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Alexis leaned her head against the cool window of the car, staring blankly at the passing streets.The city was slowly coming to life, but she felt numb, disconnected.The Montgomery Group was where she was supposed to be heading, where she should have been focused on work and damage control, but right now, she couldn’t bring herself to step into that building. Not when her heart felt like it was caving in on itself.She inhaled sharply, then exhaled, trying to steady herself.It didn’t work.The weight in her chest only grew heavier.She needed comfort.She needed warmth.And there was only one place she knew she could get it.Without a second thought, she leaned forward, speaking softly to the driver. “Take me home.”The driver hesitated, glancing at her through the rearview mirror. “Home, Miss Montgomery?”“Yes,” she murmured. “Montgomery Estate.”The driver gave a small nod and smoothly changed the route.Alexis pressed her lips together, closing her eyes for a brief moment.She w
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Julian had just finished adjusting his cufflinks when his phone buzzed on the nightstand.Seeing Victoria’s name flash across the screen, he wasted no time answering.“Talk to me,” he said briskly, grabbing his watch from the dresser.On the other end, Victoria let out a small sigh. “I couldn't get the full details, but from what I gathered, Ryan met with Alexis yesterday.”Julian’s jaw tightened. “And?” the name alone fueling the irritation already simmering in his chest.Victoria continued. “I don’t know exactly what was said, but if I had to guess, it has to do with their breakup or…” she hesitated before continuing, “he might have told her something, something he thinks he knows.”Julian’s grip on his phone tightened.His mind immediately jumped to the worst possibilities.If Ryan had filled Alexis’s head with lies, if he had spun some story that made Julian the villain, then that would explain everything.Her distance.Her silence.Her tears.“Find out exactly what he told her,”
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Harrison Montgomery didn’t push the conversation further, though his expression remained unreadable as he finished his coffee.Alexis knew him well enough to realize that this wasn’t over. He was merely giving her space.Breakfast passed in relative silence, save for her mother’s occasional remarks about upcoming events and charity galas.Alexis played along, nodding when necessary, but her mind was elsewhere.When they were done, Harrison stood, adjusting the cuff of his sleeve. “Get your things,” he told Alexis. “You’re coming with me to the company.”Alexis hesitated for a brief moment before nodding. “Of course.”She didn’t have the energy to argue, nor did she have any desire to be alone with her thoughts.Work would be a distraction.Grabbing her handbag, she followed her father out to the waiting car.The ride to Montgomery Group was quiet.Harrison was a man who chose his words carefully, and Alexis knew that whatever conversation he planned to have with her, it wouldn’t happe
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Victoria had always been efficient, and when Julian gave her an order, she made sure it was executed flawlessly.The moment she hung up the call with Julian, she wasted no time. She had already suspected Ryan had something to do with Alexis’ change in behavior, and now she needed confirmation.Within an hour, her men had located Ryan at a secluded café near the city outskirts. He had been keeping a low profile since his confrontation with Sophia and Alexis, probably thinking he was safe from any retaliation.He was wrong.Ryan exited the café, taking a deep breath as he pulled out his phone. Before he could even dial a number, two men dressed in dark suits flanked him on either side.“Mr. Pierce,” one of them said in a tone that left no room for argument. “You need to come with us.”Ryan stiffened, his eyes darting around for an escape, but he knew better. These men weren’t ordinary thugs; they were professionals. The kind that didn’t make idle threats. With a resigned sigh, he follow
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Julian sat in his office, his phone in his hand, his thumb hovering over the call button.The screen lit up with Alexis’s name, the last dialed number.He exhaled sharply and pressed it again.Ring.Ring.Rejected.His jaw clenched as he stared at the darkened screen.She wasn’t even hesitating. She wasn’t letting it ring out or sending a quick excuse, she was outright rejecting him.Julian ran a hand through his hair in frustration. He had been calling her nonstop, and every time, the response was the same.Rejected.He opened their chat, his fingers hovering over the keyboard.Alexis, we need to talk.No. Delete.At least hear me out.No. Delete.Tell me what you think you know.Delete.He leaned back in his chair, exhaling sharply.He knew that she knew.Or, at least, she thought she did.Julian wasn’t stupid, Victoria had confirmed that Ryan had spoken to Alexis. And whatever he had told her, it was enough to make her shut Julian out completely.But how much did she know?Did she
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Harrison leaned back in his chair, studying her. “That’s unlike you. You never waste time traveling when things can be solved from here.”Alexis forced a small smile. “I’ve been working nonstop. A trip wouldn’t hurt.”Harrison didn’t look convinced, but he also knew his daughter well enough to recognize when she wasn’t willing to be questioned further. After a long pause, he nodded. “Fine. Make sure everything goes well. I don’t want unnecessary delays.”“I will,” she assured him.Just as she turned to leave, he added, “Julian will be going with you?”Her jaw clenched, but she didn’t let her expression falter. “No. I didn’t tell him yet.”That seemed to make Harrison even more suspicious, but Alexis didn’t give him the chance to probe further. “I’ll keep you updated,” she said before walking out.By the time she reached the parking lot and slid into the car, her calm façade cracked just a little.Her father had unknowingly struck a nerve.Julian hShe hadn’t even considered telling hi
