Lahat ng Kabanata ng RIGHTFULLY MINE : Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

ZOE'S POV ‘Why would I see something like that? Austin and Chloe, kissing? How's that possible? I was lost in thought all through the party, asking those questions in my mind.The car was silent but my mind was racing. The lights lit the way as we drove home. Jamie fell asleep after the party, his head was against the window, his mouth was opened as he slept. I should have smiled at the sight of him but I didn't. My thoughts were all over the place. That moment kept replaying in my head, the sharp memory that suddenly struck my mind.Austin and Chloe. A kiss. Me standing there, watching.It made no sense but it didn’t feel like a dream. It felt real. It felt like mine. My memory.I put my hand to my forehead as if it would change anything. But I could not get the picture out of my mind no matter what. Earlier when Austin saw something was wrong, he calmed me down and said I was just tired. That stress had a way of warping things—memories, dreams, even stray images I might have seen

AUSTIN’S POV “Are you really her husband?” Owen repeated the question slowly.Each word cutting deeper. I felt closed in despite being in an open space. Zoe froze, her wide eyes went from Owen to me. Her mouth dropped open. I felt a knot in my chest. I stopped breathing.Zoe frowned. “What… what are you talking about?” Owen kept his eyes away from her. He stared at me. A calm, unnerving stare. His smile was almost mocking like he had found my weakness.“Ignore what I said.” He played it cool but you could see the weight of the unspoken words in his eyes. “We will talk about that project later Zoe. Another time.”And just like that he turned and walked away leaving her confused and me reeling.I felt Zoe staring at me intensely. “Austin… what did he mean by that?”My mouth went dry. I felt a lump in my throat. My mind was racing with ideas, I was desperate for answers. But nothing came out. For a second, I just stood there staring at the empty space Owen had left, my heart was hamme

ZOE'S POV I was in the bedroom after dinner when Austin came to meet me, his steady voice seemed too forced when he said “Zoe, about the trip…we won’t be leaving tomorrow.”I paused and looked up from folding Jamie’s clothes, confusion crossed my mind. “What do you mean? I thought everything was ready.”His smile came quickly. “It is. But an emergency came up at work. It'll only be a few days’ delay that’s all. I have to take care of this before we go. I wouldn’t want anything to distract me while we’re there.”I pretended to be calm but I was nervous. He had a gift of finding the right words, the kind that sounded reasonable. But his tone bothered me, like there's something he didn’t want me to know. “Just a few days?” I asked quietly.“Yes” he said, his hand wrapping around mine. “You and Jamie deserve this trip. I promise we will leave as soon as this is handled.”I had no choice but to agree. But his words didn’t convince me. An “urgent work matter” — maybe it was true. Maybe. S

AUSTIN’S POV “Austin… Why is there no picture from our wedding day?” Zoe spoke with uncertainty. I froze. Panic set in as the question hung in the air. She was watching me with that searching look that made me feel uneasy.I couldn’t let her see me falter. Not now.I forced a soft smile “You told me you didn’t want them Zoe,” I spoke softly, sounding hurt. “You said you wanted the memory to live in your heart, not in a frame. I respected that.”Her brows knit together. She looked uncertain, but that was good—uncertainty I could work with. Doubt could be shifted.I leaned in, whispering. “I remember the way you said it that night, that it didn’t matter if the world saw us or not. All that mattered was us.”I let the words hang, heavy with intimacy. Manipulation disguised as devotion.But inside, I was already on edge. She was asking questions now, questions that might expose the truth.She kept looking at me, and for a second I thought she might confront me. That she might say no, t

CHLOE'S POV Tomorrow is the trial. I couldn’t sleep, my mind was restless. Tomorrow could change everything. Tomorrow could be the day I tasted freedom again—or at least the edge of it. Probation, reduced sentence… anything less than rotting in here would be a victory.I couldn’t stop thinking about Austin’s words. His voice was calm but laced with the kind of threat only a man like him could deliver. He looked at me like I was already dead. I hated that it shook me. Austin is the kind of man who got away with everything because of his money and power.But then there was Owen.Of all people, I never expected him to come here. Yet he did—stood across from me with his lawyer at his side, speaking with the kind of controlled fire that made me believe him. He told me the date was fixed. He told me that his lawyer would push for probation or at least a sentence cut, but only if I kept my end of the deal. I’d have to tell him everything. Every last detail about Austin.It was almost laug