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The Woman They Could Never Replace Chapter 8
William was sentenced to two years for assault.On top of that, the assets he had agreed to give Rachel under the gift agreement took a sizable chunk out of his wealth. Bernard and Helen were deeply disappointed in him.Before he was taken to prison, William had someone deliver a message to me."Noelle, you sent me to prison, but I don't blame you. I love you so much that even if this is your way of punishing me, I'll gladly take it."I asked the person who brought the message to pass along my reply."Get lost."Over the next two years, William's younger brother, Vernon Lloyd, officially took over the Lloyd family business.The Lloyd and Zeller families did a lot of business together, so Vernon and I saw each other often.I remembered Vernon as shy and so quiet he was easy to overlook. But once he took over the family business, he proved surprisingly capable, with sharp business instincts and a real talent for running things.At a business gala, he asked me to dance. On the da
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The movers cleared my things out of William's house in no time.Without a legal marriage tying me to him, I was free to leave whenever I wanted.As the movers carried out the last box, William blocked the doorway and dropped to his knees, refusing to let me leave."Noelle, even if we put everything else aside, weren't you at fault too? You knew Rachel had faked her death, but you kept it from me! If I'd known the truth, I never would've treated you so coldly these past two years."When you think about it, you brought this on yourself. But I'm not going to hold that against you, so can't you stop holding this against me? Noelle, just don't leave. I don't care what you do to me. Hit me, yell at me, whatever you want."Of course. He hadn't realized he was wrong. He had only realized he was about to lose me.From beginning to end, all he had ever cared about was possessing someone and keeping them under his control. That was how he treated me, and that was how he treated Rachel.I s
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When I brought William and Gabriel to the private room at the nightclub, they exchanged glances, but neither made a move to go in.I scoffed and pushed the door open.Rachel had done exactly what she had always said she would. She had hired a group of male escorts and was living it up.William stared at her in disbelief. His knees nearly buckled, and his voice shook. "Rachel... Rachel, you're alive... Why didn't you come find me? Do you have any idea what this past year has been like for me?"I missed you so much. Is this why you hired all these men? Are you trying to punish me? Are you trying to make me jealous? I was wrong. I know I was wrong."It wasn't until you left that I realized you were never anyone's replacement. You were always just you. Please come home with me."Rachel slowly rose from the middle of the group and walked over to William.She looked down at him. "Seriously? I put on a little act, and you actually caught feelings. Don't tell me you really thought I fel
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My allergic reaction was so severe that I had to be hospitalized.Even so, William and Gabriel ignored the doctor's orders and forced their way into my room. They immediately started pressing me for answers."Noelle, were you telling the truth?""Is Rachel really still alive? No, that's impossible. Rachel loved us so much, and she was so kind. If she were still alive, how could she stand by and watch us spend an entire year falling apart over her?""You're only saying this because you're afraid of being held responsible!""Noelle, I always thought you were just spoiled. I never thought you'd become such a liar!"I opened my mouth to answer, but my throat was already too swollen for me to speak.The doctor soon sent them out.He frowned at them. "Are you really her family? I've never seen anything like this. You don't seem to care about her safety at all. She's still not out of danger, and she can't handle this kind of emotional stress right now."I found out later that William
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William moved into the basement apartment to punish himself, while Gabriel left home and stayed away.Gabriel had once been the golden boy of the Zeller family. After that, he stopped caring about the business and quit attending social events.Before he left, his last words to me were, "Noelle, I'll make you pay for this. I'll send you to join Rachel."The maids and drivers must have caught wind of what happened. They started giving me strange looks, and their attitude toward me wasn't exactly friendly either.I had already told Gina that I was allergic to shellfish. When she served lobster bisque for the third time, I finally had enough and told her to pack her things and leave.Gina's eyes reddened as she said through tears, "Ms. Zeller, why do you have to act like you're better than everyone else? People make mistakes. You're taking away my job! It's already hard enough for people like us to get by."Ms. Gilliam would never treat me like this. She used to cook with me in the k
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Whispers spread through the reception hall."Wait, this is really Ms. Zeller's wedding? I thought her brother and fiancé doted on her.""This is so humiliating. If I were her, I'd jump off a building.""That's hilarious. That's what she gets for always throwing her weight around."I called William and Gabriel, but they only gave me a few rushed explanations before hanging up."I'm sorry, Noelle. Let's call off the wedding.""It took us until now to realize that Rachel was never anyone's replacement. She's her own person.""This is your fault. It's all your fault. None of this would've happened if you hadn't come back."I simply turned to Dad. "Dad, does your promise still stand?"He nodded.I took a deep breath, smiled, and made the rounds alone, raising my glass at every table.William and Gabriel were right about one thing.I had changed. Nine years away had toughened me up. I was no longer the pampered Zeller heiress I used to be.Mom always said I was the most capable
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