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Julian had had enough.Sitting in his office, waiting like some helpless fool, wasn’t an option anymore. Alexis was slipping away, and if he didn’t do something now, he might lose her for good.His decision was made. He was going to the Montgomery Group.Just as he stood up, Victoria walked in, holding a folder. “Sir, there’s an important meeting with...”“I don’t care.”Victoria blinked, caught off guard. “Julian, it’s crucial...”“I said I don’t care,” he cut her off sharply, already moving past her. “Reschedule it. Cancel it. I don’t give a damn.”Victoria’s eyes narrowed. She had known Julian long enough to see when something was deeply wrong. And right now, he wasn’t just irritated, he was desperate.“Julian,” she called after him, her voice low and careful. “You can’t just storm into the Montgomery Group without a plan.”Julian paused at the doorway but didn’t turn around. His hands clenched into fists. “I don’t have time for a plan, Victoria,” he muttered, his voice strained. “
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Julian stormed out of the Montgomery Group, his head pounding with frustration. He barely noticed the curious stares of the employees as he made his way to his car, his fingers dialing Victoria’s number before he even shut the door.She answered on the second ring. “Julian?”“Find out where Alexis went,” he ordered, his voice sharp and urgent. “I don’t care what it takes. Just get me the details.”Victoria, ever efficient, didn’t waste time with questions. “I’ll get back to you in ten.”Julian ended the call and exhaled, gripping the steering wheel tightly. Alexis had left, but that didn’t mean she had escaped him.Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Alexis stepped off the jet, the crisp Parisian air hitting her as she descended the stairs.The city was bright, alive, and bustling, but for her, it felt muted. Her thoughts were too loud.She handed her bag to the waiting chauffeur, barely paying attention as she reached for the car door.Just as she was about to step inside, a voice fr
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Julian exhaled slowly, nodding. “I don’t want you to forget,” he murmured. “I just want you to let me make it right.”His fingers brushed over her knuckles, tentative, as if giving her the chance to pull away. But she didn’t. She let him hold her hands, let him be close.“I spent years blaming your father for what happened to mine,” Julian continued, his voice thick with emotion. “And maybe some of that blame was justified. But I made the mistake of thinking you were just another extension of him, that hurting you would somehow fix what was broken inside me.”A pained look crossed his face, regret etched into every feature. “But all I did was hurt the one person who had nothing to do with any of it. And I will never forgive myself for that.”Alexis swallowed the lump in her throat, her own regrets beginning to surface.She had tried to ignore the way her heart had ached in his absence. She had told herself she was better off without him, that his betrayal had severed the connection be
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As they strolled beneath the Eiffel Tower, the golden glow of the city casting long shadows around them, Alexis felt an unfamiliar warmth settle in her chest. She had spent so long running, from her past, from Julian, from herself. But now, in this moment, it was as if time had slowed, allowing her to breathe, to truly take it all in.Julian didn’t rush her. He simply walked beside her, their fingers still loosely intertwined, as if he was afraid that if he held on too tightly, she would slip away.“Do you remember what you told me that night?” Julian asked softly.Alexis frowned slightly, searching her memory. “Which night?”“The night of the gala,” he clarified, glancing at her with a knowing look. “You told me that I was a mistake waiting to happen.”Alexis let out a small, breathy laugh. “That does sound like something I would say.”Julian’s lips curved into a smirk. “And you weren’t wrong.”Alexis tilted her head up, watching the soft glow of the tower above them. “It wasn’t just
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Harrison Montgomery had always been a man of power, control, and strategy. He built an empire from the ground up, ensuring that his family never lacked anything. To him, emotions were liabilities, love was a distraction, and personal connections were just another battlefield where the strongest prevailed.And yet, as he stood by the large windows of his estate, watching his daughter through the glass as she sat in the garden, something in him shifted.Alexis was smiling. A real, genuine smile.For months, she had walked around with a guarded expression, a shadow of the confident, fierce woman he had raised. She had been betrayed, humiliated, and hurt in ways no father would ever want for his child. He had watched her hide her pain behind work, pretending she was fine, but he had known better.But now, this was different.She was laughing softly as she stared at her phone, a small, almost shy smile on her lips. Her fingers hovered over the screen, typing something before deleting it an
