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Chapter 14: Like Quentin's Wife Should
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Three mornings later, Quentin had decided he was completely recovered. But Verity disagreed. “I feel better now.” Verity stood beside the bed with both hands on her hips. Quentin looked perfectly comfortable beneath the sheets, which irritated her because he was arguing as though someone had imprisoned him there. “The doctor said several days.” “It has been several days.” “He has not cleared you to return to work.” “I am the CEO. I can't stay away for too long.” “You are also a patient.” “I dislike that word.” “But it is the truth.” Quentin reached toward the bedside table for his laptop. But it was gone. He looked at Verity. “Where is it?” “I don't know.” “Please.” “I have no idea what you're talking about.” “Verity.” She walked toward the door. “Breakfast is downstairs.” “I am asking for my laptop.” “Missing.” “My phone?” “Also tragic.” Quentin stared at her. Verity smiled. “I'll see you downstairs.” She walked out before he could respond. Ten minutes later,
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The complete blood results arrived the following afternoon. Quentin was already in a bad mood before the doctor entered the bedroom. Two days away from his office had apparently convinced him civilization was collapsing without him. He had spent the morning answering calls until Verity took his phone and placed it inside one of her bedside drawers. “You are abusing your position as my wife,” he told her. Verity sat in the armchair near the windows..“I haven't even started.” Quentin looked toward the drawer. “Give me my phone.” “No.” “I own several companies.” “And somehow they survived before you woke up this morning.” “They require decisions.” “They employ thousands of people. Surely one of them knows how to make a decision.” Quentin stared at her. Verity smiled sweetly. The doctor entered before he could continue arguing. Quentin's expression became serious immediately. The physician took a seat across from them and opened the report. “We've identified two separate fo
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Verity couldn't sleep. Quentin had been taken to a private medical facility shortly after midnight, where another team examined him and collected several blood samples for testing. His condition gradually stabilized, but the doctors wanted to observe him for several hours before allowing him to leave. Verity remained beside his bed the entire time. She changed out of her evening gown only after Vivienne brought clothes from Sapphire Coastline. Even then, she disappeared into the private bathroom for less than ten minutes before returning to the chair beside Quentin. He slept through most of the night. Sometimes he moved restlessly and reached toward the empty side of the bed. Every time, Verity took his hand. By morning, Quentin was more alert. His eyes opened slowly. Verity immediately leaned closer. “Hi.” He stared at her for a moment. “Hospital?” “Yes.” His expression tightened. “You brought me here.” “I did.” “I told you I didn't want to come.” “You were barely consci
PAINTED IN SIN Chapter 88: Don't Touch My Husband
For one terrible second, Verity could not move. Jessica was straddling Quentin on the bed, leaning over him with one hand pressed against his chest. His jacket was gone, the collar of his shirt was open, and his face was flushed with sweat. Then Verity looked at his eyes. Something was definitely wrong. Quentin was staring upward, but his focus was poor. His arms were not around Jessica. He was not kissing her. He was barely responding to the woman sitting on top of him. The shock inside Verity disappeared beneath a wave of rage. “What the hell are you doing?” Jessica spun around. “Verity—” Verity crossed the room before Jessica could finish. She grabbed her by the arm and pulled her off Quentin with enough force to send Jessica stumbling against the side table. Jessica caught herself quick. “Are you crazy?” Verity shoved her farther away from the bed. “Do not touch my husband.” “Listen to me.” “I said don't touch him!” Jessica reached for her, but Verity knocked her hand
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Theodore’s birthday celebration continued well into the night. By then, the formal introductions had eased into something warmer. Guests moved freely between the main ballroom and the glass pavilion, music filled the gardens, and groups that had spent the first hour discussing business were now laughing over drinks. Verity stood beside Quentin as Theodore stepped onto the small raised platform near the center of the ballroom. A microphone was handed to him. The room gradually fell silent. Theodore looked around at the crowd and smiled. “I was told this evening was supposed to be intimate.” Laughter immediately moved through the room. Vivienne shook her head from where she stood nearby. Theodore continued, “Apparently, my wife and I have very different definitions of that word.” More laughter followed. He thanked everyone for coming, mentioning friends who had known him for decades, business partners who had become family, and family members who had somehow managed to tolerate
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Verity was still laughing about Blake when Camille linked her arm through hers and pulled her away from Quentin. “I am borrowing your wife,” Camille announced. Quentin looked at Verity before answering. “For how long?” Camille stared at him. “You do know she existed before she married you, right?” “I’m aware.” “Good. Then you can survive without her for twenty minutes.” Verity laughed and squeezed Quentin’s hand before allowing Camille to lead her toward the large glass pavilion at the back of the estate. Theodore’s party had grown even livelier. The orchestra had changed to softer contemporary music, waiters moved between guests with trays of champagne and carefully prepared appetizers, and almost every corner of the massive garden held a different conversation. Verity recognized people from business magazines, art exhibitions, charity events, and society pages. Some were people she had met during her marriage to Kingsley, while others belonged more to Quentin’s world. Camil
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Verity pulled up to the grand Sinclair family home at Marpleton Drive in Bel Air just after sunset. The sprawling Mediterranean-style mansion glowed warmly under landscaped lights, but tonight it felt more like a battlefield than a sanctuary. She sat in the car for a long moment, gripping the steer
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Verity didn’t sleep all through. She sat on the edge of the bed in the empty Central Park West penthouse until four in the morning, staring at the photo on her phone. Kingsley and Judith. Naked. Tangled together in the very sheets she had chosen herself. The image burned behind her eyelids every ti
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Verity Langford stood near the center of the gallery, smoothing down the front of her black silk dress for what felt like the hundredth time. Soft lighting illuminated her paintings on the white walls of West 24th Street in Chelsea. This was her first exhibition in two years, and the turnout had be
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Verity barely remembered the drive from her parents’ house. The moment she got home, the tears she had held back finally broke free. She sat still in her car in the driveway, sobbing so hard her chest hurt. Her phone rang. It was Monica. “Vee? Where are you? I’ve been calling you for hours.” The
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