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The room fell completely silent.Howard stood off to the side, mouth slightly open, visibly shaken by details he had never heard before.Gideon's expression darkened, the kind of darkness that came just before something broke. "Walter, what exactly are you saying?"Walter met his gaze with cold, steady eyes. "If you can't make Lucille happy, let her go. There is no shortage of men in this world who would."No one spoke.Before Gideon could respond, Walter looked away, turned, and walked out. The door slammed behind him.Howard stared at the closed door, then back at Gideon. He felt the situation collapsing around him and had no idea how to stop it. If he had known the evening would unfold like this, he would never have organized it.Now one man had stormed out after loudly defending Lucille, and the one left behind sat with both fists clenched, his expression suggesting he was running out of control.Howard would have given anything for a way out of the room. But when Gideon's
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"Walt. You're close to her. Talk some sense into her for me," Gideon said. "There's a limit to how far this can go. She's had a baby, but that doesn't mean she gets to start behaving like one of those unreasonable women who…"Walter's smile faded. He pressed his half-finished cigarette into the ashtray and ground it out. "You think she's being unreasonable?"Howard looked up sharply, caught the expression on Walter's face, and quickly tugged at his sleeve.Walter did not look at him. He stood and walked straight toward Gideon, the anger in his voice no longer restrained. "Ask yourself honestly. How has Lucille treated you over these five years?"Gideon's face closed off. "Walt. Whose side are you on?""Five years ago, when you told me you were going to marry her, I said it plainly. Lucille's background is complicated, but her heart is simple. When she commits, she gives everything. You didn't have to love her back. But you must not hurt her. If you chose to marry her, you had to t
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Gideon called Lucille several times in quick succession. Each call went to a recording that said the number was unavailable.He tried Nancy and Gwen, but neither picked up.He sat with frustration for a while, then gave up. As he drove on, he passed a jewelry boutique. Guilt over the tonic weighed on him. He had tried to find a replacement and found nothing comparable on the market, so he pulled over and bought a jewelry set instead.He was on his way to Evercrown Residences to drop it off when Howard called and diverted him to Velvet Bloom Bar. Howard said a few of the old group were getting together.…Gideon arrived and settled into the sofa. He had barely spoken when he found himself finishing a glass of whisky without recalling when he had started. He sat quieter than usual.Howard clapped him on the shoulder. "Rayne's back in the country. Shouldn't you be in a better mood?"Gideon's expression tightened. "Walt, why would you say it like that?"Howard realized his mistake
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Back when Rayne and Otto were preparing for their wedding, the Westbrooks caught wind of rumors about Rayne and Gideon, and their attitude turned noticeably cool. To salvage the match and keep things on track, Gideon quickly made his relationship with Lucille public, and they married soon after.Elaine had watched these past five years from the sidelines. Gideon's treatment of Lucille was not overtly cruel, but it had never been genuinely caring. If it had been, he would not have kept her working throughout her pregnancy, nor would he have been absent for both the birth and her recovery.If he did not love her, why not end it?Lucille had given him a daughter. Whether she took the child or left her behind, neither outcome would shake the Prescotts' foundation.Elaine could not make sense of it.Gideon, his face dark and closed, had already left the study and the house without another word.She watched him go, frustration building.Five years had passed, and the divorce had been
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Lucille sent the message at the same moment Gideon and Elaine stepped out of Rayne's hospital room after settling the baby to sleep.The night before, Gideon had intended to stay with Lucille and Lily. Rayne, however, had been in crisis all night. She claimed she had a fever, then dizziness and vomiting, then the fever again, one symptom after another. In the end, he had no choice but to prepare the Ginseng tonic and give it to her.Otto had called repeatedly, worried about Rayne's condition. To ease his friend's concerns, Gideon remained at her bedside throughout the night. It was past 6:00 a.m. before she finally drank the tonic and fell asleep.Elaine's phone chimed several times. She pulled it out and saw Lucille's name. As she read the message, the room seemed to tilt.'20,000,000 dollars?!" She did not play the recordings. She thrust the phone at Gideon. "Look at the wife you chose. She's extorting me now. 20,000,000 dollars, just like that."Gideon took the phone and read t
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But the moment those recordings went public, the Prescotts, Westbrooks, and Sullivans would suffer serious damage. Any one of those families could destroy Lucille without breaking a sweat.Lucille had never pushed back this hard before. Gwen could not help but worry."Don't," Lucille said. "If I'm willing to do it, I'm not afraid of what comes after."She paused, then turned to look out the window. "For years, it's just been my mother and me, keeping our heads down in Coasthaven. But that doesn't mean we don't have other family."The word family had always felt cold and distant to her. Now, as she thought about the overseas call she had received on the day she gave birth, a quiet warmth stirred in her chest.Gwen frowned. "Other family? Your dad went bankrupt and left the country years ago. He even took your younger aunt and your brother with him. Your mom was left buried in debt. That's how she ended up in the nightclub business. What other family do you have?""I do now." A sma
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