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Rhett scooped Oliver straight into his arms.Even my son looked startled. He turned to me, plainly unsure how he was supposed to react.I sighed and decided to let Rhett handle it.Graham, on the other hand, looked furious. Seeing the three of us together apparently hurt more than he could stand."Ollie. Come here," he ordered.Oliver stayed where he was.Graham's composure cracked."Oliver Langford. I said come here!"I couldn't stand the way he ordered people around. I stepped in front of Oliver and Rhett."Graham, can't you talk to him like a normal person? You've spoiled him for long enough. What more do you want?"From now on, I'll raise him with someone else. You don't have to worry about us."I held Graham's gaze."We were never legally married, and there are no shared marital assets to fight over. Just go."To me, it was a simple statement of fact.To Graham, every word was a poisoned knife driven into his heart.A year earlier, he'd rushed back to our apartment
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I wasn't particularly surprised.It had been a year, and my work had already made my name known in financial circles.After I finished the negotiation, the three of us went to a nearby cafe.Oliver wanted to sit beside me. I let him.Graham watched us with a complicated expression. Several times he opened his mouth, then thought better of whatever he was about to say."Mommy, I remember you love lime juice!" Oliver announced. "I'll order it for you!"He studied my face anxiously as he reached for the menu.I had to admit that a year of my parents' stern discipline had done him some good.Graham took the menu from him."Your mom doesn't like lime juice," he said. "She drinks black coffee."I glanced up at him.His ears reddened. He hurriedly flipped through the pages as though he could hide behind them.It was strange. My absence had changed both of them, right down to the little habits they'd taken for granted.In the end, they ordered both drinks.I didn't touch either o
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I blinked and studied the man opposite me.Rhett Callahan looked almost exactly as he had a few years earlier. He still had that effortlessly arrogant air, that careless confidence, and a wardrobe that seemed determined to get him noticed.Right now, in fact, he was still wearing his stage clothes.Yes, the world-famous singer who'd just finished a sold-out concert, who hadn't even taken the time to change, was kneeling in front of me in the back of a car, carefully applying ointment to my injured hand.I shook my head. The contrast was ridiculous.In a matter of days, I'd discovered the lies, the betrayal, and the fact that my marriage hadn't been real.And now here was Rhett, so clean and untouched by all of it. Being around him felt like climbing out of a filthy swamp and sinking into a warm spring scented with fresh limes.He caught me staring.Naturally, he didn't look embarrassed. He knew exactly how handsome he was. He tilted his chin and gave me a wicked little smile.
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Derek handed him a freshly printed report.The moment he looked at it, his body went rigid.His hands turned cold. Nausea rolled through him, and for a moment he could barely stand."It's... Audrey's? How...?"He spun toward Vivienne."You said you didn't hurt her!"His grip closed on her collar, fury straining every word."Graham, there has to be a mistake in the testing! I swear I never laid a hand on Miss Bellamy!"He shoved her away and turned on Oliver."Tell me what happened. What did Vivienne tell you to do?"Oliver looked at his furious father, then at Vivienne trembling nearby. He stopped crying and started hiccupping instead."I... Dad, Mama Viv said we could play a fun game. The trick-Mom game."She told me to eat mango in front of Mom, even though I'm allergic. Then I called Grandma and Grandpa and told them my allergy hurt really bad. After that, Mama Viv brought me to the hospital."Graham's eyes turned ice-cold.He couldn't believe his own son had helped so
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"Graham!" Vivienne cried. "What is that? Is that... someone's finger?"Graham's brow tightened as he stared at the slender, bloodstained finger lying near the stairs."It probably isn't," he said quietly. "Don't scare yourself."But even as he reassured her, unease twisted inside him.The proportions were unmistakable. That was a human finger.He remembered Audrey two hours earlier, looking as though she had finally reached the end of what she could endure.Something heavy settled in his chest.He put Vivienne down and immediately called Oliver's smartwatch.No answer.He tried Audrey next.The call rang and rang.Nothing.His unease sharpened into dread."Where's Ollie?" he demanded, turning to Vivienne.She blinked innocently."Ollie? Oh, that little rascal. You have no idea how badly he's behaved lately. He's kept me awake for days. But what can I do? Whenever I remember he's your son, I tell myself it's worth it."Graham's face hardened as her syrupy complaints went
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Blood trickled down my forehead.Then came bottles of water, cans, and anything else the crowd could throw."You lied to us, Audrey! We already published stories based on what you told us!"I didn't dare move. I stood bent over, my jaw clenched so tightly it ached, stripped of every last shred of dignity.I couldn't have said how long it took for the reporters to disperse.My phone buzzed again."Audrey, this scandal has damaged the firm's reputation," a former coworker wrote. "The board is demanding compensation. They've brought your parents in."The news made the ground tilt beneath my feet.I fumbled for my parents' number, but before I could finish dialing, a taxi stopped outside the Prescott mansion. Mom and Dad hurried out."Audrey! What on earth is going on?"My stomach churned. "Mom, Dad, please go home. Everything's fine."Vivienne appeared behind me."Audrey, why did you tell your parents Oliver had collapsed from an allergic reaction?"My parents went pale."Ol
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