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Five years ago, Sophie Bennett and I had a lavish wedding. But for five years, she kept refusing to make our marriage legal. Every time, the reason was Daniel Pierce. He'd been born with a heart condition, she said. He couldn't handle the shock. We'd have to put off the paperwork a little longer. One day, I looked at the wedding photo on our table and finally asked, "His condition isn't going away. Does that mean you'll never legally marry me?" Sophie pointed at the photograph, disappointment written all over her face. "Ethan, I never knew you could be so heartless. Daniel and I grew up together. I can't just abandon him! Besides, we've done everything a married couple does. Is that piece of paper really so important?" I told myself our wedding had been more than enough. A missing certificate couldn't change what we meant to each other. Then, on our fifth anniversary, I saw the marriage certificate Daniel posted online. His and Sophie's.
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Never Legally Mine Chapter 8
Life settled into a steady rhythm.I'd long since stopped thinking about Wistmere or the people I'd left there.Then one evening, as I left the office, I caught sight of a familiar figure in the crowd.Sophie.Gone was the confident woman who'd always expected to get her way.She wore plain clothes. She'd lost weight, and exhaustion showed in every line of her face. But her eyes stayed fixed on me.She pushed desperately through the crowd, trying to get closer.My bodyguards stepped forward at once. Polite but firm, they blocked her path.No matter how many times she called my name, they didn't let her through.I stood on the steps and watched.Nothing moved inside me. For a moment, the whole thing felt strangely unreal.I realized how long it had been since I'd thought about her.All that hurt, all that bitterness that had once seemed impossible to escape—work and a new life had worn it away without my noticing.Only then did I remember the weeks after I'd left Wistmere.
Never Legally Mine Chapter 7
Early the next morning, Marcus arranged for me to go home.The car wound into a private hillside neighborhood, past tight security and beautifully kept grounds.Soon, our house came into view.A grand estate, with a sweeping courtyard and spacious, elegant rooms. Everything about it was expensive, understated, and built to last. The kind of home that belonged to a family whose wealth went back generations.People knew me as an ordinary junior employee who'd spent five years scraping by in Wistmere.No one knew I was a Vale.Our family's businesses reached across the world. Even my parents' branch of the family, far from the center of it all, had more money than most people could imagine.And I'd hidden every bit of it.Young and stubborn, I'd walked away from every advantage for a relationship that gave me so little in return.I'd chosen a cramped apartment in Wistmere. Chosen to spend my days accommodating Sophie, swallowing every hurt, wasting five years when I should have b
Never Legally Mine Chapter 6
The plane touched down smoothly in Farrowick.I wheeled my suitcase out of the terminal and immediately spotted the most conspicuous group at arrivals.A tall man stood in front, his dark suit impeccably tailored. Everything about him was cool, controlled, and commanding.He held a sign loosely in one hand.Ethan Vale.My older cousin, Marcus Vale.Several bodyguards stood in a neat formation behind him. He had arrived with an entourage.As I approached, Marcus pushed up his sunglasses.His gaze traveled over me, sharp and assessing. There was no warmth in it."So you're Ethan," he said quietly, with unmistakable contempt. "The cousin who exiled himself to our British branch for a woman. Five years at the bottom, throwing away his future."Every word landed.My face burned. I couldn't look him in the eye.For Sophie, I'd hidden my family background. Left my parents behind. Given in, again and again, until I'd trapped myself in a relationship where I didn't matter.Other pe
Never Legally Mine Chapter 5
Daniel.There was no telling how long he'd been listening outside.Sophie froze, then looked alarmed."What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the hospital."There was nothing frail about him now. He strode forward and grabbed her arm."Why haven't you answered my messages? I've been calling, too. I couldn't reach you. I was worried sick."Sophie stiffened and glanced at me, embarrassed.I stood there without reacting.All I wanted was to get out and leave both of them behind.When I reached for my suitcase, Sophie panicked. She shoved Daniel away."Move! Ethan's trying to leave. I can't let him go."The force of it sent him stumbling back several steps.Shock flashed across his face. He'd probably never imagined she would treat him that way for my sake.She didn't even notice. She hurried over and caught hold of me."Wait for me, Ethan. Just one more day. Once his surgery is over tomorrow, I'll come to Farrowick with you."Daniel glanced at the suitcase beside
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