All Chapters of I Left Him When He Was Broke, Now He Controls My Fate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

“I got bored of sleeping with you. Let’s break up.”Six years earlier, Avery Walters, the pampered heiress of the Walters family, tossed out those words and decisively dumped Lucien Holmes, who was penniless at the time. She then turned around and entered a marriage of convenience with Henry Hunt, the mayor’s son.Six years later, the Walters family went bankrupt. Trapped in an abusive marriage with Henry, Avery decided to file for divorce. At her lowest and most humiliating point, she crossed paths with Lucien once again.The café.Avery sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, glancing at her watch again and again.She had arranged to meet her divorce attorney today, yet the agreed time had passed, and the lawyer still had not shown up. Just as she was about to make a call to check in, the café door was pushed open and a tall man walked in.He wore a gray three-piece suit, a black shirt, and a striped tie, his bearing restrained and aristocratic.

Chapter 2

Avery walked out of the café, her legs so weak she could barely stand.For the past six years, Lucien’s name had been hidden in the deepest, most private corner of her heart. But because their breakup back then had hurt too much, she had never once expected they would meet again.Seeing him so suddenly today threw her heart into complete chaos.Her phone rang, and her daughter Ivy’s soft, sweet voice steadied her racing thoughts.“Mommy, when are you coming back?”“Sweetheart, I’m on my way home now.”Avery returned to Westcourt Villas. The place belonged to her best friend, Sophie Sanders.After Henry injured Avery the night before, he disappeared without a trace. Even the police couldn’t reach him. Afraid he might come back and hurt her and Ivy again, Avery took her daughter and fled the Hunt residence overnight, seeking shelter at Sophie’s place.After the Walters family went bankrupt, most of her former friends drifted away. Only Sophie remained the same as before—one phone call

Chapter 3

Avery couldn’t sleep.There had already been too much weighing on her mind, and Lucien’s sudden reappearance only made it worse.Around three or four in the morning, she dozed off for a short while, only to be woken again by the early alarm.After turning it off, Avery went into the bathroom to wash up and put on makeup to cover her injuries. Once she was done, she went to wake Ivy.“Mommy, why have you been wearing a hat and sunglasses these past few days?” Ivy asked curiously.“Because I had a cosmetic treatment. The doctor said I need to keep my face fully covered so it can heal faster.”The night Henry hurt her, Ivy had already fallen asleep and hadn’t seen anything. Avery was grateful for that. If possible, she hoped her daughter would never have to go through something so traumatic.“But Mommy is already beautiful. You don’t need cosmetic treatments.” Ivy wrapped her arms around Avery’s neck. “In Ivy’s heart, Mommy is the most beautiful mother.”A warmth spread through Avery’s c

Chapter 4

Lucien’s car pulled out of the underground garage. At the intersection ahead, he saw Avery and her daughter again.The woman and the little girl walked hand in hand, hurrying beneath the plane trees’ shade.The child looked about five or six, her hair tied into two little pigtails, the cherry charms on her hair ties glinting faintly in the morning light.“Lucien, let’s have a daughter in the future, okay? I’ll braid her hair every day, and you’ll take her to preschool every morning. I want her to grow up happy, right by our side.”“Alright. A daughter who looks like you would be best.”“No, she should look like Daddy.”“Looking like me is fine too.”The memory was like an old wooden chest pried open, dust swirling in a shaft of light.But then what happened?Then she bore a daughter for someone else.Avery walked Ivy to preschool. She stood at the gate and watched her daughter enter the classroom before finally turning away.Across the street from the preschool, a Cullinan was parked.

Chapter 5

After returning from the kindergarten, Avery began contacting lawyers again. To avoid Lucien, she deliberately steered clear of all divorce attorneys affiliated with Arclight. But after making the rounds, she realized that none of the well-known firms in Harbor City were willing to take her case.That made sense. Henry’s father was the city’s mayor—powerful and well-connected. No lawyer would risk offending the Hunt family over the fees from a divorce case.Avery spent the entire day on the phone. It was only by evening that she finally reached a female lawyer named Linda Steward from Northstar Law Firm. Linda said she was willing to take the case.They agreed to meet that evening at Westcourt Lounge. The location was chosen by Linda, who said it was quiet there.After entrusting Ivy to Sophie, Avery took a cab to the appointment.By the time she arrived, Linda was already there.“Miss Walters, that must have been a tiring trip. Have some tea to warm yourself up,” Linda said with

