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CHAPTER 99
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2026-09-27 01:26:33
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ValentineClarissa’s palm stayed planted against the center of my chest, her warm fingers pressing through my dress shirt. Her breath hit my neck, steady and slow, locking me in place right on the marble floor.Victoria stood two feet away, her chin tilted up, her velvet dress catching the golden glow of the grand chandeliers. The reporters pressed closer, holding small voice recorders out in the open, waiting for me to snap.Clarissa didn't flinch. She turned her head toward the reporters and the small crowd of donors, her lips curving into a calm, unbothered smile."Victoria is right about one thing," Clarissa said, her voice carrying clear across the entrance hall. "The domestic personal accounts are frozen under a court review. But she forgot to mention why she ran to the judge at nine o'clock this morning."The lead female reporter shifted her notepad. "Why is that?""Because yesterday afternoon, she was legally removed from the mansion," Clarissa said, taking a step to my side.
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ClarissaLayla tugged at the back zipper of my floor-length black dress, her knuckles brushing against my spine as the teeth clicked into place."Is it too tight?" Layla asked, her breath hitting my shoulder as she smoothed down the fabric over my hips."It's fine," I said, turning around to face the full-length mirror near the closet. "How are you feeling?"Layla looked down at her dark green silk dress, her fingers twisting a gold ring around her index finger. "My hands won't stop shaking. Landon is downstairs waiting in his suit, and I keep thinking about how everyone in that room is gonna stare at us."I reached out, catching both of her wrists and squeezing them tight until she looked me in the eye."Let them stare," I told her, my voice low and steady. "Victoria wants us hiding in this bedroom, biting our nails over some frozen bank account. We walk in there with our heads up. You're with Landon, I'm with Valentine, and nobody in that building gets to make us feel small."Layla
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 102
ValentineThe phone speaker rasped against my ear, the line crackling with faint static."Every domestic liquid asset under your primary social security identifier has been flagged," Arthur, my private banker, said from the other end. "The temporary restraint injunction came straight from county court this morning. Until the magistrate reviews the marital property filing, my hands are tied. I can't move a single dollar out of those accounts."I let out a breath through my teeth, my grip tightening on the black receiver. "What about the secondary house maintenance fund?""Frozen," Arthur said flatly. "Her legal team submitted a blanket petition. They claimed risk of asset dissipation. I'm sorry, Valentine. Court order is a court order."I hung up, setting the receiver down on its cradle with a dull thud.The heavy front door clicked open down the hall, followed by deep, familiar footsteps bouncing off the entryway marble. Landon walked into the study, his leather jacket draped over one
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 101
ClarissaThe door to the guest bedroom swung back, letting in the cool hallway draft.Chloe dropped her canvas duffel bag onto the foot of the mattress, her knuckles red from carrying it up the main stairs. She sank into the edge of the bed, her knees trembling under her grey sweatpants while she rubbed her palms against her thighs."The mattress is soft," Chloe said, her voice small against the tall ceilings of the main estate."It's better than the sofa at the old place," I said, setting her plastic box of prescription bottles onto the nightstand. "You don't have to carry anything else. The staff brought the rest of your clothes up."Footsteps clattered down the hardwood hallway.A middle-aged man in a dark grey cardigan stepped through the open door frame, two young assistants in blue scrubs trailing right behind him. They carried two silver folding cases and a tall metal stance for Chloe’s daily physical therapy routines."Good afternoon," the doctor said, setting his heavy case d
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 100
Clarissa "Say that again," I said, hitting the speaker icon on my phone screen while grabbing the keys off the store counter."The front entrance is blocked," Chloe’s voice rattled through the phone speaker, static cutting in and out. "There are moving trucks outside, Clarissa. Men in black polo shirts are pulling boxes right out of the hallway.""I'm on my way right now," I told her, grabbing Layla’s wrist and pulling her out the glass door toward the parking lot. "Don't touch anything. Just stay out of their way."I threw the store bags onto the back seat of the car and slammed the door shut. I jammed the key into the ignition, spun the wheel hard, and hit the gas, pulling out into traffic.I tapped Valentine's number on the dashboard screen with my thumb. He picked up on the second ring."Clarissa?" Valentine asked, noise shuffling in his background."Victoria is at the secondary mansion," I said, keeping both hands locked on the steering wheel while I shifted gears. "Chloe just c
Two Can Play: I Became My Ex's Mother-in-law CHAPTER 99
Clarissa Brittany stood right across the hallway, her jaw locked so hard the muscles in her face twitched. Her red eyes burned straight into mine, her hand trembling against the stair banister while two guards walked Victoria toward the back door. She didn't say a word out loud, but her mouth tightened into a razor-thin line, making it clear this wasn't over.The morning after the party, the estate was quiet.I walked down the main staircase, my sneakers barely making a sound on the steps. Sun came through the tall glass windows in pale yellow light, hitting the empty hallway.The office door at the end of the hall sat halfway open. Valentine was sitting behind his desk with three men in dark suits. Papers were spread out across the wooden top, coffee cups sitting next to thick files. Valentine ran his hand through his hair, his brow pinched together as he signed a document, his phone buzzing twice against the wood without him answering it.I paused by the door frame, shifting my wei
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