All Chapters of Claimed By My Ex’s Rival: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

ELYRAThe moment I saw the photograph, my stomach dropped.I recognized it instantly.Not because it was familiar in a vague way, or because it looked like something I had seen before, but because I remembered that exact day.Every detail of it.The clothes I had been wearing. The sunlight coming through the window. Even the strange feeling that had settled in my chest while I stood in that room and saw what I had seen.I slowly lowered myself onto the couch, my fingers tightening around the edge of the envelope.Three years ago.Three whole years.The picture showed me standing inside Nick’s study, leaning slightly over his desk with a stack of papers in my hand. My expression looked tense, almost cautious, like I had been caught in the middle of something I knew I should not be doing.Because I had been.I remembered it clearly now.That day had started so normally.Nick had gone out for the day as usual, and I had spent hours cleaning around the house simply because I wanted someth

ELYRAI had barely ended the call with my attorney when exhaustion settled over me again like a heavy blanket, the silence in my office strangely loud after everything he had just told me.I slowly placed my phone on the desk and leaned back in my chair, staring blankly at the papers scattered before me without truly seeing any of them.The photo, the note, the ugly questions that refused to stop circling in my head. Everything felt heavier now.The police had started looking deeper into the matter, my attorney had advised caution, and everyone around me suddenly seemed overly concerned about my safety.But none of it changed the fact that I still didn’t know why Nick was trying to destroy my life.I pressed my fingers lightly against my forehead and closed my eyes for a second.I needed a moment.Just one moment where nothing felt like it was falling apart.Then, from somewhere outside my office, I heard a familiar voice, and my entire body froze.I looked up immediately.My office d

NICK.I sat in the living room, staring at absolutely nothing while the remains of my carefully built life crumbled around me.The television was on, but muted. Some news channel flashed images and headlines across the screen, though I had stopped paying attention a long time ago. The only sound left in the room was the soft hum of the air conditioner and the ticking clock hanging above the fireplace, every second louder than the last.Beside me, Star sat unusually still. For once, she wasn’t talking. I appreciated that more than she probably knew, because if she had opened her mouth right now, I genuinely had no idea what I would say to her.Or worse, what I might accidentally say.Anger sat inside me like something alive, pressing hard against my chest, threatening to spill out if I gave it even the smallest opening. So I stayed quiet and held it in.Only that right now, even silence wasn’t helping, because all I could think about was Elyra.I had really underestimated her so badly.

ELYRA.My parents’ apartment building finally came into view, and I let out a long breath I hadn’t even realized I had been holding.Relief settled heavily into my chest as I slowed the car, exhaustion beginning to creep into my bones after nearly two hours on the road. The drive had felt much longer than it actually was, mostly because my thoughts had refused to stay quiet. Every stretch of road, every passing light, every minute alone had only given my mind more space to replay everything over and over again—Radiel, the truth he had confessed, my father, the media scandals, the guilt I felt. It all sat heavily inside me like something too large to carry.I parked outside the apartment building and turned off the engine. For a moment, I just sat there with both hands resting loosely on the steering wheel.The silence inside the car felt strange after the constant hum of the road.I reached for my phone and checked the time.9:14 PM.Later than I thought.I leaned my head back briefl

ELYRA.For a moment, there was silence. Then when she spoke, her voice on the other end came quietly.“Elyra.”Her tone sounded strange—too serious and yet too careful.“Yes?” I said slowly.For a few seconds, nothing happened.Just silence.I frowned slightly, pulling the phone closer to my ear.“Mrs. Carter?”“I called because I want to make things clear to you.”I blinked.“Clear?” I repeated. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”There was another pause. When she spoke again, her voice became firmer.“I found out some things,” she said. “About what happened.”My grip on the phone tightened.“What exactly are you talking about?”She exhaled softly.“About Nick. About Radiel. About everything that happened between all of you.”My stomach tightened instantly.I sat up straighter.“What do you mean?”Mrs. Carter did not waste time.“A woman approached Nick,” she said plainly. “A long time ago.”I frowned harder.“A woman?”“Yes,” she continued. “She came to him with information. Informatio