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Chapter 12: The Wife Becomes the Weapon

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“You’re lying.”

The words tore out of Amelia’s throat, raw and disbelieving.

Lawson didn’t answer immediately. He watched her, his expression unreadable, as if savoring the exact moment her reality fractured.

“You think I’d joke about this?” he asked calmly.

Sirens wailed again—closer now.

Amelia’s heart slammed violently against her ribs. “You said the proof was about you. About your crimes.”

“It is,” Lawson replied. “But whoever leaked it is smart. Smart enough to know that destroying me outr
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