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CHAPTER 47
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2026-08-25 15:13:00
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ClarissaThe kitchen counter felt cool against my palms as I poured myself a glass of room-temperature water.Outside the high arched windows, the morning mist was still clearing off the lawn. The house had been quiet since early dawn—Brenda and Brittany had left the estate right after breakfast for some early morning shopping and errands in town, leaving the halls blessedly empty for a few hours.I took a slow sip, setting the mug down. The ceramic tapped softly against the stone top.Footsteps echoed down the tiled corridor near the side entry.Brittany walked into the kitchen, her trench coat unbuttoned, carrying a large designer shopping bag with pastel silk ribbon handles in one hand and a tray with two coffee cups in the other. Her heels clicked softly against the floorboards as she stopped right near the island.I smoothed the front of my oversized grey lounge sweater down over my bump, adjusting the soft fabric over my waist.A tight, picture-perfect smile stretched across her
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ValentineClarissa walked into my office, her footsteps quiet against the floor.Her fingers pressed into the doorframe. Her lower lip was pinned right under her front teeth, all the color drained from her face. No greeting, no soft look—"Someone went into my room," she said, her voice dropping to a low whisper. "Someone went through my drawers while I was downstairs. The file I left on the nightstand is gone."My hand stopped over the pen in my grip. I set it down on the blotter, the quiet click cutting through the room.I stood up, pushing my chair back. I walked over to her, putting my hands on her shoulders to steady her. Her body was stiff under my palms, her breathing coming in short, uneven hitches."Show me," I said softly.We walked up the main stairs together. The afternoon light spilled through the hallway windows, painting long yellow patches across the carpet. Clarissa led me straight to her room, pushing the door open.She pointed right at the wooden nightstand beside
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ClarissaMy fingers brushed over the faded blue folder inside the leather pouch. I pulled every paper out onto the mattress, spreading them out one by one under the lamp light.The prescription slips from Metro Central Health were all there. The discharge summaries, the blood panel printouts, the old intake receipts—not a single sheet was missing. My thumb ran along the paper edges, tracing the sharp creases where someone had jammed them back inside the pocket.They weren't here to steal anything. A cold sweat broke out along the back of my neck, my breath coming out in a slow, silent exhale.Whoever walked into this room knew I was staying on the second floor. They knew which door was mine, and they knew exactly where a normal person would hide private papers. It could have been Brenda while she was wandering around before her phone call. It could have been Beatrice when she stepped out to use the restroom. It could even be one of the estate housekeepers getting paid on the side to f
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 49
ClarissaDrake's roar echoed off the foyer walls as Brittany practically yanked him out the front door, his shoes dragging against the polished floorboards.As the front entrance slammed shut, Brenda stood frozen at the edge of the hallway archway. Her face had lost every drop of color, turning a chalky, dead white. Her eyes stayed glued to the round swell of my stomach beneath my knit dress, her lips parted slightly as her breath came in tight, shallow hitches.I smoothed the front of my dress down with a slow, deliberate hand, shifting my posture so my shoulders looked relaxed. I acted like I hadn't seen the sudden horror in her eyes. I let my expression settle into a mild, slightly weary calm, turning toward Valentine as he stepped closer."I'm fine," I murmured softly, brushing my palm over Valentine's arm so he could feel how steady my touch was. "Let's just get back to lunch."The Hudsons filtered back into the main sitting room three minutes later, trying desperately to reset t
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ClarissaI stepped away from the corner near the hallway, taking two quiet steps back toward the main kitchen corridor before a heavy shadow blocked the light from the tall side window.Drake stood right in front of the door frame, blocking the path back to the lounge. His coat was off, his tie pulled half an inch loose from his collar. His eyes dropped instantly, locking onto the round curve of my stomach beneath my knit dress. His chest rose and fell in fast, uneven hitches, his knuckles white where his hands gripped the edge of the door trim."How are you still holding it?" he asked, his voice low, rough, completely stripped of any manners.The question hit my face like a bucket of ice water. My throat closed up tight, my teeth digging hard into the inside of my lip until the sting made my eyes water."What did you just say?" I asked, keeping my voice down to a harsh whisper.Drake took a half step closer, his eyes glued to my waist, refusing to look me in the face. A dark, twisted
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 47
ClarissaValentine set his glass of wine on the edge of the nightstand, the glass tapping softly against the polished wood. His hand lingered on my hip, his thumb pressing lightly into the fabric of my dress."You don't have to play nice for my sake," he said, his voice low in the quiet room. "If seeing them brings up old garbage, I can turn them away right at the gate."I turned around in his grip, resting my hands flat against his chest. I kept my breathing steady, forcing every muscle in my face to stay soft, relaxed, easy."It's really fine," I said, letting a small, tired smile pull at the corner of my mouth. "It's been months. I'm over the drama. I just want peace, Valentine. Holding onto resentment against Drake or his family is just exhausting at this point. I can face them later for my shares."His eyes searched my face, scanning my eyes, my forehead, the line of my jaw. I didn't flinch. I let him see a woman who was just tired of fighting, someone who had moved on and accept
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