After Switching Husbands, I Took Back What Was Mine

out and start your life again," a g

hall's lips. She had heard those sa

adn't seen in years. Sunlight spilled over her,

ungs. Everything felt different. The air, her

y her nightmare began. From the moment she first enter

uld've even bothered to pick you up?" The voice of her mother, Phyllis Marshall, cut through her thoughts, sharp

r the first time in three years, she smiled. It was

shall, had taken a life while driving drunk. To protect Iris, her own parents

she wasn't the same person anymore. She wasn't that woman who l

lived would be used for one purpose. She

ack seat caught her attention right away. A disposable cover ha

" Phyllis said from the front seat, covering he

ck and closed her eyes, cutting herself off from everything ar

he received no reaction, but she forced it down.

Marshall family villa when Iris rushed forward and

ed with practiced remorse. "I'm so sorry. This is all becau

ar, her eyes fixed ahead. "Make things right? Are you plannin

er into a marriage in Iris' place, pushing her toward a man who destroyed her. Once th

ther chance, did they really th

gaze sweeping over every mem

ldn't ignore. Both Phyllis and Eliana's father, John M

an through her. This wasn't the same person she remembered. The woman who use

this is all because of me. Ever since you went to prison, John and Phyllis haven't stopped suffering. I even thought about turning myself in, I

e sympathy in Phyllis' a

her voice soft. "Not like her. Just because she's our biol

continued, "Eliana, if it makes you feel better, go ahead. Hit me, yell at

ragile and sincere, as

d have already stepped in to comfort her, turning

ays been how

, Eliana didn

do it," she

on, stepped forward, and seized a fistful of Iris' hair. With a sharp pull, she forced her down ont

r palm. She flexed her fingers before looking down at Iri

, didn't you? I couldn't just i

, stepping back with a f

ozen for a second before

they s

one who gave you the chance to marry into the Shaw family. Do you even realize what that means? That's the richest family i

went

family? The

forced her to take Iris' place and marry her fiancé, Jeremy Ward. That arra

it changed

her mind. Had Iris