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Chapter 1 Anniversary Night

"Asher... not on the dining table..." Eleanor's face flushed crimson as she pushed at his shoulder, her voice already softening into a moan.Asher let out a low chuckle. His large hand cupped the back of her head, sealing her lips with a kiss that was gentle and dominating at once, swallowing every protest."Perfect time for the last dessert course." He loosened his tie, his heated breath washing over her neck. "I've been holding back all evening. Who told you to wear this dress, Eleanor?"He lifted her onto the table and pushed the black dress up to her waist.It was eight o'clock on a Friday evening, their eighth wedding anniversary. Eleanor had spent the whole afternoon on the candlelit dinner, and in eight years of marriage this was the first time they had ever done this outside the bedroom."What if Emma comes home..." she whispered, but her voice had already gone soft.Emma was Asher's daughter with his ex-girlfriend Regina, but Eleanor had raised her from infancy and loved her a

Chapter 2 Do you need a bride right now?

Soon, Asher regained his usual composure. He gently carried Eleanor back to bed, his movements still tender. "Rest first. I have something to handle."His voice was so calm it was as if nothing had happened. As if the domineering, passionate man at the dining table wasn't him at all.Eleanor lay in bed, watching him get dressed. Her heart felt like something was viciously tearing it apart.She opened her mouth. Don't go, she wanted to say. Not tonight.But she already knew what he would answer. She is Emma's mother. I have a responsibility to her. He would say it calmly, reasonably, and there would be nothing left for her to argue with. She didn't want to hear those words. She didn't want him to look at her and see a small, grudging woman.So she said nothing at all. After Asher left, Eleanor lay alone in the enormous bed. She stared at the ceiling as silent tears streamed down.Half an hour later, the doorbell rang. Eleanor put on a robe and went downstairs. She saw Asher's assistant

Chapter 3 My real mother is coming back

The wedding dress had pinched across Eleanor's chest, and Regina's ring had sat loose on her finger, but Eleanor had worn both and married Asher anyway. Afterward, he worked himself mercilessly and treated her with painstaking care, compensating for every sacrifice with more money. At first she wondered whether Regina had taught him that money was how a man kept someone from leaving. Then his tenderness won her over. Now, looking at the ten-million-dollar check on the table, she could not stop wondering how much of their marriage he had priced from the beginning.At a quarter past eleven, headlights swept across the driveway. The housekeeper Mrs. Henderson had brought Emma home from her grandparents'.Eleanor was still sitting on the sofa with the check on the coffee table in front of her, exactly where she had put it an hour before.Emma came in without looking at her, walked past her as though she were a piece of furniture, and went straight upstairs.Three minutes later she came b

Chapter 4 Gift

Steam filled the bathroom and the water in the huge tub slapped against the sides. Asher's body gleamed under the light, every line of muscle drawn tight, water running down his shoulders."Asher... slow down..." Eleanor's back pressed hard against the cold tile, her voice breaking in the middle of the sentence.His chest burned against hers and the wall behind her was ice, and caught between the two of them she couldn't breathe."Too late to beg now." His laugh was rough.He thrust hard, and the force snapped her head back and left her throat bare, and his mouth found it immediately.Every stroke hit the same place, deep and precise and deliberate. Her body shook from the inside out and the pleasure came in waves she had no way to control."Do you like it?" His lips brushed her ear. His movements were brutal and his voice stayed calm, almost courteous, and that contrast undid her more completely than anything else could have.He caught both her hands under the water, laced his fingers

Chapter 5 That's Enough. Let's Eat

Emma's face went scarlet. She stamped her foot against the tile. "Why should I apologize? I didn't do anything wrong!""Emma Grayson. " Asher crossed the room in three strides, crouched down until he was level with her eyes and spoke one word at a time. "You will apologize to Eleanor. Right now.""No!She's not my mom!" Emma's finger shot out toward Eleanor, her eyes filling. "Why do I have to apologize to her? My real mom is back now. She's the one who should leave!"Emma spun around and ran for the stairs, and at her bedroom door she turned back, her voice cracking. "I only have one mom and it isn't her! It will never be her!"The door slammed. The living room went silent.Eleanor stood where she was. Her face was composed in the way that costs something, her eyes faintly red, her mouth pressed into a flat line.Asher came back to her. "I'm sorry. I'll deal with her.""It's all right." Eleanor looked down. "She isn't entirely wrong.""Eleanor—""I'm fine." She lifted her head and prod

