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Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive
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Synopsis
Feel-Good Story
Plot Twists
Melodramatic
Girl Power
Bias
Ruthless
Winning Back the Wife
Face Slapping
Revenge
After visiting Grandpa at the care home, I got a text from my boyfriend, Lucas Mercer. “Sofia, come to the office tomorrow at ten. I’ve got a surprise for you.” I thought of the proposal plan I’d spotted on his laptop. I smiled to myself and booked the first available flight. But when I walked into that office, I froze. Lucas was down on one knee, holding out a diamond ring to my cousin, Ashley. Ten years ago, she’d hired someone to drive a car into my parents and kill them. Then she’d trapped me in the fire that followed. “Ashley, I’ve been practicing for five years. Will you marry me?” His eyes were full of nothing but her. I dug my nails into my palm. This year also happened to be the fifth year Lucas and I had been together. “Yes.” Ashley smiled and produced a document. “Since you’ve been loyal to me for five years, my father decided to throw in an extra five million as a bonus!” The room erupted. I stood there watching the celebration. The Harlow Group investment agreement I’d been holding was now a crumpled ball of paper in my fist. I turned and dropped it in the trash, then called my assistant. “Lucas Mercer. Cut him. Pull up the updated list of fiancé candidates.” Ashley had no idea I’d already returned to the Harlow family as the heir apparent. Lucas had no idea that by chasing five million, he’d just walked away from fifty.
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A week later, all four families issued public announcements naming new heirs. Partnerships resumed as agreed. My workload grew.Friday night, after the last video call, I stared out at the city lights and had a sudden, specific craving. Tortellini in brodo.I didn’t think twice. I grabbed my bag and went, pulling up to my usual spot, a little Italian place that had no business being this good.“Hey, can I get the tortellini in brodo? Extra basil.”The owner recognized me and smiled. “You’ve been so busy lately, sweetheart. Your boyfriend’s been coming every day waiting for you. You finally made it.”I stopped and looked toward my usual table. Lucas Mercer was already on his feet. “Sofia…”“Can you make it to go? Thanks.” I was too hungry to deal with this.He came toward me. “You haven’t eaten tonight, right? You always forget to eat when you’re busy. I made chicken soup.”I looked at the insulated container he was holding. My container. The one I’d given him.“Lucas, are you still per
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 8
I got out of the car.Ethan White held out a single white page. “Jay and I got married in Iceland last month. Until I become head of the White family, I’d rather not make it complicated.”His voice was formal. His grip on Jay’s hand was not.I photographed the marriage certificate and gave a small nod. “Thank you for being straight with me. No issues on my end. Looking forward to the partnership.”I extended my hand. Jay took it first. A brief, startled silence, and then Jay smiled and said in slightly accented English: “Pleasure working with you!”The two of them exchanged a few low words. Ethan White’s ears went red. I made a tactful retreat to my car, and something tight in my chest let go.After this, the Calloway family would never recover. Ashley’s father had escaped for now, but I hadn’t forgotten what he’d done to my mother’s family. That account was still open.I pressed the gas and headed back to the office. Today was the rescheduled all-hands meeting. I got out of the elevat
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 7
Through the visiting glass, Ashley looked hollowed out. Her eyes still burned.The moment I sat down, her face twisted and she hurled herself at the partition before the guards yanked her back.“Stella. I should’ve watched you burn!”“Keeping you alive was the single biggest mistake I ever made. I should’ve sold you off back then and made you suffer every single day. You and your worthless parents both deserved to die!”“You have no right to exist!”She kept going until her voice started to crack. I watched her without expression. When her throat finally gave out, I spoke.“You dragged me here just to say this?” Her jaw tightened.“Ashley, our family never once shorted you. Every time you came to stay with us, my parents gave you the master bedroom and moved me to the guest room. Whatever I had, you had too, usually more.”I leaned close to the glass and dropped my voice. “What were you actually angry about?”She tipped her head back and scrubbed her face with both hands. A short silen
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 6
The next day, clips from the Harlow family ceremony swept across Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram. Lucas Mercer became a meme, and the internet was dragging him from every angle. People showed up at his office and his apartment throwing paint and dumping trash. Security blocked wave after wave and still couldn’t stop them all.Meanwhile, Ashley’s story was being kept off the front page. Before the verdict, I wasn’t going to let the press anywhere near it. Nothing could go sideways.The best news was that Buddy woke up. He couldn’t run yet, but his eyes were bright. He nudged his nose into my palm the way he always had, small and warm and persistent.The fake dog abuse video was confirmed as a deepfake, and cease and desist letters were already in Lucas’s inbox. Once I’d cleared the loose ends, I walked toward the conference room. Today was my first company-wide meeting as head of the Harlow Group.The MC finished the introduction and applause came from the floor. I was reaching for the
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 4
Eight o’clock. Half an hour until the announcement ceremony.The ballroom was packed. I scanned the room. Every major East Coast family was represented, including the four from the afternoon. I walked in on Ethan White’s arm, all in black.The crowd converged immediately. One by one they produced bu
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 3
I asked everywhere, hospitals, boarding places, every vet I knew. Nothing.The Harlow family heir announcement was tomorrow. Per tradition, my fiancé had to be named tonight.I changed carefully into something loose-fitting and headed to a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Inside, representatives from the
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 2
“Yep, Mr. Mercer dropped him off two days ago.” The owner sounded perfectly normal.“Please don’t let anyone take him. I’m on my way right now.” He agreed without hesitation.I took a shortcut and floored it to the boarding place. I ran inside. The kennel door was open and there was no sign of the o
Fool Me Once, and I Never Forgive Chapter 1
“Sophia?!”The exclamation wasn’t loud, but it snapped every head in the room toward me. “Sofia, you made it.” Lucas smiled at me like nothing had happened.Ashley blinked in theatrical confusion. “Lucas, who is she?”I used to be Stella Harlow, heiress to the Harlow family. Ashley is my cousin.Th
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