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Chapter 55
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2026-06-20 05:59:37
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Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 57
Luke’s POVI had never been this indecisive my entire life.Was it the sympathy or the fact that I just wanted to do things right?Uncle Charles ought to be arrested for this but I guess a bunch of letters and assumptions cannot do just that.We had to find something concrete.“I’m gonna have to pay Uncle Charles a visit,” I uttered to Quentin who seemed to be lost in thoughts.“I don't think that's a good idea. You are only going to scare him off if really he is behind all of this….what is the other bitch saying?” He questioned.“What other bitch?”“The one with the woman you are trying to steal from me!”“Pffff….” I scoffed.He still had it in him and I wasn't less either but I was more keen on getting to the root of the matter than picking a fight with him.“If you mean Mara, then she is working on it already. With her leading, we could have a witness who might just be able to shed more light on this,” I said, hoping to get a reaction.“Can we trust her as well?” He asked.I smirke
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 56
LUKE'S POVThe look on Quentin's face was one hell of a surprise.I could see the utter shock and surprise as he read through those letters in his hands.I was hoping for the opposite. By them, I would assume he had known about it and was just pretending.However, I was the one who got shocked also, he kept exclaiming at every sentence he read through.Those were my late father's old letters.They were handwritten to my mother and it was about the inheritance.“Hold on, a minute…this changes everything, you know??” Quentin lashed out.“This ultimately turns everything around, Luke. Is this for real?” He asked again, turning the letters upside down like he was expecting the ink to fall off or something.“You don't want to know who is behind all of this….” I interrupted his moment.“Don't tell me its mother,” he vented.“I doubt she even got these letters. She doesn't know, man,” I answered with a hint of certainty in my voice.“So who then?”“It's Uncle ... .Uncle Charles….he knew abou
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 55
QUENTIN'S POVI snapped.“If I continue like this, I just might complicate things for myself…”“What do I do?”I paced around the prison cells like a convict planning an escape. I could see the warden's harsh look on me like he was about to rush in and punch me in the face for distorting his line of sight.“Are they trying to turn things on me? Why would they think I am behind the coverup?”I mean, I know how crazy it sounds but I wasn't all that evil to think or do such a thing to Palmer Holdings.I had no idea what to do. Staying here was no child's play. Whilst I was enjoying, tackling Thora with the power I had from here, I totally forgot to see the mess I was creating for myself.I was in prison. Going for court hearings every now and then like a criminal awaiting to be permanently put behind bars.The first few weeks seemed free but now even the officers are beginning to doubt I'd win this case.“I can't be stupid,” I voiced out.“If there is any redemption, it is to get out of
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 54
THORA'S POVQuietness.It's been a while since I had such. It was as though the world had suddenly got quiet and everyone was exhausted.It's been three days since we all heard from Mara..Quentin doesn't seem to place any call anymore like he had given up or something. Luke, on the other hand, seem to always be in a rush each time we make contact.Maybe this would just have to be it till the next court hearing and the noise could begin once more.My innocent Avis came up and sat beside me gently. Her eyes burrowed into mine like she was seeing something I couldn't.“Are you fine, mommy?” Her voice came to my ears, softly and sonorously like I hadn't heard her voice in a while.“Mommy is okay, Avis. You have absolutely nothing to worry about,” I answered with a soft pat on her head as I pulled her close and gently for a side hug.My eyes kept swerving back to my phone like a call was supposed to come in but there wasn't….I didn't want to reach out. No one was also calling so why forc
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 53
LUKE'S POVI paused.A train of thoughts raced through my mind as I got into my private suite.Thora must think I am running mad with my propositions but I know I am onto something.If Quentin is the least to be suspected to be behind the coverup, then the only explanation has to be what I have come up with.A crazy idea came to mind and it involved going through some of my late father's stuff.“Sir,” one of the staffs in the company called out.“Is it here already?” I asked out of curioisity.“Yes, Sir…but there is someone here to see you….”“And who would that be?”“Mr. Johnson, he said he has an appointment with you, Sir.”My mind almost went blank for a minute. I totally forgot I had texted him to meet me up at the office.“Uhm, let him in and I need the package in here as well…and after all of that, cancel every other appointment I have for the day.”“Uhn?” The staff echoed as the word itself was surprising to hear.“Yes…do that immediately..”The package arrived just in time a
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 52
THORA'S POVEverywhere is calm.The tension has grown bigger than it used to.The same report that seemed to stare in my eyes now look like a bigger document containing deeper secrets.The list of the executives board names were arraigned and Luke kept lookin by them and trying to mark out the least suspected.“You look disturbed by the call previously…” I uttered as I moved closer to him.I couldn't help but notice how divided his mind was.A part of it showed worry and another showed concern. After all, this might just be going in a direction no actually saw coming…“Its just the lawyers calling. Quentin was caught violating some restrictions rules in there and the authorities don't want to take it so lightly with him..” he explained.I chuckled on the inside….”That’s deserving…” but the expression on Luke's face says completely otherwise.So I replied with the most innocent response I could think of, “Hmmmm…”I was about to say more when Mara's heavy sigh c)aaed both our attention
Step Aside, dear ex Chapter 33
Thora’s POV The noise began even earlier than I was awake. Not the common reporters screaming in the street--this was more to the point. My cell-phone continued buzzing on the nightstand until it dropped on the ground. The screen was illuminated with the name of Cara: CALL ME NOW. My stomach s
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Luke’s POVThe text kept replaying in my head.Tell her the next one’s mine.It didn’t matter how many times I read it—three words, eight letters of threat—and I could hear Quentin saying them. Calm, certain, the way he used to announce a business merger.I ought to have been frank with Thora. I ju
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Thora’s POVThe first call came just after breakfast.I was still helping Avis get ready for school cardigan when my phone buzzed across the counter. I didn’t recognize the number, but the area code was local, so I answered.“Ms. Greenwood? This is Dr. Patel’s office.”My chest lifted, hopeful. “Ye
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Quentin’s POVMost people think destruction comes with fire or fists. They’re wrong.The real art is in pressure. Gentle, steady, constant — like water finding cracks in stone until the whole wall collapses. That’s how you break someone. That’s how you break Thora.And that’s exactly what I was doi
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