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Kim opened her eyes slowly as she regained consciousness. She was locked inside a windowless holding room deep inside the yacht, the venue of the baby shower. She tried to lift her arms to rub her face, but a metal clank stopped her short.Her wrists were bound tight in handcuffs, the chain wrapped securely around an iron structural rail bolted to the wall."Damn it," Kim whispered. She pulled against the steel, but the metal bit painfully into her skin, holding her completely pinned to the wall.Suddenly, a light entered the dark room. A flat-screen television mounted on the wall directly in front of her was turned on.. A live feed showed on the screen in high definition, The live footage from the yacht's top deck shows the baby shower party in real time.The camera zoomed in on Denise in her custom maternity gown, a sapphire tiara on her head and surrounded by high-society guests showered with gifts, white flowers, and towers of champagne. Lucas stood beside her, smiling for the cam

The ballroom went silent as the guests stared at the explicit photos on the big screen. Lucas burned with shame and anger. He glared at Kim, who was standing quietly at the back of the room."Kneel!" Lucas shouted, pointing at the floor. "Kneel down and apologize to Denise right now!"Kim stood straight, looking him dead in the eye."I didn't do this," Kim said quietly. "Lucas, we've been together for years. You know me. You know what I can and cannot do...""Don't listen to her, Lucas!" Denise cried out, grabbing his arm and pretending to be terrified. "If you don't punish her right now, she will do something even worse to me and the baby! She humiliated me, so she deserves to be humiliated too!""If you won't kneel, take off your clothes," Lucas commanded coldly. "If you like exposing people, let's see how you feel when everyone sees you."The guests gasped in shock, but nobody dared to stop him. Kim unbuttoned her jacket and shirt, letting them fall to the floor. The room went wild

Kim pulled her suitcase down the steps of Saul’s apartment building. She flagged a taxi, drove straight to the city's most exclusive luxury hotel, and checked into the top floor suite.. “freedom at last.” She muttered.As soon as the bolt locked behind her in the luxury hotel suite, she breathed a sigh of relief and tossed her suitcase onto the luggage rack, brings out a diary from her bag, and sat down at the desk overlooking the city.She opened the first page. This wasn't a simple diary. It is a list of debts to be paid in full.She began to write slowly, first, she wrote: Lucas Jordan.Her husband. Soon to be ex. Beside his name, she wrote: Manipulator, Thief. Enabler. The words fit exactly what he had done. The orchids group foundation gives her a fully funded scholarship but he uses her for eight years, giving credit to Denise for her life's work hadn't just stood by while Denise replaced Kim; he had stolen every piece of her talent. The signature luxury perfumes that had reviv

Three weeks later, Saul and Kim sat in the waiting area of Johnson medical centre. They had come to visit Matt’s mother, who had been admitted earlier that morning after her arrival from Mexico.Kim brought her phone out, scrolling through photos of the property she had chosen from the four Saul gave her. She leaned into his side, pointing at the screen with an excited smile."I want to plant white orchids and lavender all along the front pathway," Kim said as she swiped to the next slide. "And look at this living room wall…I'm thinking of adding an abstract oil painting with warm gold and deep cream tones right here."Saul listened attentively, his arm resting behind her. He smiled and looked at her. "If you like it, consider it done. I'll have the interior designers and landscapers start on it tomorrow."Kim laughed. "No, Saul. I want to choose the paintings and flowers myself…." Her voice trail as doors at the end of the corridor opened and Lucas walked into the hallway, holding s

Kim sat at the vanity mirror, as she dried her hair sections by section with the dryer. Then the bedroom door opens as footsteps approach behind her.Kim looked up, locking eyes with Lucas through the mirror as he stepped into the room."You said you have information about my birth parents," Kim said, immediately he moved closer. "Spill it."Lucas stepped up behind her chair, as he took the dryer right from her hands, and blew it right on her damp hair..Then he leaned in close."Relax," Lucas murmured, meeting her eyes in the mirror. "You just got here. We have plenty of time to discuss that.”Kim shoved his hands off her shoulders."Lucas, I really have no time for your gimmicks," she said. "I came here for one thing, and one thing only. Give me the information about my parents, or I will walk out that door right now."Lucas took a step toward her, his eyes searching hers with understanding."Our six-year anniversary is in three days, Kim," he said. "I’ve already booked the grand ba