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Chapter Seventy-Eight

作者: Author Eunice
last update 公開日: 2026-04-10 14:00:35
Jason

I drove home in complete silence with my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles had turned white, and the image of Hunt Enterprises burning played on repeat in my mind like a horror film I could not turn off.

My mother had practically forced me out of her mansion with instructions to go home and rest, though rest felt impossible when everything I had built was literally turning to ash.

When I pulled up to the Hunt estate I noticed Chloe's car was just arriving at th
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    MitchelleRosa set her fork down slowly, studying my face with concern."Is there a problem, dear?" she asked carefully.My throat had closed completely. I stared at the table, unable to form a single coherent word for several seconds."That's my mother's name," I finally whispered.Rosa went very still across the table."I beg your pardon?" she breathed."Louisa Martin," I repeated, with my voice barely audible even to myself. "That was my mother's name. She passed away many years ago."Rosa's hand moved slowly to her mouth."Do you have an image?" I asked, looking up at her directly. "Of the person Melyn was looking for. Do you have a photograph?"Rosa didn't speak immediately. She simply pushed back her chair and stood, gesturing for me to follow her.I followed her down a narrow corridor lined with more family photographs until she stopped at a closed door and pushed it open gently. Melyn's room was simple and neat, a small bed with a pale blue cover, a desk by the window, shelves

  • Mrs. Hunt for 30 days   Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Six

    MitchelleMy eyes kept drifting back to the photograph on the mantelpiece.Something about it refused to let me go. I set down the cupcakes I had brought on the side table and walked slowly toward the fireplace, drawn by a pull I couldn't quite explain or resist.Up close it was even more striking.I reached out carefully and lifted the silver frame from the wall, holding it with both hands directly under the warm lamplight. I tilted the frame slightly, studying every feature with growing disbelief.I was so completely absorbed that I didn't hear the footsteps returning from the kitchen until the woman's voice broke directly through my thoughts."Mrs. Roth," she called warmly, carrying a steaming dish carefully toward the dining table.I spun around sharply, startled, and the silver frame slipped clean through my fingers and hit the floor with a sharp crack, the glass splintered across the polished hardwood in every direction."I'm so sorry," I gasped, dropping immediately to my knees

  • Mrs. Hunt for 30 days   Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five

    MitchelleThe documents Elena had sent over were spread across my laptop screen in seventeen separate tabs, contracts, quarterly projections, client proposals, partnership agreements that needed my signature and review before end of business.I had been at it since returning from the hospital with nothing but a cold smoothie and determination keeping me functional.I was halfway through a particularly dense partnership agreement when my phone rang.Danika.I almost let it ring… Almost."Danika, I can't talk right now," I answered immediately. "Elena sent me a mountain of paperwork and I'm completely drowning in it.""This is important," Danika replied, as her voice vibrated with barely contained excitement.Something in her tone made me pause."What is it?" I asked carefully."Close your laptop," Danika instructed.I hesitated, staring at the open tabs, then shut it slowly."Chelley," Danika began, I could hear the smile breaking through every word. "Dariel, or whatever his name actua

  • Mrs. Hunt for 30 days   Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four

    JasonMelyn answered the door before I finished knocking, stepping aside to let me in without a word."Welcome," she greeted softly.I stepped inside and pulled her toward me immediately, pressing my lips against hers. She kissed me back without hesitation, her hands rested lightly against my chest.She pulled back and studied my face."Wine?" she offered."Please."She returned with a bottle and a glass. I ignored the glass entirely and took the bottle, tilting it back and drinking deeply."Slow down," Melyn said, watching me carefully. "Are you okay?""I just lost my uncle," I stated, setting the bottle down heavily on the coffee table.Her eyes widened."Dorian Roth is your uncle?" she asked. "It's on the news everywhere.""Yes," I confirmed. "He was like a big brother to me, especially when my father was still alive.""I'm so sorry," Melyn replied quietly, sitting across from me.I rubbed both hands down my face and leaned forward on my knees."You said it was urgent when you text

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    MitchelleThe obstetrics clinic attached to the private hospital was warm and quietly busy, a stark contrast to the cold empty house I had been sleeping in for weeks. I checked in at the front desk and took a seat among other women at various stages of pregnancy, some alone like me, some with partners beside them.I filled out the registration forms carefully, using my real name but the Geneva address Danika had arranged. When the nurse finally called me back, I followed her into a bright examination room that smelled of antiseptic and something faintly floral.Dr. Beaumont was a gentle woman in her early fifties with kind eyes and a soft manner that immediately put me at ease."First prenatal visit?" she asked, reviewing my forms."Yes," I confirmed."And how far along do you believe you are?""About three months," I replied.She nodded and began the examination, checking my blood pressure, my weight, asking careful questions about my medical history. When she moved to the ultrasound

  • Mrs. Hunt for 30 days   Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Two

    ChloeThe last of the guests filtered out of the Roth estate just after seven in the evening, leaving behind half-eaten food and whispered condolences that meant nothing to any of us.Diana had arranged for Dorian's personal lawyer to meet with us privately once everyone was gone. We gathered in the main sitting room, myself, Diana, Jason, and Ivy, arranged around the large table while the lawyer, a thin man with wire-rimmed glasses named Mr. Peters, settled into the chair across from us.He opened his briefcase and spread several documents across the table."Thank you all for seeing me during this difficult time," Mr. Peters began carefully. "I'll get straight to the point. Regarding Mr. Dorian Roth's estate, I've reviewed all relevant documentation and I'm afraid there is no formal will on record."I exhaled slowly. Good."However," Mr. Peters continued, adjusting his glasses, "Mr. Roth did designate a next of kin in his official records."Diana leaned forward."And who would that b

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