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All Chapters of The Wife He Threw Away: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Evelyn’s POVThe investigator's latest report sat unopened on my desk. Several days had passed since I hired him to investigate Chloe. I still wasn't ready to face whatever secrets might be hiding inside those pages.Work became my escape. Research papers, chemical analyses and laboratory reports occupied my thoughts more effectively than memories of Damien ever could. I focused on my work.Life felt calmer lately. Not perfect. Stable enough for me to breathe again.I could spend a morning without checking my phone. Every successful experiment reminded me that my life was no longer defined by a marriage. My marriage to Damien was over.That afternoon our division received notice that Sebastian would personally inspect ongoing projects. Excitement immediately spread throughout the department. People started moving, preparing for the inspection.Researchers hurried be

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Sebastian’s POVPain dragged me back to consciousness.Each breath felt more hard than the last. The strong smell of cleaner filled my air as far away voices bounced around me.For a few seconds, I couldn't recall where I was.Then a blast came back. The lab. The acid.Evelyn.My eyes opened slowly.Light from the ambulance shone over me. Helpers stood around the bed while the car raced through cars.A hot feeling flowed over my arm and shoulder. Even moving a bit felt like an error.Someone was holding my hand.I turned my head.Evelyn.Relief washed through me immediately.Her face was light. Fear still stayed in her eyesHairs stuck on her cheeks. Small spots of blood marked her shirt.My blood."You should be resting," she whispered.Her voice trembled slightly.I looked at her face closely. No burns. Not clear hurt marks.

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Damien's POVI couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes I saw the explosion.I saw Evelyn standing beside that station. I saw the burst of sulfuric acid tearing through the air.Most of all I saw Sebastian throwing himself in front of her without hesitation. I kept thinking about that.Days passed since the accident. The guilt remained. It lingered heavily in my mind no matter what I did.Sebastian had taken injuries that should have been Evelyn's. Burns covered parts of his back and arm. Doctors said he would recover.That didn't change what happened. Someone tried to hurt Evelyn and nearly succeeded.I sat alone in my office staring at the investigation files spread across my desk. Several photographs from the damaged laboratory lay beside stacks of security reports.Nothing made sense at first. Not until we started diggingThe official report claimed the accident resulted from equipment failure. I didn

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Tiffany's POVI could not sleep anymore. Every night was like a punishment because anxiety was taking over my life.The investigation was getting closer and closer. I could feel it. I knew it every day.People stopped talking when I walked by and my managers looked at me with suspicion.My career was over. Years of work were gone in just a few weeks. I had nothing left.Losing my job was not the worst part. What really made me crazy was knowing who I blamed for everything.I blamed Evelyn Hart. She was always on my mind no matter how hard I tried to think about somethingEvery bad thing that happened to me seemed to be connected to her. If Evelyn had never come to Hartwell Technologies my life would still be okay.Sebastian would still respect me. I would still have a good future. Evelyn took everything I wanted for herself.I hated her very much. It was not just

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Evelyn's POVI went back to Hartwell Technologies three days after Sebastian's health finally got better. Although the doctors said he would be okay I still had a feeling about what happened.Every time I closed my eyes I saw him falling in the lab. Guilt was still inside me no matter how hard I tried to focus on work.The company felt different that morning. People were talking in groups and I could feel nervous tension in every hallway.Something was going on. Before I could even get to my office I got a notification on my phone.There was an emergency meeting. Everyone had to be there. I immediately felt anxious.Ever since the explosion everyone had been waiting for answers. It seemed like we were finally going to get them.When I got to the conference room almost everyone was already there. There were researchers, managers, supervisors and executives.Nobody looked relaxed

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Evelyn's POV I sat there quietly as the conference room doors opened and three police officers walked in. The room that was already tense became more serious.Even Tiffany, who had been yelling a minute before, became quiet. Fear showed up on her face as she looked at the officers.One of the officers walked forward with some papers. He looked really calm as he stared at Tiffany."Miss Tiffany Walker." He said in a voice. "You are being investigated for sabotage destroying company property trying to hurt someone and hurting them badly and messing with evidence."Tiffany's face turned white. Her hands started shaking as she realized what was happening.Her eyes looked around the room like she was searching for someone to help her. She was desperate. It replaced the confidence she had for months.Then she looked at Damien. Hope showed up on her face."Damien." Her voice was shaking as she took a step towards

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Evelyn's POVThe private investigator showed up on time. That told me he had found somethingWe met at a café a few blocks away from Hartwell Technologies. This place was quiet enough that we would not get any attention.There was a folder on the table between us. The investigator put his hand on it. He did not open it right away.I noticed he was hesitant. In our meetings he was always straight to the point."Did you find something?" He looked serious. "I found more than I thought I would."I got a feeling in my chest. Since I got that photograph outside the company I had been preparing myself for news.Unfortunately I learned that things are often worse than you imagine. Every time I thought I had hit rock bottom another secret came out.The investigator finally opened the folder. There were photographs and documents all neat and organized."This is Chloe Bennett's background report."

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Victoria's POV I had reached the end of my patience.For weeks I watched my son Damien fall apart while Evelyn Hart kept moving with the divorce. Every time I got an update it made me more frustrated.Damien was not himself anymore. He had lost his focus his temper was over the place and his fixation on Evelyn was getting worse every day.The situation was really embarrassing.The Sinclair family had spent years building a reputation. Now my son was acting like a man who would do anything to get a bit of love from a woman who did not want him.I blamed Evelyn Hart for all of this.Maybe it was not entirely fair. I could not help how I felt. Ever since she left the marriage Damien had become someone I barely recognized.He was not sleeping and working well.Nothing seemed to matter except winning Evelyn HartThe final straw came when I saw him staring at his phone during a family dinner.

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Evelyn's POV Victoria Sinclair stared at the pictures spread across the table. The confidence she had when she came to this meeting was gone now.Her fingers were tight around the picture. It clearly showed Damien and Chloe going into an apartment building. There was no way to mistake either of them."This is not possible." Her voice did not sound as sure as before.I leaned back in my chair. I watched her reaction. "That is what I thought when I first saw these pictures."Her eyes went to me. "Damien told me he ended things with Chloe."I almost smiled. It was not a happy smile. "Damien tells people what they want to hear."Victoria picked up another picture. This one showed Damien leaving Chloe's apartment after midnight. The time on the picture left no room for excuses.Her face got darker as she looked at the picture. "No."My voice was calm even though I was angry inside. "Look at the date."

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Damiens POVI was sitting at my desk in my office going over some papers when my phone rang out of the blue. I looked at the caller ID. I saw that it was my mom.I got a feeling in my chest right away. My mom, Victoria, does not call me late at night unless something is wrong.I picked up the phone without waiting. "Mom?"There was a pause on the other end of the line. When she finally spoke her voice sounded really tense."Damien, we need to talk."I Put the papers aside. There was something about her tone that made me feel uneasy."Whats going on?"She paused again. Then she said five words that made my heart stop."Evelyn knows everything."For a moment I could not breathe. I held the phone so tightly that my hand started to hurt."What do you mean?""Come here now."The call ended before I could ask her anything. I got to her house in thirty minutes.My m

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