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CHAPTER 41

Author: Janette
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-04 15:29:10

Cian's POV

I paced the length of my office, my mind consumed by Vanya's recent actions. The image of her, wild-eyed and brandishing a scalpel, haunted me.

I couldn't fathom how the gentle, submissive woman I had once known could transform into someone so defiant, so violent. It was as if she had become a different person entirely, and it infuriated me.

I had tried everything to get through to her, to bring her back under my control. The flowers I sent to her hospital room were supposed to be a gesture of goodwill, a reminder of the affection I once showed her. But every bouquet was returned, rejected without a word of thanks.

The more she pushed me away, the more determined I became to have her back.

I had always prided myself on my ability to control every aspect of my life, including the people in it. Vanya was no exception. She had been mine, once, and I would make sure she was mine again.

I visited the hospital regularly, ignoring the fact that she never wanted to see me. Her
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