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lor draining from his cheeks as his finger

m in a foreign language, his eyes wide with genuine shock. His shock lasted for exactly three seconds before his face twisted into a

luxurious life. You live in a multi-million-dollar mansion, you wear designer clothes, and you never have to worry about a single bill. Without me, what do you actually have? You have no

me of how small and dependent he thought I was. But in

r will draft the divorce papers and send them to your office tomorrow morn

t-IPO follow-on financing yesterday! Do you have any idea how fragile the stock is right now? I cannot have

laugh. "Is it just about the stock, Emerson? Or are you te

his jaw

conference. You intentionally let the media, your business partners, and your investors believe she was your wife. If I file for divorce now and expose my true identity, everyone will

fragile ego and his entire corporate empire were built on a found

ful force, his fingers digging into my skin. "I am not letting you destroy my company! In fact, I know exactly how to fix this. We need a baby right no

tense, suffocating revulsion washed over my entire being. He didn't love me. He wanted to use a child as a biological chain to trap me i

violently twisted my left wrist out of his crushing grip, grabbed the thick lapel of his expensive suit

turned a deep, sickly shade of purple. He released me immediately, collapsing onto the hard

t the wrinkles in my black suit jacket. "Do not ever try to touch

right screen flashed with Alize's custom caller ID. Even while rolling in physical agony and facing the potential destruction

You need me? Okay, stay right th

e glared at me with pure hatred. "You are completely insane, Kate. We will finish this tomorrow. You will deeply regre

. I pulled a single suitcase from the closet and began tossing my few personal belongings insid

and put it to m

"I heard from Emerson that you are demanding a divorce. Excellent. Name your price. If you agree to sign the papers immediat