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Restarted Without Him Chapter 9
But the harder Gloria pushed, the thinner Evan's patience got.One blowup later, he dumped her. Just like that.Gloria went feral. Stormed into a bar to drown it.Bad move.She walked straight into a rival company's trap.She used illegal substances.They caught it.And they owned her after that.They blackmailed her, forced her to steal confidential files from Evan's company.One leak turned into another.Patterson Holdings started losing partners. Fast.Deal after deal collapsed.By the time Evan sensed something was off and opened an investigation, it was over.Too late to fix. Too late to stop.The stock tanked.Evan drowned in debt.And Gloria?Terrified Evan would come after her, she drained the last liquid assets and disappeared.When Evan's parents heard, both collapsed. Straight to the hospital.Later, at a banquet with Adrian, I caught the whispers."Evan worked himself to the bone building Patterson Holdings. And in the end, it all crashed because of one
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"Robyn, let's get back together!"That actually stunned me.Evan's shamelessness officially broke new ground.I stepped back, frowning. "Did you scramble your brain when you dragged us off that cliff? Or did you forget what you said that day?"Pain flickered across his face. He dropped his voice. "I'm sorry, Robyn. I was wrong. I thought I loved Gloria, but once I was actually with her, I realized I didn't. If I had, we'd be married by now."You might not believe this, but I waited. Eight years. Waiting for you to come back. If you had, I would've dropped everything."So let's start over. This time, I'll give you everything. I won't let you get hurt again."I couldn't hold it in— I slapped him."Evan, don't disgust me. Not just me—even our unborn child would never give you a second chance."I looked straight at him. "Let me be clear one last time. The moment you dragged me and our baby to die with you, I stopped loving you. The only man I love now is my husband."So do us bot
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They never laid a hand on me. But they just stood there and watched.The auction manager who'd threatened to throw me out was shaking, barely breathing.Adrian's gaze passed him and landed on me. His voice softened. "Babe, it's late. Mia's probably hungry. Let's go home."Evan ignored Gloria tugging at him and followed after me. Like he had more to say—until Adrian shot him a look. He stopped cold.Back home, after dinner and putting Mia to bed, Adrian pinned me to the mattress."Babe," he said, annoyed, "I look away for one second and you run into your ex-fiancé? Totally killed my mood. Maybe I should just lock you up at home."I sighed, half amused. "You're so jealous, Mia can probably smell it from her room. Running into Evan was a total coincidence. I was only there for the sapphire cufflinks—I thought they'd look good on you."Adrian softened, but still grumbled. "Don't think you're off the hook. If you ever meet Evan behind my back, don't expect to walk the next day.""Re
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I didn't stop. "My husband's a thousand times better than you. I'm not blind. Why would I want you when I have him?"Evan's face went dark. He opened his mouth—Gloria snapped first. "Evan, I'm your fiancée now. Let's go home."He didn't move.She felt the stares. Her face burned red.Nowhere to dump it, she shot me a glare—pure resentment. No filter.Then Adrian cut in, ice-cold. "Mr. Patterson, Robyn is my wife. There's no undo button for regret. Or are you really trying to steal her in front of me?"Evan went pale. He rushed to explain. "Mr. Ainsworth, no—this isn't that. You've misunderstood. I just... I just—"I cut him off. "Whatever we had is over. We both have families now. We shouldn't cross paths again."***My decisiveness froze Evan.Maybe in his head, I was still that girl—pathetic, obsessed, waiting on him.He stared, eyes red. "Did you really forget us? You loved me. Are you still mad at me?"Adrian's expression iced over. He laughed—short, sharp. "Are you d
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Adrian cut through the crowd and came straight to me.Mia spotted him and lit up. "Daddy!"He brushed her hair and took her from my arms like it was instinct."Did you listen to Mommy?"She glanced at me, then nodded. "I was good. I listened.""That's my girl." Then he kissed my forehead, right there, no hesitation. "Babe, thanks for today."Adrian never cared about showing affection in public.Thinking back, our marriage was messy from the start.He needed a wife to shut his family up. I needed money to save mine.So yeah—contract marriage.Three years in, clean divorce. That was the deal.Then time happened.We found ourselves genuinely drawn to each other.Shared interests turned into something real.Not even a year later, we were actually together.After Evan, I was sure I was done with love.Completely.But Adrian's unwavering care and affection showed me that people really can be different—and love can be mutual.Life gave me a second chance. I wasn't letting it
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Evan nodded, eyes lit up. Hopeful. Greedy. "That's him. If we get a foot in with Ainsworth Corp, we go even higher."He smiled. "He's famous for spoiling his wife. Wonder who got that lucky."***While everyone was still buzzing, the auction manager rushed in with security, faces tight."Excuse me—has anyone seen a woman with a six-year-old girl?"The noise spiked. Someone connected the dots fast."You mean Mrs. Ainsworth and her daughter? I just saw a little girl in a princess dress near the kids' zone."That was all it took.The crowd surged toward the children's area—hungry, desperate.First one there might get a line into the Ainsworths.Evan and Gloria shoved ahead, not even glancing back.I stayed quiet. Followed from the back.Like I expected, I spotted Mia a few minutes later—still in her dress, climbing the play set like rules didn't exist.I walked past everyone and called up, "Come down."Her face lit up. Arms out."Carry me!"I stepped forward to lift her—
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