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The easiest lies were the ones wrapped in concern.That was why Ruth never rushed.She sat with Eric and Claire that evening, calmly telling them about her lunch with Lyra.“She was guarded,” Ruth said. “Being away for six years probably changed her. She didn’t welcome me with open arms, but she didn’t push me away either.”Eric frowned. “You two were inseparable. Do you think something happened between you?”Ruth shook her head.“Nothing like that. She’s simply protecting herself.”She lowered her voice.“Maybe even from me.”Claire glanced at Eric as worry crossed her face.“I hope she’s all right. Lyra may seem distant, but she still cares about you.”“I know she does,” Ruth replied. “People change. Sometimes we need to look deeper to understand what they’re going through.”Eric raised an eyebrow. “You learned all that from one lunch?”“Only a little.”Ruth gave a small laugh.“I’ll need more time. Lyra isn’t easy to read anymore.”Claire reached across the table and squeezed her h
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Ruth was gone, but Lyra could not stop thinking about her.Her smile had been too perfect, and every question about Damon had carried a hidden purpose.After everything Ruth and Vito had done six years ago, Lyra did not believe either of them had suddenly become concerned about her.The anniversary was only days away. Soon, Lyra would have to stand in the same room with both of them and pretend the past no longer mattered.One wrong reaction could reveal too much.But Ruth’s interest in Damon worried her most.Did Vito know Ruth wanted Damon? Were they planning to use him the same way they had once tried to use Lyra?She did not have the answers.She only knew she would not stand by if they tried to hurt him.Someone snapped his fingers in front of her.Lyra blinked.Damon stood beside her desk.“You’re back.”She straightened. “How was the conference?”“It went well, but where were you just now?”“Nowhere. I was organizing my thoughts.”Damon clearly did not believe her, but he did n
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The moment Lyra stepped out of Damon’s office, she knew her quiet week was over.Ruth stood beside the secretary’s desk, smiling as though nothing had ever happened between them.Lyra had expected this meeting eventually. Still, seeing the woman she once considered a sister brought the past painfully close.Damon had left for a conference that morning, giving Lyra her first free lunch break in days. She had planned to get coffee and enjoy the silence.Instead, she had walked directly into another part of the life she had left behind.“I was hoping to see Lyra,” Ruth told the secretary. “Is she here?”The secretary looked toward Lyra.Ruth followed her gaze, and her face immediately brightened.“There she is!”She hurried forward and wrapped her arms around Lyra.Lyra remained stiff.The hug brought back too many memories.Ruth had once listened to her problems, encouraged her relationship with Vito, and stood beside her during her final wedding dress fitting.Lyra had trusted her comp
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While Lyra laughed inside Rayna’s bakery, Vito watched from across the street.He had already told Ruth where Lyra was and that she planned to attend the class reunion.But one question still troubled both of them.How much did Lyra truly know?Vito called Ruth again.She answered immediately.“Is she still with Rayna?”“Yes.”“Do you think she told Rayna what happened?”“I can’t hear them.”“That isn’t what I asked.”Vito kept his eyes on the bakery window.“Lyra knows about us. She heard enough to understand the inheritance plan.”Ruth became quiet.Then she asked, “Does she know the rest?”“No.”His answer came quickly.“She doesn’t know who else was involved or what was supposed to happen after the wedding.”“Are you sure?”“We were careful.”“You also thought she never entered your apartment.”Vito’s jaw tightened.Ruth was right.For six years, they had believed Lyra canceled the wedding without knowing the truth. Now they knew she had heard them mocking her and discussing the i
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Lyra drew a slow breath.“The night before my wedding, I went to Vito’s apartment,” she said. “That was where I discovered Ruth was already inside.”Damon became still.“Your stepsister?”“Yes.”Lyra tightened her hands in her lap.“I recognized her shoes near the door and the clothes she had worn earlier that day. Then I heard them laughing.”“At you?”She nodded.“Ruth had told Vito everything I said during my dress fitting. They repeated my words and laughed at me for believing I would have a happy marriage.”Damon’s jaw tightened.“What else did you hear?”Lyra looked down.“Vito said the only reason he kept me around was my inheritance.”The silence in the office became heavy.Damon slowly stood and walked toward the window. His anger showed in the tension across his shoulders.“Was that why you canceled the wedding?”“Yes.”“And Vito still doesn’t know exactly how much you heard?”“He does now. I confronted him yesterday.”Damon turned toward her. “Why didn’t you tell anyone six
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Lyra had barely survived one week beside Damon.Now Vito had become another problem.He knew she had overheard him and Ruth before the wedding. Worse, he knew she could expose their plan to use her inheritance whenever she wanted.That should have given Lyra power over him.Instead, it made her suspicious.Vito would not remain silent forever. He would wait until he found a way to twist the truth against her.The next morning, Lyra entered Blackwood Corporation with one question in her mind.Should she tell Damon everything before Vito made his move?She stepped into the elevator and forced herself to breathe.Whatever she decided, she could not allow anyone to see her fear.When the doors opened, she walked directly to Damon’s office.“Good morning, Mister Blackwood.”Damon looked up from his computer.“Good morning.”His voice sounded normal.There were no strange looks or unexpected questions.Perhaps Vito had kept quiet.Or perhaps Damon already knew something and was waiting for
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