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Before Christmas Eve, all of Nowevik was betting. Not on money. On me. Would I finally pull the winning lot? Would Leon Fabian finally take me to his family estate for Christmas? The Fabians had a rule. A new bride had to attend the Christmas Eve dinner with the whole family before she counted as one of them. I'd been married five years. Five years. The lot never landed on me. I'd become Nowevik's favorite joke. This year, the winning ticket went to a nightclub hostess. She lounged on Leon's lap and flicked it onto the table in front of me, smiling like she'd already won. The room went silent. Everyone waited— for me to lunge at her like I had the last four years. Claws out. A scene. But I didn't move. "Congratulations." Leon leaned in, breath warm at my ear, smiling like he'd just proved something. "Wynne, you're finally learning how to behave. Keep this up and you might actually become a proper lady of my house." I lowered my eyes and tore the ticket in half. My face stayed blank. Leon had no idea the five-year deal between my brother and me was already over. Soon, he'd come take me home.
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The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 13
Leon's POVThe day the divorce with Wynne became official, my life blurred.Fabian Corp was already hanging by a thread. I begged my grandparents for help.No one stepped in.Then the Wronskis finished us off.Fabian Corp went under.Debt piled over my head.The mansion, the cars—even the Fabian estate—gone.Chloe's belly kept getting bigger.I never wanted the kid.But she made a scene in front of Grandma.Before she passed out, Grandma grabbed my hand."Leon, let her keep the baby. Our family needs an heir."She left me money. Her life savings.Half went to debt. The rest was supposed to keep us afloat.Chloe blew through it like nothing.Designer brands. Expensive jewelry. Michelin-star restaurants that cost thousands a person.Did she still think I was some CEO who could burn money for fun?I couldn't keep up with her.One day I noticed the LV bag on her arm.I asked her about it."You obviously have money but refuse to buy me anything," she snapped. "You're no
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 12
A month later, my family came with me to Nowevik to pick up my copy of the divorce decree.Mom shivered in the freezing air, eyes aching as she looked at me."It's freezing out here. You've hated the cold since you were little. How did you survive it?"I forced a small smile, not sure what to say.Bernard had people keeping tabs on Leon.Over the past month, the Fabian family had crashed hard.Not bankrupt yet—but barely holding on.Leon showed up at the courthouse clerk's office right on time.He'd dropped a ton of weight. His face looked pale and drawn.A few bodyguards hovered around him.Chloe's belly was already starting to show.But the swagger? Gone. Her eyes were red and puffy—guess she'd realized she'd jumped onto a sinking ship.Leon stared at me, regret and longing written all over his face.I ignored him. "Let's go get the divorce decree."While we waited for our number, he sat down beside me.He looked wrecked, staring blankly at the floor.Neither of us sa
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 11
It'd been five years. My parents had a lot more lines on their faces.The second I stepped off the plane, Mom pulled me into a tight hug and burst into tears."My poor baby... how much have you been through? How did you end up like this?"I'd tried to hide the marks on my body, but she saw right through it.Dad kept it together. Mostly. He just patted my shoulder."You're home. That's what matters."Later, Bernard told me Dad went back to the house and absolutely destroyed two punching bags.I was surrounded on the ride home, escorted the whole way.My room looked exactly the same as it did five years ago. Nothing had changed."Mom and Dad missed you," Bernard said. "They came in here every day, just to look around."My eyes stung.Sunlight spilled across the pink vanity.My half-used mascara was still sitting there.For a second, I just stood there, dazed.Like I'd somehow stepped back five years.Like I'd never fallen for Leon. Never married and moved away.After coll
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 10
Leon kept dragging his feet, refusing to sign.Every day he blasted my phone—calls, texts, emails, anything he could get through to me.I couldn't take it anymore. I blocked him one contact at a time.Bernard's expression went cold. "If playing nice doesn't work, we hit them where it hurts."Over the next two weeks, Fabian Corp's stock price tanked.Leon's father got exposed for having three or four kids from his affairs. The scandal spread fast.Leon's mother? Police started investigating her for embezzlement and workplace abuse.Wronski Corp teamed up with several smaller companies Fabian Corp had kept under its thumb for years and launched a full-on attack.We were determined to bring them down, even if it came at a great cost.The Fabian family's so-called century-old empire started falling apart fast.The day Leon's mother was sentenced, Adeline got so furious she was rushed straight into the ICU.At the same time, my divorce papers arrived at the Fabian estate.Leon c
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 5
My tone stayed calm. "Didn't you want me to give it to Ms. Sutton? Or if you'd rather give her something else, that's fine too."Leon's eyes narrowed. He forced the words out through clenched teeth. "Fine. Fine. Fine! If you're gonna act like this, then get out of this house and give the title of M
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 4
They went at it until the middle of the night.By morning, when the door opened, clothes and used condoms were scattered all over the floor.The sheets were wrinkled, smeared with sticky fluid. My favorite set of bedding.The maid stood in the doorway, looking at me awkwardly, unsure what to do.
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 3
I took some hangover meds and headed to the mansion's little bar to find Leon.Through the glass window, I saw him inside with his buddies."Leon, whoever wins the draw is just you saying the word. Wynne's been the punchline for five years. Aren't you worried she'll figure out you've been rigging
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 2
Leon leaned against my shoulder and scoffed."I knew you were just playing hard to get. If you really don't care, why are you crying?"I said nothing. Just turned off my phone."I was just thinking... the way I used to act was like a madwoman."Looking back at those hysterical five years, I bare
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