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Chapter 17 The Ghost We Carry
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Nerissa had barely slept. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Zane's face at the stave church—the pure joy of explaining something beautiful. Then she saw him on the phone through the wall, stressed, worried. Then she saw Vance by the fire, his voice low:"I'm asking you not to throw him a rope."She woke before dawn and lay still, listening. Through the thin cabin walls, she heard Zane moving. Papers shuffling. A frustrated sigh. Then the creak of a chair as he sat down to work.He's already started, she thought.He doesn't even know what he's up against.The mo
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The cursor kept blinking on Nerissa's phone, unanswered. She'd left Vance's message on read—"Final reports attached. We control the story tomorrow. Personal feelings can't matter. Reply to confirm."—and hadn't replied.She fell asleep with the phone in her hand, the blinking cursor eventually timing out to darkness.Morning came grey and cold. The frozen lake outside her cabin window reflected a sky heavy with unshed snow. Nerissa dressed carefully, armor in place. When she checked her phone, there was no follow-up from Vance. Just the unanswered message, hanging there like an accusation.Personal feelings can't matter.She wondered if he actually believed that, or if he just needed to.------Next Morning - The Stave ChurchThe morning's scheduled visit was to a historic stave church, one of the few remaining in Norway. Dark wood, soaring roofs, dragons' heads curling from the peaks—it looked like something from a myth.Liam was thrilled."My grandfather loves preservation projects.
The Affair Revenge My Bestfriend's Husband Offered Me Chapter 17 The Ghost We Carry
The door clicked shut, and Zane was alone again.He sat on the edge of the bed, the room still dark. Jovi had left before sunrise, slipping out like a ghost. But her words stayed, hanging in the air.“Vance wants a divorce. Now that I’m pregnant. He says he can’t stand the reminder.”Zane didn’t feel relieved. He didn’t feel happy. He just felt… heavy. That baby was his. His mistake. His responsibility.He dressed slowly, each piece of clothing feeling like it weighed too much.Later that morning, the breakfast was awkward.Nerissa watched from her table, coffee going cold in her hand.Zane was doing everything right—pulling out Jovi’s chair, pouring her water before she asked, leaning in when she spoke. But it looked forced. Like he was following a script.Vance sat at the head of the table, reading something on his phone. Or pretending to. His eyes kept lifting, scanning the room. Watching.Liam Harrington, the young guy from the family funding this whole trip, was talking about Nor
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The door to the big cabin closed. Vance and Jovi were inside. A fire was going, but the room felt cold.Vance looked at his wife."You did it," he said. His voice was flat. "You booked the rooms. You put them in separate cabins. That was a small, mean thing to do. Were you planning to walk over to his cabin at night? Since he's the father?"Jovi looked shocked that he said it out loud. Then she tried to look strong."What about you?" she asked. "Her cabin is all by itself. Are you going to go comfort her? Or is it you who needs comfort?""I might," Vance said, not changing his expression. "At least she is clear about what she wants."His words hurt her in a place she didn't expect. The act fell apart. Real tears came to her eyes."You never loved me," she said, her voice shaking. "Not ever. And now you look at her. My friend. You look at her like--""Like what, Jovi?" he cut in, his voice lower now. "Tell me something. When you got into her bed with her husband, what did you think she
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Three days after I put the contract in front of Zane, a courier delivered a sealed envelope to my office. Inside was a single sheet of paper. The signed signature page. Zane’s familiar, loose handwriting was at the bottom.He had taken the deal.I filed the paper without feeling anything. It wasn’t a win. It was a step in a plan.That evening, I was in my apartment, trying to eat some toast I didn’t want, when my phone rang on the counter. The screen lit up with a name I knew by heart, a name I hadn’t seen call me in weeks: JOVI.I stared at it. The last time she called me, we were planning a birthday party for Zane. I let it ring three times, then swiped to answer. I didn’t say anything.“I hope you’re happy.” Her voice was quiet, but it vibrated with a clean, cold anger I’d never heard from her before. The sweet, breathy tone was gone.“You boxed him in. You knew he couldn’t say no after I put my name on the line for him.”“It was a standard project contract,” I said, my voice flat.
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The printed email sat on my keyboard. I picked it up. The words were careful, but the meaning was clear. Chen was trying to cause doubt. He was trying to hurt the project, and to hurt me.The handwritten question mark at the bottom was the only note. It wasn't an order. It was a test.I didn't feel mad. I felt clear. This was an attack on my work. On the one thing I had left.I didn't go to Vance. I didn't talk to Chen. I opened a new email.I wrote to the Legal and Compliance department. I copied Vance and the two board members Chen had written to. I said I had found this email during my work. I said while I was sure it was just a misunderstanding, I believed in being totally clear. I was sending it to them to make sure all talks about the project were correct and followed the rules.I attached Chen's email. I read my words again. They were good. They made me look like a good employee protecting the company, not someone attacking a co-worker. I hit send.Two hours later, Lydia from V
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