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Chapter 46
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Eva strode down the hallway of the museum with confidence; her heels lightly echoed off the vacant space. Shawn followed her, the sound of his footsteps quiet on the dimly lit hallway.Eva stepped into a gallery room; Shawn hung back just beyond the doorway, peering in. His blood ran cold as Norman leaned casually against one of the display cases, smirking firmly in place."Right on time," Norman drawled; there was a sharp thread of humour laced in his tone.Eva crossed her arms over herself, an instinctive and protective stance. "Cut the theatrics, Norman. What the hell do you think you're doing?"Shawn strained to hear, his fists clenched at his sides.Norman chuckled. The tone was light, laced with menace. "Isn't it obvious? I want Shawn to know the truth about us. Since you are trying to pretend that night never happened.” "There is no 'us,” Eva snapped in a low, fierce voice. "Whatever happened in the past is over. I'm happily married now. Get over it.”Norman's smirk spread wi
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"why was the truth so hard to tell?" Shawn muttered, staring at the blinking cursor on his screen. He leaned back into his office chair and ran a hand through his hair. It felt as though there was tangible frustration hanging in the air.He listened to the words that were playing like recording inside his brain in repetition, to the previous night of Ava's cool entrance into the house, placing easy smiles as she unpacked her things and telling that lie with so much confidence and ease. It was too hard to believe and he couldn't help but think about it and feel hurt with every second. "Where were you tonight, Ava?" he asked."I told you, I went to the mall," she said, cool, with nary a crack.Yet, Shawn had known better. He heard everything, saw everything. She was at the museum with Norman, and instead of explaining the truth and making him understand, she lied, again.He slammed his laptop shut and clenched his jaw. "What else did you lie about, Ava?" he whispered out loud.His tru
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Norman paced the length of his father's study, his mind racing with every step. While opposite him, he could hear his father, Victor Darlington, speaking in a deep and measured voice. “You’ve been quiet lately, Norman. Too quiet.” Victor leaned back in his leather chair, his hands steepled in front of him, his gaze sharp and calculating. “I haven’t heard any reports of a fallout between Ava and Shawn. What's going on?” His mouth stretched taut, stretching out a slight smirk, but the tension in his gaze pulsed straight into them, and Norman couldn't hide this; thus, his father caught it. He came to a stop in his pacing, turned around to his father, his tone casual yet laced with a touch of aggression. “Father, I’ve been working on it. You’ll get your fallout soon enough. I’ve played my big card already.” Norman’s voice dropped, his eyes glinting with something darker. “Shawn and Ava’s marriage is teetering on the edge. Trust me.” Victor's eyes hardened, and he leaned forward in
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"Victor."Henry Darlington's suave, modulated voice cut through the hum of conversation at the exclusive cocktail party. Victor Darlington, in mid-reach toward a fresh glass of bourbon, jerked to a halt before he turned around to a grin that was just one layer over too bright."Henry," Victor answered him in return, false and cordial. "What a surprise. Never thought you'd be here."Henry took another step forward, his suit impeccably tailored, eyes intent on his brother. "I could say the same. Though, I am not surprised to find you sniffing out the same opportunity as myself."Victor laughed softly-a laugh that did little to warm his eyes. "Come now, brother. Let's not be quite so cynical. It's a public affair. Surely, we can manage to get along for one evening without our usual. disputes."Henry's teeth set into a grinding position. "We shall see about that."Before either of them could say more, the voice sliced through. "Ah, here you are, gentlemen!"The remarks of Victor and Henr
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Eva sat in her office, playing a pen between her fingers as morning sunlight poured in through big windows, though all at once it seemed to choke her, while immaculate white walls and a desk perfectly aligned got on her nerves. Her mind was again set, wondering how Shawn had left that morning.He had been distant. There was no kiss on her cheek, no teasing remark, not even a casual farewell. She remembered stepping out of the shower, wrapping a towel around herself, and walking into the bedroom to find him already dressed, his tie half-done and his phone pressed to his ear.“I’ll be there in thirty minutes,” he had said into the phone, barely glancing in her direction."Leaving already?" she had asked, forcing a lightness into her voice."Busy day."And with that, he'd grabbed his briefcase and was out the door, leaving her standing there, a bead of water trailing down her temple.Eva let out a loud, quivering breath and shook her head. “He's busy, that's all,” Eva told herself for th
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Eva jabbed the green button on her phone and raised it to her ear, an unhurried smile spreading across her lips, one that didn't quite make it to a curve."Hello," she said, professional and curt. She flickered a look between the two men sitting in the room; her father's eyes narrowed further while Uncle Daniel leaned a little forward, concern growing palpable. "Yes, this is Ava Wadsley. How can I assist you?"She caught the slight hesitation that came from the other end before Ryan's voice finally responded, "Uh, yeah. Good afternoon. I'm calling about the proposal for the upcoming project."Eva went straight, clutching the phone a little tighter. "Yes, the proposal. I see." She flung a courteous smile across to her father and uncle. "Excuse me, gentlemen, but this may take some time. I'll step out and finish this conversation elsewhere.”She whirled on her heel and strode out, not waiting for an answer. With every beat of her heart in the chest, the race was on as she felt the sear