Chapter 6 Homewrecker

Dinner was pleasant for everyone except Eleanor. Regina talked about Paris, the galleries, the collectors who had competed for her last canvas, and Victoria supplied whatever she modestly left out. Emma hung on every word. Nobody asked Eleanor anything.She kept her eyes on her plate. The food was Mrs. Henderson's best, and it tasted like wax.Halfway through the meal Asher glanced at her, then glanced again. He picked up a slice of the rosemary lamb with the serving fork and turned toward her plate.Before it got there, Regina held out her own plate and caught it."You haven't changed at all," she said, smiling at him. "You still remember this is my favorite.""Daddy is so nice to Mommy!" Emma said.Asher's hand stayed where it was for a second. Then he set the serving fork back on the platter and said nothing.Eleanor looked at the empty place on her plate. The room had gone airless, and she could not have said when. She folded her napkin and set it down. "I'm full. Enjoy your dinne

Chapter 7 Thirty Million

"The homewrecker?"Eleanor straightened her spine and looked at her. "Get your facts straight, Regina. Eight years ago you walked out of your own wedding for a man with a bigger bank account. You left him standing in front of three hundred guests. You are the one who ran."Regina clearly hadn't expected that. The Eleanor she had been told about was quiet and accommodating, a woman who folded rather than answer back.She stared for a second, icy disdain settling in her eyes. "You wanted Asher long before I left. Otherwise, how did you happen to appear the instant I walked out, put on my wedding dress, and marry him while I was still carrying his child? You knew he loved me and pushed in anyway. Don't pretend it was kindness. You saw what he could become, and you wanted his money.""His money? He had nothing when I married him. I ate instant noodles beside him, helped him survive the company failures, and held our life together while he built everything he has. I did not profit from his

Chapter 8 Don't play innocent with me

"Leo," she said quietly. "Give this to your grandmother." She crouched and gathered the fragments carefully into her handkerchief and set the bundle down beside it. "I'll find a restorer. Some of it may be saved.""Thank you, Ms. Eleanor," Leo said.After they left, the house went quiet again. Leo stayed on the hallway floor for a while, looking at the empty stand where the vase had been. Then he took a breath, picked up the phone, and called his brother.In the top floor boardroom of the Montgomery Financial Group's Manhattan headquarters, Damien Montgomery sat at the head of a conference table. At thirty-two, he possessed the kind of refined handsomeness—sharp jawline, perfectly styled dark hair, and a commanding presence that could silence a room with a single glance.The Montgomery name carried weight in old money and new. What his great-grandfather had built out of railroads a century ago, Damien had turned into an empire spanning technology, real estate and venture capital, doub

Chapter 9 She tried to kill our daughter

Upstairs, Regina stood at the window of Emma's room, still thinking about the way Asher had replaced Eleanor's piano within the hour. Losing the exhibition had wounded her pride; watching Eleanor remain mistress of this house was worse.At last she sat down on the edge of Emma's bed and began turning the problem over from every angle.Checks and gifts would not separate them. Asher spent money whenever he wanted a problem silenced, and Eleanor had learned to endure it. Regina needed to strike at something money could not smooth over.If Eleanor could be made to look cruel, jealous, or dangerous to Emma, Asher would eventually have to choose his daughter. And once he sent Eleanor away, Regina could step back into the place she believed had always belonged to her.Emma saw the look on her mother's face and slipped closer, trying to comfort her. "Mom, don't be upset. Daddy will fix the exhibition. He always fixes everything."Regina stared at the carpet, slowly turning the bracelet on her

Chapter 10 Regina Pushed Emma Herself!

Eleanor stared at Regina, too shocked to move. She opened her mouth to answer, but Asher cut across her."Stop this. Eleanor didn't do it on purpose. What matters now is getting Emma to a hospital." Asher crossed the room in three strides and took Emma from Eleanor's blood-slick arms. He carried the unconscious child straight outside. Eleanor followed them out. Asher's words kept turning over in her head, absurd, impossible to set down. She didn't do it on purpose. What was that supposed to mean? She didn't do anything at all. The unfairness of it pressed against her chest until it was hard to breathe. In the car, blood continued to seep through the cloth at Emma's forehead. Eleanor reached forward instinctively, but Regina pushed her hand away. "Don't touch her. I will never forgive you for this.""Stop it, Regina," Eleanor said. "I have never hurt Emma. She's bleeding in front of us, and you're still more interested in accusing me than helping her."Regina turned at once to Asher.

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