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Chapter One Hundred
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2026-04-10 07:05:00For a moment, all I could think was... "I should've paid more attention to my father and the men he kept around him."
I should've paid more attention to what he liked and what he hated. I should've paid more attention when Mom forced me into Father's gatherings, the air thick with the smell of expensive cigars and the quiet clinking of scotch glasses.
"You need to meet people, Valerie. Know people. They could be of help to you tomorrow,"
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"Hello, Sarah. Can we meet?"I spoke the words into the receiver as the first grey light of dawn began to bleed through the dusty curtains of my father's study. On the other end, there was a sharp intake of breath. The silence stretched for a heartbeat too long before she found her voice."Val? Oh my God, Val. Are you finally ready to talk to me?""I'm ready," I said, my voice as cold and flat as a winter lake. "Meet me at our usual spot. The café we used to frequent when I was still acting. If you still remember it.""Of course I remember. I’ll be there. I’ll be right there."I hung up before she could say another word.Daniel had left only an hour prior, his face etched with a mixture of exhaustion and grim satisfaction. Before he walked out the door, he had briefed me on the sheer scale of the corruption I held in my hands about the slush funds. The slush funds weren't just a few local accounts, they were a global network...Germany, Singapore, the Cayman Islands. My father had man
The Devil's Wedding Ring Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Three
My eyes scanned through the proposal, the paper yellowed but the ink still sharp enough to sting. It dated back to the period when the Thorne medical empire was crumbling under a series of high-profile lawsuits for gross misconduct. It was more than the genesis of the rift, the reason my father and the elder Thorne had pivoted from uneasy colleagues to bitter rivals.The document was titled: **PROJECT PHOENIX: A STRATEGIC MERGER PROPOSAL.**> ### Executive Summary> **Subject:** Merger of St. Claire Hospital and Thorne General Hospital.> **Current Status:** Thorne General is currently facing a liquidity crisis and imminent bankruptcy proceedings following litigation-related losses.> **Objective:** To consolidate assets, absorb liabilities, and create a singular medical monopoly.> **Terms:** Sterling Thorne, acting as primary negotiator for the Thorne family, offers a 60/40 equity split in favor of St. Claire Memorial in exchange for an immediate capital injection to settle outstand
The Devil's Wedding Ring Chapter One Hundred and Twenty two
Why was I bothered? Why did the image of him leaning over someone else, wearing that same predatory yet beautiful smile, feel like a cruel weight in my stomach? He was the man who had bruised my neck. He was the man who had treated my trauma like a leverage point. I should be celebrating that he was someone else’s problem now.So why didn't I sign those papers? Why did I rip them into a thousand pieces instead of taking the money and running as far as my legs could carry me? Was it truly just my wounded pride? Or was it because of those traitorous, lingering thoughts of the man he used to be...or the man I had hallucinated him to be? I remembered the rare moments when his face had softened, when he had looked at me with something that felt dangerously like warmth. Those moments when he faked it all to me, the fake niceness towards me.My teeth ground together, the pressure sending a dull ache through my jaw. I didn't think I would ever be truly happy if Cillian came out of this journ
The Devil's Wedding Ring Chapter One Hundred and Twenty one
Don’t get distracted, I told myself, clutching my chest. Don’t let him win by losing your mind.I turned to go back to the study, but my body finally revolted. My heart felt queasy, and my stomach let out a hollow, painful growl. I realized then that I hadn't eaten anything substantial since I arrived.I grabbed my coat, determined to find a convenience store, but when I swung the door open, I nearly collided with a solid chest.It was Daniel.He was standing there in the flesh, a box of cake in one hand and bags of steaming takeout in the other. He was smiling, a wide, genuine grin that looked entirely foreign on his usually stoic face."Hi," he said softly. "Long time no see."I furrowed my brows, leaning against the doorframe. Confirming he was Joseph Reed was one thing, but this? This was suspicious. "What are you doing here, Daniel? I didn't call you."He gestured to the food. "I figured you were starving. Last I checked, you weren't exactly a master chef, and this house isn't st
The Devil's Wedding Ring Chapter One Hundred and Twenty
It contained my father’s financial dealings with the most powerful men in the country. My jaw dropped as I read the entries. The amounts were staggering, millions, tens of millions, moving between offshore accounts with dizzying frequency.It appeared my father was the architect of a massive slush fund, managing and laundering illegal money for politicians and corporate giants under the guise of real estate development and management. He wasn't just a businessman, he was a gatekeeper for the elite’s darkest secrets.And then, I saw it.**Cillian Montgomery.**The name was unmistakable, written in my father’s elegant script. There were detailed records of transactions, meetings, and holdings. My father hadn't just known Cillian, he had worked intimately with him.I flipped past, my eyes skimming through names of senators, celebrities, and prominent philanthropists. I felt sick. If he worked with all these powerful people, how did they allow him to be destroyed? How could they let him b
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My mind raced. Was this another performance? Another layer of the game designed to make me let my guard down? He had brought me here so he could have her, hadn't he? That was the only thing that made sense. But to kick her out and bring in someone else... someone new?I snorted, a bitter, dry sound in the empty study. They were all playing me. They had to be.“A new woman?” I texted back to Jane, my fingers moving almost on their own.Jane replied instantly. “Oh my God! Val, you’re alive! Are you okay? Where are you?”“I’m fine,” I typed, my heart hardening. “Cillian locked me away somewhere, but I managed. I’m safe.”“Are you sure?” Jane asked. “Are you sure he didn't do anything else? He was so violent the other day...”I was so tired of the fake concern, the high-pitched "Oh my God's” and the performative sisterhood. I bypassed her questions and went straight for the only piece of information that felt like a lead.“Who is the new woman?”“I don't know her name,” Jane sent back. “S
The Devil's Wedding Ring Chapter Forty four
"Depression?" I repeated after her, the word landing in the quiet room with a heavy, hollow thud.Dr. Aris nodded slowly, her expression compassionate but firm. "Though you haven't said much yet, Valerie, from what I could draw out from our time today, you are suffering from clinical depression. To
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Sarah gasped, her hands flying to her throat. "You didn't mean that..." she started to say, while I interrupted her."I spilled those words out like they were nothing," I continued, my voice eerily calm. "And the universe listened. He obeyed me. He came back in a box because I told him to. My paren
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"You shouldn't make a noise," he reminded me, his voice a gravelly velvet against my skin. He pressed a lingering, open-mouthed kiss to the sensitive cord of my neck, sending a fresh wave of heat through my shivering frame. "Come close..."He whispered the command against my ear, his large hands sl
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"Val!!!" Cillian’s voice cut through the thick fog of my terror. He reached me in a heartbeat, his strong arms sweeping me off the cold marble floor as I continued to shake, my breath coming in shallow hitches. He didn't look back at the white box or the bloody silk. He carried me upstairs and lai
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