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The Lie That Killed Her Love
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When the call came that her mother had suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and was in a coma, Clara Gabriel's mind went blank. She bolted from her desk. "Where do you think you're going?" The cold voice of her fiance, Julian Vance, cut through the office. "You're still on the clock." As Clara turned to the man she was supposed to marry, her eyes were filled with tears. "My mother is in the ICU." "Going there won't change the outcome," Julian said, his expression completely unreadable. "You are the future first lady of this company. Are you really going to set an example of abandoning your post?" Clara's chest tightened. "This is an emergency. It's only ten minutes before my shift ends…" "Clara," Julian interrupted, his tone darkening. "Sit back down." He paused and adjusted his cuffs. "Rush-hour traffic is backed up for miles. You won't find a cab anyway. Wait ten minutes, and I'll drive you." Rush hour was brutal. It was only ten minutes... Clara walked back to her desk in a daze. She kept telling herself that Julian was just being pragmatic. He was right. But despite how she kept staring at her screen, the burn behind her eyes refused to go away. ---
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The Lie That Killed Her Love Chapter 18
Julian didn't die.When he finally blinked his eyes open, he was groggy and disoriented.Half a month had already passed.The doctors told him it was nothing short of a miracle. They said if he had remained unconscious much longer, he would have slipped into a permanent vegetative state.Julian scanned the room with hollow eyes. He didn't see the one face he was searching for.Holding on to his very last shred of hope, he rasped out a question to the attending physician. "Who... who brought me to the hospital?"The doctor paused for a second before answering honestly. "I believe it was the cemetery staff. They said your vehicle lost control and smashed into the side of the mountain."Julian went still while his raspy voice trembled with disbelief. "During these past two weeks... did a woman ever come by to visit me?"The doctor shook his head. He pulled a medical billing statement from his clipboard and reminded Julian to settle the outstanding balance as soon as possib
The Lie That Killed Her Love Chapter 17
Clara felt nothing. No matter how low Chloe had fallen, it had nothing to do with her anymore.The burly park attendant grabbed Julian, whose body had grown soft from two years of neglect, and dragged him away.No one looking at him could ever guess he had once been the revered CEO of Vance Enterprises.He was ruined, pathetic, miserable and utterly deserving of it all.After Julian's desperate cries had faded into the distance, Clara took a deep breath. She borrowed a broom from the groundskeeper and carefully swept the stone path until it was spotless.Silence settled over the hillside once more. Clara stared at the blank headstone for a long time. Her lashes dipped and a few hot tears escaped but she quickly sniffed and wiped them away.Chloe had destroyed the last remaining photograph of her mother. Clara had tried every digital restoration method available, but the generated images never matched the face of her mother in her memory.When she first established the
The Lie That Killed Her Love Chapter 16
Julian spun around and locked his gaze on Clara.Their reunion yesterday happened so fast. He hadn't been given a single moment to really look at her.Up close, he realized Clara had grown even more stunning over the last two years. The experience and maturity she had gained had settled into an effortless, grounded elegance.Dressed simply in a white blouse and jeans, her figure was slender and graceful. Her hair tumbled past her shoulders to add an undeniable touch of quiet charm.Julian felt his heart, which had been dead for two long years, beating against his ribs once again.He still loved Clara. That love was even fiercer and more consuming than it had been two years ago.Realizing this, Julian took two eager steps forward. "Clara, don't misunderstand," he blurted out. "I just came to pay my respects to mom..."How bitterly ironic.This was the first time Julian had ever called Clara's mother 'mom' and he was saying it now that they were absolute strangers.Ice coa
The Lie That Killed Her Love Chapter 15
Running into Julian hadn't left so much as a ripple in Clara's heart.The moment he walked away, she dove straight into her second meeting of the day and successfully secured a major international business deal.By the time the board adjourned, night had already fallen.Her new business partners shook her hand and spoke with genuine sincerity, "The Sterling Group suits you far better than Vance Enterprises ever did, Clara. "You deserve a platform where your brilliance can truly shine."A sudden wave of warmth hit Clara and it brought a slight sting to her eyes. She smiled softly and thanked them.Gavin was waiting for her in the underground garage. The second she slipped into the passenger seat, he leaned over to fasten her seatbelt.After that, he pressed a tender kiss to her forehead. "You worked hard today," he murmured gently.The car merged smoothly into the evening traffic as they drove home to the Sterling estate.Gavin's mother, Madam Rachel, was thrilled to see h
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