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Chapter 10

Penulis: Writing Lover
She trusted him.

Evelyn had always loved animals, and at Silvercrest University she had befriended a small colony of stray cats.

One day, the friendliest orange tabby on campus was struck by a car.

By the time Evelyn found him, someone had already taken him to an animal hospital.

That person was Adrian Caldwell.

Besides, a company as small as Fitzgerald Holdings offered him almost nothing worth exploiting.

Evelyn assumed he either had a private condition he didn't want discussed or faced i
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  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 17

    Outside the operating room, Evelyn sat on a hospital bench with an empty expression.The man she had once loved and later hated had taken a knife for her and now hovered between life and death.An immense exhaustion settled over her. Every love and grievance felt as if it belonged to another lifetime. At that moment, she only wanted Graham to survive.As Evelyn sat lost and helpless, someone enclosed both of her hands. Warmth traveled from Adrian's palms through her body, making her realize how cold she had become."Don't be afraid." Adrian gently wiped the blood from her hands. "Whatever happens, we'll face it together. Evie, I'll stay with you."Only then did the terror of the attack and the sight of Graham collapsing reach her fully. She leaned against Adrian and sobbed like a frightened child."Adrian, I'm terrified. What if he dies because of me?"Adrian remembered how close Evelyn had come to lying inside that operating room. The pain nearly stopped his breath, and he kiss

  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 16

    As soon as Graham finished speaking, he noticed several vehicles following at a careful distance.Evelyn recognized Adrian's license plate, and much of her fear eased.She hadn't expected Adrian to make her feel completely safe after such a short time.Graham laughed coldly and accelerated.Evelyn knew nothing she said would reach him, so she remained silent for the rest of the drive.The car finally stopped at Prescott Field, a private airstrip outside Harborview.Graham held Evelyn's wrist and led her toward a waiting helicopter."Evie, we'll be home soon. We'll never be separated again."Despair closed around her."Graham, let her go!"Adrian arrived with his security team at the critical moment.Concerned that a high-speed pursuit might endanger Evelyn, he had kept a safe distance on the road.He had still reached her in time.Evelyn instinctively moved toward Adrian. Graham's expression darkened, and his grip tightened.Adrian saw the pain on Evelyn's face and stoppe

  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 15

    Inside the bridal salon, Evelyn wore a gown created by the celebrated designer Elara Wynn.Elara was famously selective. Evelyn had been unable to hire her for the wedding to Graham.Evelyn turned before the mirror with open delight, smiling with a youthful happiness no one had seen from her in years."I've always loved this designer. She once lectured at Silvercrest University. Do you remember?"Adrian watched her with admiration. "If I remember correctly, you still have a signed photograph from Ms. Wynn.""You saw it?""Yes. That was when I remembered how much you admired her."Something soft brushed Evelyn's heart and left gentle ripples behind.She had assumed the designer's involvement was a coincidence. Adrian had actually remembered her preference and invited Elara specifically for her.Adrian didn't tell her that he had also tried to secure Elara for Evelyn's first wedding, offering the commission anonymously as a gift.Elara had been ill at the time and couldn't acce

  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 14

    "Investigate everything Mara did behind my back."Graham didn't return to Silvercrest. He bought an apartment near Evelyn's office in Harborview, and watching her arrive and leave each day was the only thing that eased the emptiness inside him.He didn't deny his responsibility for destroying their marriage.But he wouldn't spare anyone who had encouraged his worst choices.Before long, his investigators delivered a complete record of Mara's actions since joining Prescott Group.She had altered Graham's instructions. When he ordered the guards to punish Sophie, Mara made sure they attacked Evelyn too.The security footage showed Evelyn covering her abdomen while fists struck her again and again.She had already been pregnant.Graham's heart jolted with almost physical pain.That must have been the moment Evelyn finally gave up. She had protected the pregnancy with her own body, then gone directly to the hospital to end it.Mara knew Evelyn had just undergone the procedure, ye

  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 13

    That declaration struck Graham's deepest nerve.The sight of Evelyn and Adrian standing together tore through his restraint. A vein rose at his temple as he climbed from the floor and swung at Adrian."Evelyn is mine. You won't take her."The two men began fighting, neither willing to yield.Graham's returning punch stopped only inches from Adrian.Evelyn had stepped between them."Have you caused enough trouble?"She looked at Graham coldly, showing only impatience with his behavior.Then she turned and anxiously examined the almost invisible mark on Adrian's face. "Are you all right?"The difference in her treatment felt absurd to Graham. Pressure crushed his chest until he could barely breathe."Evelyn, he struck first. Why do you care only about him?"His voice weakened until only wounded grievance remained.His injuries hurt, but they were nothing beside the pain in his heart."You think Adrian truly loves you? He only wants to steal what belongs to me. Evie, don't le

  • Moonlight After the Storm   Chapter 12

    What did she mean, dead?Graham's heart lurched as though a heavy spike had been driven through it. He suddenly couldn't draw enough air."When you accused me of bribing a doctor to trigger Mara's allergy, didn't you ask why I had gone to the hospital?"Evelyn's voice was calm and distant, as if she were describing someone else's life."Stop!" Graham's eyes widened until they reddened. The answer was obvious, but he didn't know whether he feared hearing it or couldn't bear it.He closed his eyes to stop the tears gathering there, but waves of pain continued to drown him. "You ended our child's life because of that?""It was better than letting the child's own father kill it."Evelyn laughed bitterly and continued cutting through him with the truth."Your men beat me. You forced me to eat crab at Mara's celebration. You abandoned me when I collapsed in pain. Then you locked me in a dark room for three days."Graham, have you forgotten everything you did to me?"Even now, remem

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