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CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

Penulis: Olivia GW
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-20 15:29:16

Lucy’s POV

After the confrontation with Tom and Blair, I couldn’t bear to see either of them for another second.

“Leave! Get out now!” I screamed, my voice shaking with rage. “This house is mine!”

I grabbed a vase and hurled it across the room. Then the lamp. Then anything within reach.

Tom glared at with disgust, while Blair let out a startled gasp.

Without another word, they stumbled toward the door, and I didn’t stop until it slammed shut behind them.

Two hours passed, and I stood there still, frozen in that room, staring at the disheveled bedding that once held my soon-to-be ex and his mistress.

The stench of her cloying perfume still stinging my nostrils.

I couldn't sleep in that bed anymore, let alone the room. I grabbed most of my things and went to the bedroom downstairs.

I wanted to be as far away from that memory as possible.

I cried, wondering how I was going to proceed with this situation. Tom wouldn’t give me a divorce unless I gave him a million dollars.

But how? Where
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