All Chapters of Her 49th Affair Was Her Last: Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

Gideon didn't go quietly once he reached the police station.Almost immediately, he turned the accusation back on me. "I want to report Anthony for Jesse's murder."The detective sitting across from him frowned. "On what basis?"Gideon wiped the tears from his face and began talking quickly."Anthony was the one who sold Jesse that high-value insurance policy. He got her to sign it, and then she died almost immediately afterward."He was at the Knapp Residence on New Year's Eve, too. He and Jesse were already divorced, so he couldn't inherit from her directly, but their three children could. Once she died, Anthony was the one left to look after them and everything they inherited."He had a motive, the opportunity, and plenty to gain from her death."His theory was weak, but the police couldn't simply ignore a formal accusation involving a sudden death.As a result, Jesse's case was reopened for further investigation.That same night, an article appeared online. "Ex-husband sol

Jesse's recovered memory footage was never released to the public.Instead, they released a written summary of the evidence, jointly verified by the police and Reverie Technologies.That alone was enough, and public opinion shifted almost overnight.The article accusing me of plotting Jesse's death received so much backlash that the publisher eventually turned off the comments.Before long, two new topics had taken over social media, namely, "Jesse Knapp drove her husband to death ten years ago" and "Dexter Walsh's texts leaked."I didn't give a single interview. I didn't need to.Grant handled everything for me.He gathered screenshots of the messages Dexter had sent Anthony ten years ago, arranged them into a timeline, and published the entire exchange.The first message had been sent two weeks after Jesse and Dexter started seeing each other.It read, "Anthony, Jesse told me you two have been over for a long time. Could you please stop clinging to her?"A month later, an

Stefan sat at the head of the boardroom table, looking perfectly composed.Twelve directors sat in total, and seven of them had already sided with him.…Meanwhile, Dominic sat at the opposite end of the table, his expression grim.He had stepped away from the company's daily operations years ago and now served only as honorary chairman. He still carried considerable influence, but he no longer had the authority to overturn a board decision on his own.Stefan was just about to call for a vote when the conference-room doors opened.I walked in.The Knapp family's chief counsel followed behind me, along with an independent trust officer."Anthony?" Stefan frowned the moment he saw us. "This is a board meeting. You have no standing to be here."I ignored him and walked straight toward the presentation screen.After plugging in a flash drive, I pulled up a certified copy of Jesse's trust documents—the same trust Gideon had tried to destroy.Then, I turned to the final section.

I asked the technicians to bring their equipment into the living room.Only Dominic, Haleigh, the family attorney, an independent notary, and I were present; no reporters, no extended family members, and no outsiders.The three children were already asleep upstairs with their nanny. Once everything was connected, the screen flickered to life.The same hospital corridor from ten years ago appeared before us, washed in the harsh white glow of fluorescent lights. Even through the screen, I could almost imagine the sterile smell of disinfectant.A younger Jesse sat on the floor, leaning against the wall. Her shirt was darkened with Anthony's blood at the front. Her hands lay loosely on her knees, but her fingers continued to shake.The phone in her pocket kept vibrating, but she ignored it.Above the emergency room doors, the red light remained on.The corridor was almost silent except for the distant hum of medical equipment and Jesse's uneven breathing.This time, there was no