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Chapter 43

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update publish date: 2026-03-04 23:05:37

At nights later that day, Grace and Aiden were asleep.

It was late. Past midnight. The resort was quiet.

Grace woke up coughing. Her throat burned. Her eyes watered.

Smoke.

She sat up fast. "Aiden. AIDEN!"

He woke up groggy. "What?"

"Smoke. I smell smoke."

Aiden sat up. Then he smelled it too. "What the—"

He jumped out of bed. Opened the bedroom door.

Fire. The living room was on fire. Flames eating the couch. The curtains. Spreading fast.

"Grace, get up! NOW!"

Grace scrambled out of bed. Grabb
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    Grace stared at the email. Read it three more times. Her business accounts. Frozen. All of them."This can't be legal," she said.Rachel grabbed her laptop. Started typing. "Let me check the court filing. There has to be a motion. A hearing. Something.""Payroll is due Friday," Grace said. "That's three days from now. I have fifteen employees counting on those paychecks.""How much do you need?""Thirty-two thousand. For payroll. Plus another fifteen for suppliers. I have orders to fulfill. Materials to buy."Aiden pulled out his phone. "I can transfer—""No. I can't keep taking your money.""Grace—""No." Her voice was firm. "This is my business. I need to handle it."Rachel looked up from her laptop. "Found it. Emergency motion filed yesterday by Mason's legal team. Granted this morning by Judge Malcolm Brenner.""On what grounds?""They claim you're hiding marital assets in business accounts. That freezing them protects Mason's interests during the divorce.""That's insane! Those a

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    Grace was having breakfast when the courier arrived. Official-looking envelope. Legal papers."What is it?" Aiden asked.Grace opened it. Started reading. Her face went pale."He's suing me.""What?""Mason. He's filing a countersuit. Against me."She read faster. Her hands started shaking. Not from fear. From disbelief."This can't be real."Aiden took the papers. Read them himself. His jaw dropped. "He's claiming you committed fraud?""Yes. Says I faked the amnesia to entrap him. That it was all a calculated plan to gather evidence illegally.""That's insane.""There's more." Grace pointed to another section. "He's suing for alienation of affection. Says I had an affair with you during our marriage. That you deliberately seduced me to hurt him.""We didn't even start anything until after he'd already thrown you away!""He's also claiming mental cruelty. Says I emotionally abused him for years. Made him feel inadequate. Drove him to seek comfort elsewhere." Grace laughed bitterly. "H

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    "Are you sure you want to do this?" Aiden asked.Grace stood outside the psychiatric facility. Gray building. Barred windows. Security everywhere."I have to," she said. "If Sophia really has information that can help, I need to hear it.""I'll wait here. Call me if you need anything."Grace nodded. Walked to the entrance. Security checked her ID. Made her leave her phone and bag in a locker. Then led her through locked doors. Down hallways that smelled like disinfectant and despair.A nurse met her. Middle-aged woman with kind eyes. "Ms. Hartwell? Sophia is in the rec room. She's been asking about you.""How is she?""Stable. Medicated. We have her on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication. She's much calmer than when she first woke up."They walked to a large room. A few patients watching TV. Others sitting quietly. And in the corner, by a window, sat Sophia.She looked terrible. Hair unwashed. Face pale. Wearing hospital scrubs. Nothing like the polished woman Grace used to kn

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    The hospital called Mason at three in the morning. "Mr. Hartwell? This is County General. Sophia Bennett is awake." Mason sat up in bed. "What?" "She woke up twenty minutes ago. She's asking for you. We thought you should know." "I'll be there in thirty minutes." He dressed quickly. Drove to the hospital. His mind racing. Sophia was awake. Which meant she could talk. Could testify. Could destroy him. He needed to control this. Fast. At the hospital, a nurse led him to Sophia's room. "She's agitated. Confused. That's normal after a coma. Just try to keep her calm." Mason nodded. Walked in. Sophia was sitting up in bed. Tubes everywhere. Hair matted. Face pale. She looked terrible. But her eyes were alert. Focused. And full of rage. "Where's Mason?" she said to the nurse. "I want to see Mason." "I'm here." He stepped forward. "Sophia, I'm right here." She turned. Looked at him. For a moment, her face softened. Then it hardened again. "You," she whispered. "This is all beca

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    Grace was reading on the couch when there was a knock on the door. Aiden opened it.A man stood there. Tall and expensive suit. Perfect smile."Aiden! There you are!" The man walked in without being invited. "I've been looking everywhere for you.""Derek. What are you doing here?""Business, my fri

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    New Year's Day. The resort was quiet. Most guests were sleeping off hangovers from the party.Grace was in the cabin when she heard Aiden on the phone outside."Yes, I understand... No, I'll handle it... Give me an hour."He came back inside. "I have to go to the main office. Business stuff. Will y

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