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Elena yanked her arm free from Molly's grip and said, "Don't touch me. We've already severed all ties with each other."As she turned to leave, another figure stepped in to block her path.Henry narrowed his eyes. "Where have you been these past few days? What exactly is going on between you and that man, Calvin Hudson?"Elena cast him a disinterested glance. "How is that any of your business?"It had only been a few days since Henry last saw Elena, but it felt as though the woman standing in front of him right now was a completely different person.Clad in a champagne-colored couture gown, she stood tall and poised like a queen.Glancing at Henry once more, Elena added, "If you're free, go ahead and sign our divorce papers.""Why are you insisting on a divorce? Is it just because I haven't slept with you all these years?"Before Henry could press any further, the event security approached them."Sorry to interrupt, folks, but please show us your invitations. If you have anyth

Irene abruptly stopped crying.It was Elena who charged up the mountain to save Henry. While Elena was unconscious, Irene had seized the chance to claim all the credit for herself. She never bothered finding out what actually happened up on the mountain. All she knew was that the doctor said some of Henry's injuries came from a fall. Based on that, she deduced that he had been rescued after falling off a cliff."I … misspoke," she said, flustered.Narrowing his eyes, Henry asked, "Tell me then, what wild beast did we encounter that night?"Irene had her heart in her mouth as she replied, "I-I didn't see any wild beasts…"Henry's gaze turned cold. Even though he'd been unconscious through most of it, he distinctly recalled hearing the roars of a bear and the sound of gunshots.At the time, he'd been so moved by the fact that Irene had saved his life that he didn't think about these things. Now that he had given it more thought, he knew that, with how cowardly Irene was, she wo

Barely anyone knew the truth about the abduction that took place five years ago. Henry had planned a fake abduction at first, but he didn't anticipate having his plan leaked.When a rival family found out, they sent a group of people who took out the "actors" Henry had hired, destroyed his entire setup, and abducted Elena and Irene for real.These people weren't ordinary petty thugs. They were a group of hardened criminals. Sensing the gravity of the situation, Frank and Molly immediately gave up on Elena, choosing only to save Irene.At the time, Elena's life hung by a thread. The criminals were already prepared to kill her. At the very last moment, it was Henry who rushed in to save her despite getting shot at. He nearly lost his life before he managed to get her out.Recalling that night now, Henry felt dazed. Throughout these years, he had asked himself multiple times why he'd gone to such lengths and risked his life back then.He kept telling himself it was to clean up the me

The news made Elena pause in her tracks.Henry was dead?…At the Leone family mausoleum over at the old port district in Eastmore, Elena stood in front of a black granite headstone and stared at the photo of the handsome Henry in a suit. A mix of emotions was displayed on her face.She didn't think that their final meeting six months ago would be the last time she ever saw him.After observing Elena's silent reaction, Gianna, who was standing on the side, murmured, "Would you be upset with me, Elena? The people from Charrington approached me to tell me that Henry had cancer and insisted that he would only undergo treatment if you had his baby."At the time, you said you didn't want to hear about him, so I kept it from you… If you want to blame anyone for what happened, you can blame it on me."Snapping out of her reverie, Elena smiled faintly and said, "Don't overthink it, Mom. It was his business whether or not he wanted to live. It's not my burden to bear."Expression shifti