Maria, the housekeeper, approached him in the empty hall, her eyes red-rimmed."Boss, before the madam left, she said..." Maria sobbed as she continued, "to tell you that she has canceled all her bank cards. She doesn't want to owe the Thompson family anything."In a daze, he imagined her sitting at the vanity, calmly removing each piece of jewelry in the mirror.He saw her standing on the balcony, quietly gazing into the distance, as if saying goodbye to her former home.He saw her walking down the hall for the last time, her back straight and unwavering....Kieran reached out, trying to grasp those phantoms, but his hand closed on empty air.Scarlett was gone.She had vanished from his world, taking her pride and resolve with her.Kieran sank helplessly onto the sofa, unable to accept the reality before him.After a long while, he went to the study, where a document on the desk finally caught his eye.The agreement to dissolve the alliance and the divorce papers.Scarlett's signatur
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