Chapter 6

Avery woke up again to find herself in an unfamiliar room.Her head throbbed, her eyelids so heavy she could barely lift them. After a long while, her blurred vision slowly came into focus.It was an exceptionally spacious room. A massive oil painting hung above the headboard. The ceiling was plain, with a ring of concealed lighting set into the molding, currently switched off. A minimalist chandelier hung at the center, coldly reflecting the light spilling out from the bathroom.Dark gray curtains were drawn tightly shut, cutting off all outside light and making it impossible to tell whether it was day or night.Avery sat up in bed. The moment the blanket slid down, she realized she wasn’t wearing any clothes. What she had been wearing earlier had been stripped off and tossed messily onto the floor.Thankfully, the sheets were neat, and aside from the pounding in her head, she felt no other discomfort.She leaned forward, about to reach for the clothes on the floor, when she heard

Chapter 7

Outside, Henry had been about to kick the door. When it suddenly opened, his leg froze midair.Lucien swept his gaze over Henry and the two men behind him holding up their phones, apparently recording. “Gentlemen, you’re making quite a disturbance outside my room. May I ask what this is about?”Henry hadn’t expected the door to be opened by such a composed, imposing man. More importantly, there was none of the panic one would expect from someone about to be ‘caught in the act.’“I’m looking for my wife!” Henry craned his neck to peer inside the room and shouted, “Avery, I know you’re in there. Get out here right now!”That wasn’t enough for him; he even tried to push his way inside.Lucien lifted an arm and blocked him.“Mr. Hunt, entering my room without my consent constitutes a violation of the law.”Henry narrowed his eyes and sized Lucien up again. “You know who I am?”“We met briefly at last year’s Global Business Summit in Westin.”That summit wasn’t something just anyone could

Chapter 8

Avery jolted awake from the nightmare, her chest tight as she hurried to sit up, struggling to steady her breathing.“Miss Walters, you’re awake.” A stranger’s voice sounded beside her.Avery turned her head and saw a young man standing by the window. He wore a sharp, well-fitted suit. When he saw her awake, he quickly walked over to her.“Would you like me to call a doctor?”“And you are?”“Oh sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.” He smiled politely. “My name is Desmond Slater. I’m Mr. Holmes’s assistant. He had some urgent matters to deal with at the firm, so he asked me to stay here and take you home once you wake up and feel well enough.”That sentence echoed in Avery’s ears again: Six years ago, she stopped existing in my world.The night before, she had briefly regained consciousness and happened to hear Lucien say those words.His voice was cold and restrained, pulling her back into an endless darkness once again.Because of it, she had spent the entire night trapped in nightma

Chapter 9

Lucien had been busy all afternoon. After the meeting ended, he saw the transfer and the note on his phone, and his face darkened instantly.Car fare.So that was what it was.Was Avery treating him like a chauffeur now?Avery returned home to find that Sophie had already sent Ivy to kindergarten.“Ave, you’re back. I was just about to go to the hospital to see you.” Sophie was holding a thermos of freshly made soup. If Avery had come back three minutes later, they would have missed each other.“How did you know I was hospitalized?”“You didn’t come home last night, so I called you. Lucien answered. He said you had a mild concussion and lost consciousness, and you were in the hospital.”“Lucien answered?”“Yes. I was surprised too. Why would Lucien be with you in the middle of the night?” Sophie winked at Avery. “Don’t tell me he stayed with you all night?”That…No way.He already treated her as if she didn’t exist. How could he have stayed by her side all night?“Sophie, let’s not

Chapter 10

The next day, Avery was still vomiting nonstop. Something felt wrong. When she tested herself, she realized she was already pregnant.She had planned to quietly terminate the pregnancy, but Henry found out. He threatened her, insisting she had to keep the child.He needed an heir to silence public scrutiny, and he also needed a secret to hold over her, something that would force her to help him hide his impotence.“That bastard,” Sophie snapped. “He can throw punches at a woman without hesitation, yet that part of him doesn’t work at all. His genes really hardened in all the wrong places.“What’s meant to get hard is dead weight, but the only thing that ever stiffens up on him is his fist when he’s hitting a woman.”After venting, she squeezed Avery’s hand. “Don’t worry, Ave. I’ll never say a word.”“Thank you, Sophie.”“Why are you thanking me? It’s just that there’s no solid proof of Henry’s abuse, and he has no other women either. What kind of leverage can you even use against h

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