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CHAPTER 77
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2026-09-11 01:19:52
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ValentineClarissa’s head slumped heavy against my shoulder, her body limp as I kicked open the front door and stepped into the foyer. Her breath hit my neck in short, shaky hitches. The quiet, muffled sound of her crying cut through my chest like a dull blade.I hauled her up the grand staircase, my boots digging deep into the carpeted steps with every stride. My lungs burned, but I didn't slow down. The small weight of her body felt way too light, her hands tucked tight between our chests, her fingers bunched into the damp fabric of my shirt.I pushed into the master bedroom with my shoulder, the frame clicking shut behind us.The soft mattress dipped as I laid her down, her head sinking into the pillows. Her face was pale, blotched red around her eyes, her lower lip swollen where she’d been chewing on it the entire drive back. She turned her head toward the wall immediately, her hair fanning out over the fabric, hiding her profile from me.I dropped to my knees on the floor beside
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ClarissaThe streetlights blurred into long streaks of gold across the rain-slicked glass. Tears burned the backs of my eyelids, sharp and hot, but I squeezed my eyes shut and forced them down. No way was I letting a single drop fall. My chest felt hollow, like something vital had been carved out and tossed onto the floor of the SUV. I had fallen in love with a man who I will be nothing but a second choice…again. I sat back against the leather, wrapping my arms around my middle while the engine hummed beneath us.The tires crunched onto the loose gravel of the driveway, the sound grinding straight through my nerves. The SUV rolled to a smooth stop right in front of the guest house. Floodlights cut through the dark, washing the front porch in a harsh, cold white.Valentine didn't even wait for the driver to round the hood. The door clicked open, and the freezing night air hit my face in a sharp rush. He scrambled out into the rain, his heavy boots slamming onto the wet stone as he spr
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ValentineThe phone speaker crackled with Marcus’s panicked breathing, but the maid screaming in the background made my fingers lock up over the screen. Clarissa sat right beside me in the back seat of the SUV, her body pressed tight against the far door panel, her shoulders locked rigid under her sweater. I looked from the glowing screen to her face. My thumb hovered right over the red button, frozen.Clarissa’s head turned toward me, her gaze cutting right through the dim light of the cabin. Her features stayed flat, but her right hand slid down over the curve of her belly, her fingers bunching up the wool of her coat."Don't," she said.The word came out low, barely carrying over the quiet hum of the SUV’s engine, but it stopped my hand dead in the air."Clarissa, hear me out," I said, turning my body on the leather seat to face her. "Marcus is worried sick mind. If Victoria collapsed out there, it turns into a nightmare.""Tell the driver to pull over," she said. Her voice didn't
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 77
ClarissaThe paper envelope slid between my fingers, the rough edge slicing against my skin. Inside, five glossy sheets of printed tabloid pages stared back at me.UNWED MISTRESS HIDES IN GASTON ESTATE WHILE LEGAL WIFE FIGHTS FOR HER HOME.My name was printed in big, bold black letters right under a grainy photo of me walking through the garage doors, carrying my canvas bag with my bump showing through my sweater. Beside it was a picture of Victoria looking fragile on the front steps, her face twisted in tears as security guards loaded her luggage into the back of a cart.The words on the page blurred together. Fake pregnant leech. Corporate fraud. The woman who broke up a high-society marriage for cash.My mouth went bone dry. The air in the hallway felt icy cold, slipping into my lungs like sharp needles.Beatrice stood there in her beige coat, her arms folded across her chest, watching my jaw go tight. She didn't say another word. She just smiled, her lips curving up into a cruel l
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ClarissaThe glass window pane felt freezing cold against my forehead as the black security cart disappeared down the long gravel driveway. Victoria’s glare lingered in my head like a stain. Even with her belongings packed and moved out to the guest house, the air in this main mansion felt ruined. Every corner smelled like her perfume and Drake's cheap cologne.My skin kept crawling. Staying here was a bad idea, and leaving Chloe at the medical house wasn't safe anymore either.I turned around, grabbed my canvas bag, and called my driver to take me straight over to where Chloe was staying.When I stepped into the foyer of the house, the head nurse was sitting near the doorway, logging Chloe's morning vitals into a tablet. Two shift staff members were prepping lunch in the side kitchen."Pack her meds," I said, my voice quiet but firm. "We're moving her now."The nurse blinked, her hands hovering over the screen. "Clarissa? Mr. Gaston said—""I don't care what Valentine said," I cut in
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ValentineMy arms locked around her, pulling her small frame tight against my ribs. Her forehead dug into the crook of my neck, her warm breath hitting my collarbone in short, jagged bursts. The steady tremor running through her shoulders pulsed straight into my hands.My chest caved in at the raw weight of her shaking against me. She smelled like faint vanilla and salt."Listen to me," I muttered, my lips pressing into the top of her hair, my fingers digging into the wool of her sweater. "Listen to me, Clarissa. I am fixing this right now. I swear on my life."Her body stayed stiff, her palm pressing flat against my chest to push away, but I held her ground. My heart hammered against her hand.I let go of her wrists and pulled my phone from my suit pocket, my thumb hitting the top speed-dial contact."Marcus," I said the second the line connected. "Get three security guards upstairs to the main floor living room right now. Move Victoria's belongings out of her room.""Sir?" Marcus as
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