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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
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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
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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 9
The next day, Adeline—Leon's grandmother—showed up.It was my first time meeting her.In the Fabian family, you only got to meet this old lady if you'd shared Christmas Eve dinner with them.In five years, all kinds of Leon's random side chicks had met her.Me?The legally married granddaughter-in-law?Yeah. I never did.Adeline looked gentle as she sat across from me. First thing she did was pull out an emerald pendant."Wynne, I've finally met you. Such a good girl." She slid it across the table. "This is from my private collection. Take it as the Fabian family's apology."I forced a polite smile. "Ma'am, please take it back. It's too valuable. I can't accept it."She leaned forward, voice soft but firm. "Wynne, that boy Leon—I scold him every year. He's a real piece of work. Now your brother beat him up, and I did too. He knows he was wrong. For my sake, can you forgive him this once?"She sighed. "Marriage always has bumps. I can see you two really love each other. You c
The Christmas He Lost Her Chapter 8
For the next few days, Leon showed up outside my hospital room right on schedule.Leaning on crutches, wrapped in bandages, he stared at me like some sad puppy.Didn't help.In under a minute, the bodyguards dragged him out again.I didn't feel bad for him.The frostbite wrecked my hands and feet.For the rest of my life, I'd never play the piano or dance ballet again.Bernard blew up. "Wynne, that bastard won't sign the divorce papers. After what he did to you, he still has the nerve to show his face?!"I kept eating from my plate.Food from home. I hadn't tasted it in forever."It doesn't matter if he won't sign. There are other ways to get a divorce."Late that night—Leon slipped into my room while the bodyguards weren't looking."Wynne! Wynne!"I jolted awake.He dropped beside me and grabbed my hand tight. "Wynne, forgive me, okay? At first I just wanted to teach you a lesson. I figured you'd come home on your own. I sent people to look for you, but they couldn't f
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