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This overseas trip gave Phoebe and Alexandra a front-row seat to some of the most cutting-edge AI exhibits. They even managed to poach a solid engineer for Timegate Tech. The trip was packed and productive. After it wrapped, they flew into Ravenport.The last time Phoebe was there, it had been with Gideon. A lot had happened. This time, nothing out of the ordinary occurred. Everything went smoothly.Once the business was done, their Ravenport contacts suggested blowing off some steam. Phoebe and Alexandra still had time, so they didn't turn down the offer. They followed along to one of the city's most notorious nightlife spots. It was glitzy, over-the-top, and the kind of place that drew a lot of socialites and wealthy wives.That night, a prominent Ravenport heiress was celebrating her birthday there. She hadn't booked the whole place, so there were still open tables.Halfway through the night, Phoebe ran into Nadine, who was Jason Townsend's current arm candy. Phoebe had once mis

Morgan wasn't surprised to see Phoebe's still calm, almost neutral expression. Someone as outstanding as she was wouldn't be easy to win over, but he preferred to be direct about these things. He didn't want to play games or circle around it.Maybe it was the influence from years of studying abroad, but that was just how he operated. He said evenly, "I know that this is coming out of nowhere, but it's how I feel. After talking with you tonight, I admire you even more, Ms. Stanton."Phoebe thought to herself that the post-divorce attention really was incessant. She replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Quirrell. I can't respond in the way that you hope.""I get that. I just wanted you to know where I stand." Morgan looked at her steadily. There was a subtle possessiveness in the way men pursued women, and he wasn't immune to it. "You didn't shut me down outright, so that means there's at least a chance, right? As long as you don't dislike me, I'd like permission to keep showing interest."His to

Ravenport was Jason's turf. He would find Phoebe soon enough. No matter how influential Connor was in Seavale, he wouldn't get far here.She was safe. Nothing too bad was going to happen. The real wildcard was Connor himself.Phoebe was pretty sure that Morgan would be fine, and she was out of immediate danger for now. She calmed down a lot after coming to that conclusion.That actually made her feel the full weight of Connor's terrifying possessiveness even more clearly. The outbursts he'd had before had been on the "milder" side. He mostly couldn't handle the fact that she no longer loved him the way she used to. Deep down, he hadn't really cared about her. Even when trying to win her back, he'd done it so loftily.But that had changed when she'd laid it all out to the Russell family. That must have rattled him.Phoebe was certain she had it right. When the divorce was finalized, Connor still hadn't realized how serious she was. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so damn confident

Phoebe almost laughed out loud at how absurd the whole situation was. As if her being "obedient" would magically turn Connor into a decent human being.The truth was simple—everything had to go exactly his way. As long as she bent to his will and gave in unconditionally, he would be satisfied. That was all.The only way to break free right now would be to play along. She needed to calm him down, stroke his ego, and make him feel on top of the world. Once he was happy, she could slip away.But Phoebe had clawed her way out of that toxic marriage and sobered up inch by inch. She'd woken up now, and she wasn't going back to putting on that performance—ever.Plus, the thought made her stomach turn. Connor didn't deserve it!Her silence pissed Connor off even more. "Say something! Why the hell aren't you talking?"Beneath Phoebe's composed expression, chaos bubbled and threatened to burst forth. "On our wedding day, you handed me divorce papers. The divorce was set from the start. The

The screensaver seemed brutally real."Phoebe Stanton!" The cold mask Connor had been trying hard to keep in place cracked in an instant. The sheer weight of the blow hit him so hard that his vision kept blacking out in waves. Without thinking, he raised his hand and swung it toward her face.Phoebe squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth, bracing for impact.A sharp gust of air rushed past her ear, followed by a loud, violent crash. Connor's fist slammed into the car partition instead. The furious sound echoed throughout the small space, raw and terrifying.Even the driver was startled and nearly slammed on the brakes. He managed to stay in control, but the car still lurched hard.The entire backseat froze in a suffocating silence.Phoebe's face was pale. The situation was so overwhelming that tears welled up in her eyes—a purely physical reaction. Her voice shook when she spoke. "Happy now?"Connor became utterly unhinged as his mind was consumed by betrayal. How could sh