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“Shawn, you’re awfully quiet,” his mother’s voice broke through the silence as she set a plate of fresh cookies on the table.“I’m fine, Mom,” Shawn replied, forcing a small smile. He leaned back in the chair, trying to shake off the heaviness that had been clinging to him all morning.No, you're not." She sat opposite him, her keen eyes narrowing down as she scanned his face. "What's wrong? You look like you have not slept properly in days."Shawn sighed, rubbing his temple. "It is work, Mom. Deadlines and responsibilities, all that."His mother didn't believe a word of it. "Work? Or something else?”Before Shawn could say his mind, Henry went in and then looked at them. "What is going on here?”“Your son is sulking," his mother said, folding her arms. "And he won't tell me why."Shawn chuckled nervously, getting up to stretch. "It's nothing serious. Just having a bad week."Henry frowned, but in an instant his features changed and he looked elsewhere in thought. "Well, bad weeks hap
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Shawn entered the kitchen, arrested by the scent of chicken and tomatoes hanging in the air. He leaned against the doorframe, watching Eva glide from stove to counter, lost in her world, softly humming, and her back turned to him."Smells good," he said. His voice was even heavy with the undertone.Eva startled slightly, turning to face him with a soft smile. “Hey. You’re home early. I’m making chicken parm tonight. Thought it might be nice to eat together. Since you mentioned that you were craving it.”Her smile, meant to be warm, felt hollow to him. Shawn nodded, stepping farther into the kitchen, his eyes never leaving her. “Thoughtful of you.”Eva faltered; the weight of his words sounded in her mind as she turned back to the stove, a little stiffer now. "How was work?""Work was fine," Shawn said, leaning against the counter, crossing his arms. "But you know, sometimes it's what happens outside of work that sticks with you the most."The words hung suspended in the air, a wafted
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"Ready for another tiring day, Mrs. Darlington?" Shawn teased, opening the car door for Eva, a wide grin on his face.Eva forced a small, weak smile and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "Do i have a choice.” She replied in a tired tone.She stepped out of the car, holding her purse close to her side. The air was cool that morning, though the weight inside her chest had her feeling constricted. About to return to Shawn's cheerful banter, she suddenly froze.Ava leaned against her car casually, that bright smile of hers blazing like a spotlight toward them as she stood in the parking lot."Good morning!" Ava called cheerfully, her voice as sweet as sugar as she sauntered toward them.Eva's heart quickened as she found herself clutching at her purse. ‘What is she doing here?’"Eva!" Shawn exclaimed, still blind to any of the tension between the women."Good morning. Good to see you.”"Good morning, Shawn," Ava said with her eyes dancing momentarily onto Eva. "And good morning t
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Just as Shawn and Eva sat in the living room, chatting over their evening tea, the doorbell jingled. Their attention went to the main entrance as the sound came up. Madam Tess, ambled toward answering the door grumbling discontentedly with the uninvited guest. Eva's heart leaped high-she had been uptight all day, waiting for Ava's next move. She tightened her grip on the teacup while her stomach churned. “Who could this be at this hour? Are you expecting someone?”"Relax," Shawn said, chuckling at her rigid pose. "It's probably a deliveryman; someone must have sent something.” Then they heard the door open and Madam Tess's voice full of surprise: "Oh! Miss Eva, what a lovely surprise."Eva's blood froze. She put down her tea on the table, trembling; that rattling sound very loud against the stillness of the room. ‘What's she doing here?’Shawn's head jolted, a brilliant smile lighting up his face. "Eva? Really?"No sooner were the words off his lips than Ava appeared in the doorway
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"Ma'am, are you all right? You've been staring at that screen for ten minutes now," Amelia, one of her employees who brought a report to her office, ventured to ask warmly.Blinking a few times, Eva forced a bright smile onto her face as she quickly minimized the open blank document on her computer that she had seemed to be working on. "I'm fine," she said, but her tone wasn’t convincing. And dismissed her.She was not okay. The storm brewing in her mind for the last couple of days crashed on her ceaselessly. Every time she met Shawn's gaze, her gut roiled with overwhelming guilt and hurt seriously gnawing at her insides. He had slept with her sister, cheated on her without realising, and she couldn't do anything.Her hands had formed into fists under the desk. “It wasn't his fault,” she reminded herself for what must have been the hundredth time. “He didn't know. He couldn't have known.”But that didn't make it one whit easier to bear.Eva thought of the weekend: Shawn had seemed ful
