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  Rosa's Pov I sat down slowly on the edge of the bed beside him, my mind still catching up to what he'd just told me. "You took a criminal record for her," I said quietly. "To protect her family's political career. Because your father asked you to." "Yes." "And she's been threatening you with the truth ever since, the truth that would actually clear you." "Yes." "That's insane, Daniel." My voice came out shaky. "You've been living under a lie for years, carrying blame that isn't even yours, and the one person who could clear your name has been using that same truth as a weapon against you instead." "That's exactly what she's been doing." I reached for his hand, threading my fingers through his despite everything we'd fought about hours earlier. "I'm not angry at you," I

Rosa's PovI turned the laptop toward him, my heart pounding.It was a juvenile record, sealed under a different name, filed in a different state. But the identifying details matched. Johansson's age. Her family's address at the time. A name I'd never heard before but that I recognized immediately as the missing piece of a pattern."Fifteen years ago," I said slowly. "Johansson Theron, age seventeen."Daniel leaned closer, his face going pale as he read."Vehicular manslaughter," he said, his voice barely above a whisper."Her best friend." I kept my voice steady despite the shaking in my hands. "A girl named Katherine Wells. They were both in the car. Johansson was driving. Blood alcohol content recorded at the scene despite her age.""Someone died.""Katherine died at the scene. Johansson survived with minor injuries." I scrolled further. "The report was sealed under juvenile protection laws, which is standard for minors. But there's a note here about political intervention. Her fam

  Daniel's Pov I found the cafe address on Rosa's phone through the family locator app, panic driving me across the city faster than traffic should have allowed. I walked in to find her standing near the door, her face pale, something broken already visible in her expression. "Rosa." She looked up at me, and I saw it immediately. The recording. Johansson's work. Everything I'd been terrified of finally catching up to us. "Daniel." Johansson's voice carried satisfaction from somewhere behind her. "Perfect timing." I crossed the cafe fast, my hand finding Rosa's shoulder. "We're leaving." "Did your father tell you to marry me?" The question stopped me completely. "Rosa, let's talk about this at home." "Did he?" Her voice cracked. "Answer me right now, D

  Daniel's Pov I found James already waiting in my office when I arrived, his expression tighter than I'd seen in years. "You look like hell," he said. "Good morning to you too." "This isn't a joke, Daniel." He closed the door behind me. "The Sinclair delegation arrives in four days. You've missed two calls this week. Tanaka's team is starting to notice the distraction." "I know." "Then fix it." James crossed to my desk, planting both hands flat on the surface. "You're going to lose the deal, the company, and Rosa, all at once, if you don't figure out how to pull yourself together." "I don't know how to fix this, James." I dropped into my chair, the exhaustion I'd been carrying for days finally showing through the careful control. "She won't talk to me. She's barely looking at me during work hours, and she's slee

Daniel's Pov The morning light was gray through the windows when I finally gave up on sleep.I'd been awake most of the night, staring at the ceiling, running through every possible outcome of the board meeting I'd scheduled for eight o'clock. Coffee was already brewing when she found me in the kitchen an hour later, her hair loose around her shoulders, her robe pulled tight against the morning chill."You're up early," she said."Couldn't sleep.""Neither could I." She crossed to the coffee machine, poured herself a cup, wrapped both hands around it like she needed something to hold onto. "The board meeting is today.""Two hours.""Are you ready?""Ready enough." I turned to face her. "I'm going to stand in that room and tell them everything. The arrangement, Johansson's accident, the recording, all of it.""And then what?""Then I'm going to refuse to divorce you." I met her eyes. "Publicly, firmly. In front of every single person who voted to force this."She studied me for a lon