The Unwanted Wife's Dazzling Public Divorce

dy two percent growth, driven primarily by the new fragrance line." Isla Hayes's voice cut t

ight of a dozen pairs of eyes-none of them friendly. The polishe

t that earned her a seat at this table but not an ounce of respect. To

y boardroom doors were violently thrown open wit

r and heavy perfume, a stark contrast to the s

rtising campaign, was wearing an extraordinarily ostentatious fuchs

avenport, the chairman, said, signaling for s

e walked straight past the security guards. "What I have to say concerns the

ng against her ribs with painful, heavy thuds. She recognized Amber instantly-the woman from the tabloid ph

mphant smile spread across her perfectly glossed lips. She stepped closer, stopping a

d to the silent room. "And i

a stark contrast to her dark hair. In that terrible fraction of a second, her carefully maintained composure shattered completely, and a shar

eneath the table, her fingers digging into the soft leather of

ith false sweetness, c

out the title like an insult, "will you

ess in her veins crystallizing

d, her voice coming out colder than she'd intended. "Furthermore, Ms. Stone, I believe your cont

a moment, she was speechless. Then, she let out a harsh laugh, her voice turning ugly. "Cont

e source of her mother-in-law Caroline's constant taunts, a private sham

ose to her lips, the mai

it was Juli

ere, tall and imposing in his tailored suit, his pier

ished, replaced by a pitiful victim. Tears welled in her eyes, her lower li

ed, "she was so mean to me.

, yet unbowed. Isla held his eyes, a desperate, silent plea within

cold. He didn't say a si

hopeful second, Isla thought he would push her away. Instead, he placed that

the stunned board members.

furniture, as if she were completely invisible, and spoke to

nwell; you shouldn'

ted their eyes, their faces a mixture of pity, contempt, and morbid curiosity. The profound, public humiliation washed over I

Without turning around, he issued one last, co

any emotion. "You will drive her to the hosp