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"They think they can control me" Ava growled low in her throat, pacing the small hotel room. Her heels clicked against the floor, her anger simmering, threatening to boil over at any moment. She came to a stop, hands clenching on the edge of the desk in front of her. Her reflection stared back at her from the mirror over it, green eyes wild with frustration and hurt.And in Ava's head, those words re-echoed in her mind in an endless feedback-the words deeply engraving in her mind one word after another."You're a disappointment. You dragged the family name in the mud. You've done enough damage.”She snorted, her voice thick with resentful arguments so bitter. "I've done enough damage? Really?" Ava shook her head, the laugh that finally came out seemingly cutting her throat. "Eva stole everything from me, and I am the one that's done enough damage?It was injustice, seared in fire, and she found no room for reason. She hunched backward into her chair, shaking, her hands covering her fa
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Eva slumped onto the couch in the living room. Immediately, she was convulsed by unchained sobs as her composure snapped into a thousand pieces. Hiding her face between shaking hands, that tidal wave of reality engulfed her-cold-blooded betrayal by a sister."I just can't believe it," Eva whispered, her voice breaking at last. "She's going to ruin everything… everything I worked hard to build. She'll destroy my life.”Eleanor fell on her knees beside her daughter and laid a reassuring hand on her knee. "Eva, sweetheart, don't cry; we'll work this out.”"Sort this out?" Eva's head jerked up, her tear-streaked face contorted in a grimace of anguish. "How, Mother? Ava's hell-bent on taking Shawn from me. You think she'll stop after what she just pulled? She won't!"Richard was pacing furiously beside the fireplace, hands clasped tightly behind his back. "That girl… she's gone too far this time. I should have never let her come back into this house after what she pulled.”"Richard!" Elea
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Ava drove up the driveway in Eva's sleek car up to the mansion looming ahead-the Wadsley mansion. Her fingers around the steering wheel tightened with each second passing while her heart was pounding, yet not a ripple crossed her face. She didn't want to show them that she was scared. Inside, Eva stood at her window in her silk robe and watched the car pull in. There she saw her twin sister driving in behind the wheel of her car. She felt her blood boil as she stormed out of the house, heels clattering on the marble floor.Scarcely had Ava stepped out of the car when Eva descended upon her, a mask of fury upon her face.“How dare you?" Eva's voice cut through cold morning air. "You went out with Shawn and spent the night at his house, our house, and you waltz up in here in my car like nothing's wrong?"Ava got out of the car, shut the door with calculated calm, her face unreadable. "Good morning to you too, Eva.”"Don't you dare play coy with me!" Eva spat, advancing on her, her fing
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Thin curtain shades allowed morning sun to streak the room in patches of gold. Ava stirred, weighed down by exhaustion, yet her mind was in a marathon leading to the opening of her eyes. And then all the pieces fit together-the way Shawn had touched her, the things he said, the manner in which he had looked at her like she was the only female on this earth.She turned her head slightly, and her gaze fell on Shawn's sleeping form beside her, with his arm possessively flung across her waist. 'It really happened' -the thought slammed her heart against her chest.The phone lying next to the bed slicing through the silence of the room. She carefully reached to get it-not wanting Shawn to wake. The screen blinked through texts and calls-all from Eva and her mom and dad."Ava, call me right this minute!""What the hell are you doing with Shawn?""Do you know what kind of mess you're putting us in?" All from Eva.“Ava please, stop this nonsense and come back home” from her mom. But the latt
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"She's not coming back, is she?" Eva's voice shook, pacing the length of her parents' living room, fists clenched. She could hardly hold back the burning rage that ran through her veins. "Can you imagine what she's doing, Mom? She is with my husband at this very moment. Pretending to be me!"Her mother, Eleanor Wadsley, waved airily from the couch. "Eva, be still. Ava would do nothing to hurt you. She is your sister—"Don't say that!" Eva snapped, whirling to glare at her mother. "She is not the Ava we used to know. She's selfish, conniving, and… and she doesn't care who she hurts anymore. She left Shawn on the altar, remember? She didn't want him, and now she's back acting like she can just waltz into my life and take everything from me!"The scowl on Eleanor's face softened to concern. "She's still your twin, Eva. Whatever is happening there has to be a reason. Maybe she just-""Don't make excuses!" Eva exclaimed sharply, her voice rising. "You don't understand-she isn't just 'being
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"How is she so shameless?" Ava muttered as she viewed from the second floor window of the company building. Her eyes were fixed in the parking space below, where Eva was standing beside Shawn.He leaned down, pressing a soft kiss against Eva's lips. She laughed, the sound light and warm, and set a hand to his arm as she said something Ava couldn't hear. Shawn laughed at it.Jealousy, like fire, had burned within Ava as her chest felt constricted, her fists clutching into the sill. That was supposed to be her life. She should be experiencing this happiness. If only she hadn't run away on that wedding day, it would be her, he adored now.‘You gave that all up, Ava,’ said the bitter voice within her mind, ‘but that does not mean that you can't take it back.’The thought sat there, all dark and alluring. If they could convince an entire company with their resemblances and they didn't notice the switch of management, why couldn't she do the same thing with Shawn and take what was original
