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Chapter Two Hundred and Four

作者: Jess
last update 公開日: 2026-06-26 11:34:40

I opened my mouth to protest, a sudden lump forming in my throat, and then sank back into the leather seat immediately.

The realization of where we were hit me with a quiet, devastating force.

I haven't been here in a while.

When the car finally brought us to a halt, the silence of the sacred grounds enveloped us.

We came out of the car and moved along the manicured stone pathways toward the quietest corner of the cemetery, where the morning mist still clung to the grass.

As we neared the fa
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    The words cut through the air like a razor blade.The penthouse, the glaring studio lights, the faint scent of my lukewarm coffee, everything vanished. My arms dropped limply to my sides. "What did you just say?""What do you mean he woke up..." I whispered.I shook my head, stepping back from Alex as if the physical distance could protect me from the absurdity of what he was saying. "Three months ago? And I didn't know...""Valerie, listen to me..." Alex started, his hands raised in a placating gesture, but the sound of his voice seemed to fade into a dull, distant hum.I stood entirely still beneath the hot studio lights, the heavy silence of the penthouse pressing down on my chest.For a whole year, I had prayed fervently that he woke someday, I had lurked around his room when I'm done with all my show biz, I'd walk back there to see how he was faring. Then, I smiled.Without another word, I stepped backward, returning to the marked tape on the floor. I smoothed down the fabric

  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Two Hundred and Nine

    "And cut!!!" The director’s voice blared through the heavy megaphone, instantly shattering the suffocating silence of the soundstage.The bright, blinding studio lights dimmed slightly, and the heavy emotional fog that had settled over the crew dissipated into a flurry of sudden movement. Production assistants scrambled with clipboards, makeup artists rushed forward with powder puffs, and the cameras stopped their silent, rolling feast on my grief."Brilliant, Valerie! Absolutely brilliant!" the director praised, beaming as he walked toward the set. "The raw emotion, the devastation...it’s going to be the most powerful scene of the entire project. Take fifteen, everyone!"I forced a tight smile, nodding as the wardrobe assistant gently draped a warm silk robe over my shoulders. I stepped off the elevated stage, my heels clicking softly against the concrete floor of the studio.My life, my acting career, everything was finally kicking off again. In the wake of the trial and the tota

  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Two Hundred and Eight

    "Watch out for me, you would see what I'm going to do and how you're going to end and I really don't want to understand why you hate me so much. Or why you're making all this sound cartoonish but I will bury you for everything you did." I stormed out. Driven raving mad, the sound of Sterling’s mocking laughter echoed in my ears like a recurring nightmare as I flew down the steps of the federal detention center. Every word he spoke had been a calculated needle thrust directly into my rawest wounds.*“Have you forgotten your earnest plea to end his life?”*The accusation burned. It was true. I had wanted Cillian dead. I had prayed for his destruction. And now that the universe had granted my twisted wish through the barrel of Sterling’s stolen gun, I was suffocating under the weight of my own hypocrisy.I didn't let Daniel drive me. I didn't call Alex. I grabbed the keys to one of Cillian’s cars from my bag, slammed my foot onto the accelerator, and tore through the LA traffic tow

  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Two Hundred and Seven

    Days poured by in a blurred, exhausting cycle of sterile hospital corridors and suffocating federal courtrooms.The trial didn't stop just because Cillian was drifting in a comatose void, the wheels of justice kept turning, grinding down the remnants of the Vane-Montgomery empire.But the narrative was no longer what the prosecutors had planned. Because I stepped onto the stand.I became the state's star witness, shedding my skin as the grieving, passive victim and weaponizing my voice for the one man who couldn't speak for himself.Every single time I took the witness stand, looking past the row of high-priced lawyers directly at a visibly shaking Sterling Thorne, I laid out the unvarnished truth. Cillian didn't do anything. It was Sterling who did everything. Cillian was never the mastermind, he was a hostage to his own protective instincts. Sterling had systematically manipulated Cillian for over two years, using me as a helpless bait to force Cillian into executing his corrupt

  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Two Hundred and Six

    ## **BREAKING NEWS**### **BLOODBATH IN NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT: MULTIPLE SHOTS FIRED INSIDE PRELIMINARY HEARING**> **MANHATTAN, NY** — Moments after the adjournment of the high-profile Vane-Montgomery corporate conspiracy trial, defendant **Sterling Thorne** violently disarmed a federal law enforcement officer, firing multiple close-range rounds at co-defendant **Cillian Vane-Montgomery**.> Eyewitnesses inside the courtroom describe a scene of absolute chaos as Thorne opened fire, screaming profanities about a "ruined empire" and "selling souls for a woman." Vane-Montgomery has reportedly sustained critical, life-threatening gunshot wounds to the chest. Emergency medical services are currently on the scene attempting stabilization, while Thorne has been heavily subdued by federal marshals. Valerie St. Claire, the prominent actress caught at the center of this blood feud, was present in the front-row gallery when the violence erupted. Live updates to follow. > The internet explod

  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Two Hundred and Five

    Then the court proceedings started, and true to his stubborn nature, Cillian insisted he didn’t want a lawyer.Sterling’s defense team, a small army of over twelve high-priced attorneys did their absolute best, aggressively countering every single accusation thrown their way. They shuffled briefs, raised endless objections, and tried to spin the narrative that Sterling was just an innocent businessman caught in Cillian’s web.But the prosecutor’s points were airtight. The evidence was simply too overwhelming to shut things out, coupled with the fact that so many powerful, high-profile names had been completely exposed in the SD card I had released to the media. The government knew they couldn't protect everyone. To save the system from a total collapse, the authorities had to wrap this up tightly, focusing on burying only Sterling and Cillian, since that’s what the raging public cared about more than anything else.As the hours dragged on under the harsh courtroom lights, I could s

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    "I'm okay," I pitched in immediately, my voice cutting through the heavy silence that usually followed the Thorne name. "Thank you for the other day."Sterling Thorne shrugged, "It’s no big deal. I noticed you were in so much trouble. If someone didn&rsquo

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  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Sixty Four

    "So that was your plan? You got so jealous of your brother as an illegitimate, dirty child of your father that you couldn't bear not having what he had? You couldn't resist him having me?" I let a harsh, jagged laugh escape my throat, the sound echoing in the confined space of the car. "You sound m

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  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Sixty Three

    "Perfect!" Cillian exclaimed, his voice ringing with a synthetic joy that grated against my nerves. He walked toward the dress, his uninjured hand reaching out to stroke the heavy silk of the skirt. "She will look really pretty in it, don't you think?"He turned his gaze toward Jane, his eyes narro

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  • The Devil's Wedding Ring    Chapter Sixty Two

    I gritted my teeth, the metallic tang of adrenaline flooding my mouth as I pushed the blade deeper. I wanted to feel the resistance of his muscles, the snap of his tendons. Blood began to trickle down the silver steel, staining the sleeve of his expensive shirt, a blooming rose of violence.The roo

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