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Chapter 114: A Wedding in the Fire
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Once my Wife Chapter 124: The Uncomfortable Double Date
The invitation arrived in a thick white envelope with gold trim and Jason Reed’s name embossed in bold letters. Inside, the words shimmered like a performance:The Bannon Foundation cordially invites you to the Young Leaders in Sustainable Design Gala.Jason turned the card slowly between his fingers before setting it on the table.He looked across at his daughter, Lila, who was busy scrolling through her phone, and then at Ethan—her boyfriend, the one Jason had avoided acknowledging for months. Ethan sat stiffly, trying to act casual in the presence of a man who clearly didn’t want him there.Jason’s tone was smooth, practiced—the kind that made boardrooms listen but families flinch.“Lila,” he began, “I’ve decided I want to get to know Ethan better.”Lila’s head shot up, her eyes wide. “You… do?”Jason smiled the kind of smile that looked generous but wasn’t. “This gala is the perfect place. It’ll showcase the Foundation’s next generation. You and Ethan will attend with us.”Ethan b
Once my Wife Chapter 123: Elena’s Pragmatism
They met Elena in a glass tower that pretended not to stare at the river. Her office smelled of polished wood and iced water. She never smiled unless a plan needed polishing.“Elena,” Bella said, sliding into the chair opposite the lawyer. “We have a problem that’s legal on the face of it, and lethal behind the curtains.”“Talk,” Elena said, putting down her glass. She didn’t have the theatricality of shock; she had the efficiency of judgment.“Cerberus,” Bella said. “And Bannon.”“Elena’s eyebrows didn’t move. She had read richer crime novels for relaxation. “Cerberus is a ghost, Bella. It’s a web of shell companies, trusts, and private foundations. It looks like a fortress because its couriers are invisible.”“How do you attack that?” Bella asked. “We can’t sue a phantom.”“You embarrass it.” Elena said the word like it was a surgical tool. “Every ghost has a face when it wants to show off. They throw parties. They like to vet people. They need theatre.”“You mean a black-tie event?
Once my Wife Chapter 122: The Bannon Dossier
The War Room smelled faintly of coffee and old paper. The lights were low. Maps and corporate charts lay like a city under glass. It was supposed to be where they planned a campaign — but tonight it was where they kept their marriage alive.“Listen to me,” Bella said, leaning over the table, her hand sliding up the back of Jason’s neck so she could feel him breathe. “Ethan is bait. Sixteen. Works in a bookstore. He doesn’t know anything he can’t forget.”“He’s not the player,” Jason replied, tracing a thin red line from a holding company to a trust account on the tablet. “His father is. Robert Bannon controls a third of the Cerberus Group. That’s not a hobby, Bella. That’s a pillar.”“You keep saying ‘Cerberus’ like it’s a monster you can name and kill.” Bella’s voice was quiet but sharp. “Is it a company, or is it a legal fiction stitched together by lawyers in Bermuda?”“It’s both.” Jason tapped a node until it blinked. “Cerberus, Hydra, Scylla — three holding networks feeding one a
Once my Wife Chapter 121: A Partnership Forged in Fire
The War Room, once Jason’s fortress of control, now felt like a graveyard of broken promises. The hum of the servers was the only sound left after hours of shouting, accusations, and silence heavy enough to crush a man’s chest.Jason stood in the middle of it all—his tie loosened, his eyes bloodshot, his expression stripped of command. He looked less like a CEO and more like a man who had lost everything except the guilt holding him upright.He spoke softly, the words trembling out of him like a confession.Jason: “You’re right, Bella. You’ve always been right. I’m sorry.”His voice cracked. “I let the fear consume me. I thought I was protecting you—protecting us—but all I did was destroy the trust holding this together.”He walked over to the central computer, the screen reflecting his worn face like a mirror he could no longer avoid. His fingers hovered over the keyboard, trembling. Then, with slow, deliberate motions, he began wiping the drives one by one. Files disappeared, years
Once my Wife Chapter 120: The Secret War Room
The warning light blinked red on the desk—silent but impossible to miss.Garage Access – Jason Reed.Bella froze. The Ethan Bannon file trembled in her hand. The words on the pages blurred as her pulse thundered in her ears.He was here.In seconds, Jason would walk into the penthouse. Into his own trap.There was no time to hide, no time to run. She dropped the file on the central desk and forced herself to breathe, to stand tall. Her heart pounded, but her eyes stayed cold.The hidden shelf slid back into place with a faint metallic whisper just as the private elevator chimed.Jason stepped out, still wearing the armor of a man who commanded worlds — blazer slung over one arm, jaw tense from another long night of strategy and control.He froze.There — a trace of dust disturbed on the bookshelf. A book slightly out of alignment. His gaze followed the invisible trail until it landed on Bella.She was standing at the center of the room like a verdict waiting to be delivered.Jason’s m
Once my Wife Chapter 119: The Red Thread
The moment Jason’s footsteps disappeared down the hallway, Bella’s composure cracked. The quiet of the penthouse felt wrong—too still, too heavy, as if the walls themselves were holding their breath.Her pulse pounded hard against her ribs, echoing the panic rising in her chest. Elena’s words from earlier still rang in her head like a bell she couldn’t silence: “The red thread, Bella. It’s not a design element—it’s a message. Someone’s hiding something in that book.”Someone, Bella now realized, meant Jason.She moved fast, her slippers silent against the marble floor. The library loomed before her, dark and regal—the heart of the Reed home. The smell of old paper and cedar oil filled the air, but tonight it didn’t comfort her. Tonight it felt like walking into a crypt.Her hands shook as she reached for the Roman architecture book Elena had mentioned. Normally, her fingers were steady—trained from years of sketching plans and tracing fine lines—but not tonight. Tonight they trembled
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