room.

My eyes drifted to the table. A note and a bank card that the bridal stylist had handed me earlier sat there.

The bank card held ten million dollars. It seemed that this was her way of settling the score for the kindness I'd shown her all these years. The note, however, bore only one line in her handwriting: "Caleb, I wish you and Vivian a happy marriage."

I crumpled the note in my hand, then booked a flight to Ironden.

During the entire ten-hour flight, I didn't close my eyes once.

My mind was a tangled mess, scene after scene flashing before me—the genuine
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