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Victoria sterling

Author: Miss. X.
last update publish date: 2026-07-28 15:39:31
Isabella sat alone in her office, but the stack of documents spread neatly across her desk remained untouched. She couldn’t focus. Her thoughts kept drifting back to Olive — more specifically, to the threat Olive had made.

If you tell Desmond the truth about Clara… I’ll tell him yours.

The words echoed relentlessly inside her head. She slowly leaned back in her chair, her fingers tapping against the polished wood of her desk. For decades, she had protected that secret while carefully preservin
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  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    Isabella is missing

    When she returned to the living room, she found Desmond sitting quietly on the couch. His injured hand rested against his thigh, his suit jacket removed and placed over the arm of the couch while his eyes remained fixed somewhere beyond the windows. He looked lost in thought, and for a moment, Genevieve simply watched him.Olive's voice came back to her, reminding her of everything she had said about Desmond never looking at her, never touching her, and how Genevieve had misunderstood what she had seen that day.Genevieve suddenly realized she had been staring.Desmond turned and caught her looking at him.She immediately looked away, her face warming. She searched for something to say to cover up the fact that she had been watching him.“Uh... I was just... do you want some water?”She quickly reached for a bottle from the fridge and walked back to him. Desmond looked at her, clearly aware that she was nervous, and accepted the water with a small smile tugging at his lips. He wasn't

  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    Not staying here tonight

    Genevieve stared at Desmond, caught completely off guard by his request. After everything that had happened that night, she hadn't expected him to ask her to stay, especially after she had watched him attack Ethan in front of the reporters. The man standing in front of her looked exhausted, wounded, and emotionally drained, but there was still something in his eyes that made her hesitate.“Stay tonight,” Desmond repeated quietly, his voice softer than before. “I know you probably don't want to, and I'm not forcing you to. It's just that I don't think I can handle being alone with all of this in my head.”Genevieve looked toward the house, then back at him. She understood why he was asking, but understanding him didn't mean she was ready to step back into his life. And sleeping over at the mansion was definitely something she couldn't see herself doing.“I need to go home, Desmond,” she said gently. “I appreciate that you're being honest with me, but I don't think staying here tonight

  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    Stay tonight

    Another punch came and the force of the punch sent Ethan stumbling backward, his phone slipping from his hand and landing somewhere behind him. A sharp pain shot through his jaw as he caught himself, staring at his brother in complete disbelief. He had been standing there minding his own business, speaking to someone on the phone, and now Desmond was looking at him like he had committed the worst crime imaginable.“What the hell is wrong with you?” Ethan demanded, wiping the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. His fingers came away with a faint trace of blood, and the sight only made his confusion turn into anger. “You just walked up to me and punched me in front of everyone. If you have a problem with me, then say it instead of acting like some damn lunatic.”Desmond didn't answer immediately. His chest rose and fell heavily as he stared at him, his injured right hand hanging at his side. Blood was still streaming from his knuckles, the cuts from the shattered car window o

  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    The real father

    Desmond held the bottle up between them, the evidence of Olive’s carefully hidden secret now resting in his hand. Olive stared at it in pure shock. She had tucked the bottle deep inside her drawer, certain Desmond would never enter her room and even more certain that the truth would remain buried. Now it sat between them like a loaded weapon, and the ground beneath her feet suddenly felt unstable.“You lost the baby that day and told the doctor not to inform me,” Desmond said, his voice low and dangerous. “Was this you and my mother’s plan? First it was you claiming you were carrying my child, and now… you lost the baby and you’re still pretending to be pregnant. How… just how long do you and my mother plan to carry on with this?”Olive swallowed hard, but nothing came out. She had no idea how Desmond had found out, and she couldn't understand when the carefully constructed lie had begun to unravel. The shock on her face was impossible to hide as she stood there, her heart pounding wh

  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    Few hours earlier

    A few hours earlier...Lunch was almost over when Isabella finally looked up from her food at Desmond.“You’re not dressed yet for the anniversary, and we’re supposed to leave soon. You know how important today is to this family, and I don’t want us arriving late when everyone is already there.”Desmond barely looked up from his plate. He had hardly touched his food, and he had no appetite anyway. Since discovering the truth about his fertility, food had become the last thing on his mind.“I know what time the anniversary starts, Mom. I’m not going to miss it, so you don’t need to keep reminding me. I’ll come later, and I’ll meet everyone there.”Isabella remained calm. She knew Desmond was still angry with her, and as much as she wanted to defend herself, she understood that his feelings were valid. She had made choices without telling him the truth, and she couldn't expect him to forgive her simply because she was his mother.“You should come with us,” she continued, keeping her voi

  • You Lost Me, Desmond Vaughn    The anniversary

    Genevieve stood in front of the mirror, staring at herself as she brushed her hair. Grace stepped inside and paused when she saw her already dressed. “You're really going to go, sweetheart? You don't have to put yourself through all of that if you're not ready. You can stay here with me. ”Genevieve gave her a small smile and picked up her phone from the dresser.“I know you're worried about me, but I'm okay. I don't want to stay home just because I'm scared of what people might say, and George's anniversary has never been something I've missed. I want to pay my respects and come back home afterward.”Grace studied her for a moment, clearly unconvinced by the calmness in her voice.“You keep saying you're okay, but that doesn't mean you have to prove anything to anyone today. You don't owe the Vaughns your presence, and you certainly don't owe Desmond the chance to make you uncomfortable.”“I know, Aunt Grace, and I'm not going there for any of them. I'm going because I want to, and

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