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Chapter 18: The Setup
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2026-11-13 14:47:37
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Marcus smiled, a cold, predatory grin. "Good. Now, here's how this is going to work. You're going to call off the police. You're going to destroy every piece of evidence you have against me. You're going to sign a sworn statement admitting that you faked your death and that everything you've done is a lie. And then you're going to leave the country and never come back.""And if I refuse?""Then you'll watch your mother die," Marcus said. "And then I'll kill you. Slowly. Painfully. Just like I should have done three years ago."Victoria stared at him, her mind racing. She had a team outside, waiting for her signal. But Marcus's men outnumbered them. If she called for help, it would be a bloodbath. Her mother would be caught in the crossfire.She needed a distraction.She looked at Marcus, her eyes filling with tears. "Why, Marcus? Why did you do this to me? I loved you. I trusted you. We were supposed to spend the rest of our lives together."Marcus's expression flickered—a moment of w
The Wife He Buried Alive Chapter 20: The Trap
Victoria had 24 hours. She wasn't going to waste a single minute.She spent the first hour with Jax, mapping out the location Marcus had sent. It was a warehouse on the outskirts of the city, a derelict building that had been abandoned for years. Jax pulled up satellite images, blueprints, and security schematics. They studied every angle, every entrance, every possible escape route."He'll have men stationed at every exit," Jax said, his finger tracing the perimeter of the building. "Probably a dozen, maybe more. He's expecting you to walk right into the trap.""I'm not going to walk into anything," Victoria said. "I'm going to spring it."She outlined her plan. It was audacious, dangerous, and hinged on one crucial element: Marcus's arrogance. He believed he had the upper hand. He believed she would come alone, unarmed, desperate. He would be expecting a weeping daughter begging for her mother's life.He wouldn't be expecting a ghost with an army.She called Sterling. "I need a team
The Wife He Buried Alive Chapter 19: The Bait
Marcus found out about Jax’s escape at 9:15 a.m.He was sitting in his office at Hayes Global, staring at the latest batch of legal documents his lawyers had prepared. The building was nearly empty—most of the employees had been sent home after the board announced a "temporary restructuring"—and the silence was suffocating. The only sound was the rhythmic ticking of the antique clock on his desk, a wedding gift from Victoria’s father.His phone buzzed. It was Blackwood."What?" Marcus snapped."There's a problem," Blackwood said, his voice tight. "Jax is gone."Marcus froze. "What do you mean, gone?""He was released this morning at 9:00 a.m. A judge signed off on a release order. The charges were dropped.""That's impossible," Marcus said, his voice rising. "I spoke to the judge myself. He assured me Jax would be held without bail until the trial.""The release order was forged," Blackwood said. "Someone hacked into the jail's mainframe and created a fake document. By the time anyone
The Wife He Buried Alive Chapter 18: The Setup
Jax had been in custody for four days.He was being held in a holding cell at the county jail, awaiting a bail hearing that his lawyer kept postponing. He had been arrested on charges of aiding and abetting a fugitive, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy. The evidence against him was thin—a few circumstantial text messages, a bank transfer that could be explained away—but Marcus's lawyers had persuaded a judge to deny bail, citing Jax's "flight risk" and "connections to organized crime."Victoria knew it was a trap. Marcus was using Jax as bait, hoping she would try to rescue him. He wanted her to make a mistake, to expose herself, to give him the ammunition he needed to destroy her once and for all.But she couldn't just leave Jax there. He had risked everything to help her. He had saved her life. He had given up his career, his reputation, his freedom—all to protect a woman he barely knew. She owed him more than she could ever repay.She sat in her apartment, staring at the lapto
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The penthouse was silent when Chloe walked in. Too silent.She had spent the day at a charity luncheon, smiling for the cameras and pretending that her life wasn't falling apart. But the whole time, her mind had been elsewhere—on Marcus, on the accusations, on the police investigation. She had barely eaten, barely spoken, barely breathed. She felt like she was drowning, and no one was reaching out to save her.She hung her coat in the closet and walked into the living room, where Marcus was waiting for her.He was sitting in the dark, a glass of scotch in his hand, his face lit only by the glow of the city lights outside. He looked like a statue, cold and immobile, his eyes fixed on the door as she entered."Marcus?" Chloe said, her voice trembling. "What are you doing sitting in the dark?""Close the door," he said. His voice was flat, emotionless. It was the voice he used when he was about to destroy someone.Chloe's heart seized. She closed the door and walked toward him, her hands
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The alliance with Adrian Sterling was uneasy, but it was effective.Within a week, Sterling's team had provided Victoria with a new identity, a new apartment, and a new set of resources. She was no longer Elara Vance, the corporate consultant. She was now Elena Vasquez, a freelance financial analyst with a spotless digital footprint and a wardrobe full of designer clothes. Sterling had even given her a black American Express card, which she used sparingly, careful not to leave a trail.But the real weapon was the information. Sterling had spent years gathering intelligence on Marcus, waiting for the right moment to strike. He had files on Marcus's business partners, his political connections, his personal secrets. He had a team of lawyers who specialized in corporate fraud, and a network of journalists who were eager to publish anything that made Marcus look bad.Together, Victoria and Sterling began to dismantle Marcus's empire piece by piece.It started with the board members. Victo
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