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The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 10 The Verdict
Following the address I had given them, Astrid's parents found Jasper's cramped rental apartment.He was in the middle of packing. A suitcase had already been dragged to the door, and he was clearly preparing to run.Astrid had been arrested, the villa had been seized, but he still had several luxury watches she had bought him and a few hundred thousand in spending money. He knew the Simmons family would not let him off easily, and he had planned to catch a late-night train back to his hometown.Astrid's mother kicked the half-closed door open and lunged at him like a madwoman, grabbing him before he could escape.Her husband rushed straight for the suitcase, trying to snatch it away. Jasper refused to let go, but after years of living comfortably, he was no match for two people who had spent their lives doing manual labor. Astrid's mother slapped him hard across the face, and the three of them tumbled into a violent scuffle in the narrow living room.In the chaos, Jasper lost h
The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 9 A Farce of Greed
As I stepped out of the detention center, the sunlight outside was so harsh that I had to squint.I got into the car but did not start the engine right away. Instead, I calmly took out my phone and dialed a familiar number. "Dr. Lockwood, schedule a procedure for me tomorrow morning. Yes. A vasectomy. The sooner, the better."After hanging up, I looked at my composed reflection in the rearview mirror and let out a long, steady breath.By the time the car pulled up to the gates of the Simmons Estate, I could already see Astrid's parents gathered outside, shouting and making a scene.They must have heard about her arrest and rushed over from the countryside overnight."Calvin Simmons! You vicious man! Get out here." Astrid's mother sat on the ground, slapping her thighs as she wailed. Beside her, Astrid's father, who had been timid all his life, now put on a show of righteous outrage. "My daughter was a major contributor to your family! How could you send her to the police? You're t
The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 8 A Future She Destroyed
Three days later, I saw Astrid again in the detention center's visitation room.In just three days, she looked as if she had aged a decade.The moment she saw me, she threw herself against the glass partition. Tears streamed down her face as she pounded on it desperately. "Calvin! I'm sorry! I really realized how wrong I've been!"I've seen everything online! It was Jasper… That bastard seduced me! He was the one who pushed me to embezzle the funds. Calvin, please, let me off this once, okay? I'll pay it all back, every cent! I'll beg my parents to sell their house to cover it! Just withdraw the charges. I can't go to prison!"She shoved every bit of blame onto the man she had once called her "true love" without hesitation.That was human nature.I watched her quietly, this woman I had once loved so deeply. And yet, looking at her now, my heart did not stir at all."Astrid, my family doesn't lack money. But you broke the law, and you'll face the consequences." My tone was even,
The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 7 Public Trial by Fire
I sat in the wide leather chair and slid a thick stack of documents across the table toward her. "This is the divorce agreement. You're leaving with nothing. And that villa at Highgrove Estates was bought with the money you embezzled. Legal has already filed for asset preservation. It will be seized by the court this afternoon.""No… you can't seize that house!" Astrid's voice broke as she shook her head violently. "I'm pregnant with twins. I can't be left without a place to live!"Even now, she was still pleading for herself. Perhaps, in her mind, those twins were the only leverage she had left."Don't worry," I let out a cold laugh, "he'll have a place to stay soon enough. He helped move the stolen funds. As a beneficiary, he'll be brought in for investigation too."…Astrid was taken away by the police.When she walked out of the conference room, her shoulders sagged as though the life had been beaten out of her. But I knew it was not over yet. Jasper was not the type to go do
The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 6 When the Curtain Drops
I did not go back to that house full of lies. Instead, I drove straight to my family home, the Simmons Estate.My father had been in the courtyard exercising. When he saw the look on my face—cold, unreadable—he paused, clearly taken aback.I walked into the study and slammed everything I had printed onto the desk: the financial audit report, photos of the villa purchase contract, and the posts Jasper had made online."Dad, Astrid cheated. The man is Jasper. And she tampered with the Southside Redevelopment Initiative accounts. Nearly 40 million was laundered out through shell companies." I laid it out flatly, as if I were discussing someone else's problem.The smile vanished from my father's face in an instant. He flipped through the documents. The more he read, the darker his expression became, until it was almost livid."That ungrateful wretch!" he roared, slamming his hand down on the desk so hard the papers rattled. His whole body trembled with rage. "We treated her well, and
The Twins Were Never Mine Chapter 5 Love Falls Apart
The morning sun was bright. But even as it fell across Astrid's pale face, it could not bring back the slightest hint of color."C-Calvin…" Astrid swallowed hard. Her voice was hoarse, as if she had just forced down shards of glass.She let go of the fence unconsciously and took half a step back. Like a child caught doing something wrong, she tried to put distance between herself and Jasper. But Jasper had no intention of letting that happen.Perhaps it was the confidence he had gained over the past six months of being kept, or perhaps it was the twins in Astrid's belly that gave him a false sense of security. Though his face was still pale, after the initial shock, he clenched his teeth, straightened his back, and grabbed Astrid's arm."Calvin…" Jasper's eyes reddened. He bit his lower lip, putting on a restrained, wounded expression. "Please don't blame Astrid. This is all my fault. I fell in love with her. I couldn't control myself… But love doesn't follow first come, first se
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