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Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 10
A year later, I officially changed my name back.My name was Lena Shaw.A lot had changed over the past year.My relationship with the Shaws had slowly begun to improve too. We didn't suddenly become close. Too many years had been lost for everything to be made right overnight.Victoria still teared up from time to time. If I didn't eat much, she'd ask if something was wrong. If I stayed up too late, she'd urge me to go to bed.Matthew still wasn't one for affectionate words. But whenever I came home late from work, he'd have the kitchen keep some soup warm for me.Sometimes when I went back for dinner, he'd casually mention a new project that might be a good experience for me to take on and ask if I wanted to take a look.They were learning how to get closer to me, and I was no longer as resistant as I'd been in the beginning.I never casually told them I forgave them, but I didn't deliberately shut them out to get back at them either.I simply accepted that some regrets coul
Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 9
Once the police got involved, things moved faster than I expected.At first, Sabrina still tried to talk her way out of it. But as the security footage, the hospital report detailing my injuries, and the payment records showing she'd paid for the secretly filmed videos were uncovered one by one, her excuses began to fall apart. On top of that, the assistant who had gone with her to my apartment cracked under pressure and agreed to testify.The secretly filmed videos were especially serious. Once the police dug deeper, the case went far beyond simply posting a few photos online.This time, the Shaw family didn't stand up for her.It wasn't because they'd suddenly developed a moral compass. At this point, protecting her would mean continuing to take her side against me, essentially admitting they were willing to let an impostor hurt their own biological daughter.Matthew wasn't about to make that kind of losing move.Before long, Sabrina was officially thrown out of the Shaw fami
Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 8
I was right. Sabrina's final counterattack was just as filthy as I'd expected.She knew there was no changing the truth about our identities, and arguing over who was the real Shaw daughter would only humiliate her further. So, she changed tactics.Before long, secretly recorded videos and maliciously edited photos began circulating online.The posts claimed that during the years I'd spent living in poverty as the real heiress, I'd slept around to get ahead. They accused me of knowingly seducing Chandler even though he was engaged, and some even implied that I'd crashed the wedding not to reunite with my biological family, but to use my status as the real Shaw daughter to pressure Chandler into marrying me.The moment those posts went live, the Internet exploded.Most people didn't care about the truth. They just wanted front-row seats to see who would end up looking more pathetic.When I checked my phone, I was flooded with messages and comments. Even my former coworkers were
Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 7
Once the paternity results came back, the Shaws moved fast. Racks of clothes and boxes of jewelry were delivered straight from the stores, almost all of it arriving on the same day—as if giving me enough could somehow make up for everything I'd missed in one go.But looking at the boxes spread across the living room, all I felt was how unfamiliar it all was. No excitement. No satisfaction at finally coming out on top. Just absurdity.When I was struggling to survive, they were nowhere to be found. Where had they been when I needed them most?Now that everyone knew I was the real Shaw daughter, they couldn't pile these luxuries in front of me fast enough.The day Victoria came to see me, her eyes were red and swollen. Sitting across from me, she apologized over and over, explaining that they hadn't given up on searching for me. Leads had gone cold, false information had sent them in the wrong direction, and one misstep had led to another.I listened without interrupting.Tow
Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 6
After all that chaos, there was no way the wedding could go ahead as planned that day.The Shaws cleared the venue immediately, while the Paynes moved just as quickly to handle the press, trying to contain the fallout inside the hotel.But a scandal of that magnitude was never going to stay hidden. Within two hours, secretly recorded videos were already circulating online.#PayneShawWeddingDisaster#BrideIdentityInDoubt#PayneHeirFakedAmnesiaForSexBeforeWeddingEvery hashtag was sensational enough to stop anyone mid-scroll.By that evening, the results of the expedited paternity test came back, confirming that I was the real Shaw daughter and that Sabrina was the baby who had been switched with me all those years ago.When the results were laid out, Victoria covered her mouth and burst into tears. She sank onto the couch as if all her strength had suddenly drained away.Matthew's face was grim.Having the wedding devolve into a public spectacle was humiliating enough, but wha
Having His Body but Never His Heart Chapter 5
All eyes in the bridal suite fell on the pendant in my hand.The moment Victoria saw it, she took a step forward, her lips trembling."This… This pendant…"Her voice shook, her gaze locked onto it as if she were afraid to recognize it, yet even more afraid she might be wrong.I met her eyes without flinching. I knew she'd recognize it.Back then, when the hospital mixed up the babies, this pendant was what stayed with me.Over the years, the Shaws had looked into it quietly, chasing lead after lead, only for every trail to go cold. This pendant was one of the few pieces of hard evidence that could confirm their real daughter's identity.Sabrina recovered fast. The stiffness on her face lasted just a few seconds before she scrambled to her feet, gathered the skirt of her gown, and stormed toward me."What exactly do you want?" she demanded. "You show up at my wedding with some junk pendant from God knows where and think you can make a scene?"As she spoke, her gaze swept ov
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