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Julian answered on the first ring.“Alexis?” His voice was cautious, unsure.She swallowed hard, her grip on the phone tightening as she stood outside his childhood home. The wind rustled through the overgrown grass, carrying with it the echoes of the past she had just walked through.“I went to your house,” she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.Silence.For a long moment, there was nothing but his breath on the other end of the line. When he finally spoke, his voice was rough, strained. “You didn’t have to do that.”“But I did,” she countered. “I had to see it. I had to understand.”A bitter chuckle escaped him. “And? Do you understand now? Do you finally see what your father did to me?”Her heart clenched at the raw pain in his voice.“I see everything, Julian,” she said softly. “The eviction notices, the empty cabinets… the house falling apart. You had nothing.”He exhaled shakily. “We had worse than nothing.”She closed her eyes, imagining a younger Julian standing in th
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Julian sat in his car, gripping the steering wheel tightly. His heart still pounded in his chest, the image of Alexis standing in the doorway burned into his mind.She hadn’t told him to leave.She hadn’t slammed the door in his face.That had to mean something, didn’t it?He let out a heavy breath, resting his forehead against the wheel. He had spent so long fighting battles against Charlotte, against his mother, against the world… but this was the most important fight of all. The one for Alexis.And if waiting was what it took, then he would wait.He just prayed she would give him the chance to prove himself before it was too late.Julian knew better than to push.For the first time in his life, he was stepping back, not because he was giving up, but because he finally understood that love wasn’t something he could win like a business deal or a war. Alexis wasn’t a prize to be claimed. She was a woman who had been hurt, who had every right to doubt him, and if he truly wanted a futu
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Alexis pressed the power button on her phone, silencing the vibration that followed Julian’s call. Her heart was pounding, her emotions tangled in a war between longing and self preservation. She had spent weeks convincing herself that she was done with him, that she had buried every last trace of love she had for him beneath the rubble of his betrayal.But then, there he was, standing in front of the entire world, stripping himself of his armor and baring his soul in a way she never thought he would. And now, she didn’t know what to do with the feelings clawing their way back to the surface.A knock at the door jolted her from her thoughts. Her breath caught. Had he come to see her? No, Julian wouldn’t be that reckless, would he?Slowly, she made her way to the door, her pulse racing. When she opened it, she wasn’t sure whether she felt relieved or disappointed to see Sophia standing there instead.“Can I come in?” Sophia asked softly, her eyes searching Alexis’ face.Alexis stepped
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The world erupted in a frenzy the moment Julian Devereux's press conference ended. News outlets, social media platforms, and television channels dissected every word he had spoken, every frame of his expression. His admission of love for Alexis Montgomery, combined with the exposure of Charlotte’s corruption, sent shockwaves through the business world and beyond.Some lauded Julian for his honesty, praising his courage in standing against Charlotte. Others, however, were less forgiving.“So Alexis was really nothing more than a pawn in a revenge plot?”“She should’ve never married him in the first place. He destroyed her.”“Why is Julian being praised for ‘love’ when he manipulated her from the start?”Within hours, #AlexisMontgomery trended worldwide. News anchors debated whether she had been complicit in Julian’s schemes or simply another victim of powerful men playing dangerous games. Everyone had an opinion, and Alexis, despite her best efforts, could not drown out the noise.She
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Alexis blinked, but she remained silent.Julian took a step closer. “I love you, Alexis. Not because it’s convenient. Not because I want to win. But because even after everything, even when you have every reason to hate me, you are still the best thing that has ever happened to me.”A flicker of something crossed her face, something he couldn’t quite place.But then she inhaled sharply and shook her head. “Love isn’t enough, Julian.”He knew that. He had always known that.But he wasn’t giving up.“I know,” he said softly. “But I’m going to prove to you that I can be the man you deserve.”Alexis looked at him, searching his face, as if trying to find the lie.She didn’t respond right away. And for now, Julian didn’t expect her to.This was just the beginning.And he would fight for her, for them, with everything he had left.Alexis’ chest tightened as she stared at Julian, his words still hanging in the air between them. I love you, Alexis. She wished she could believe him, wished she
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Harrison Montgomery stared Julian down, his sharp gaze cutting through the younger man like a blade. Julian had confessed everything, his revenge, his betrayal, his regret, but none of that changed what he had done to Alexis. None of it erased the pain he had caused.Harrison leaned back in his chair, steepling his fingers. His expression was unreadable, but Julian could see the fury simmering beneath his composed exterior.“You don’t deserve her,” Harrison said, his voice cold and absolute.Julian swallowed but didn’t argue. He knew it was true.“And yet,” Harrison continued, his eyes narrowing, “I have never seen my daughter care about someone the way she cared about you. Even now, after everything, she still feels something.”Julian’s breath hitched. He had spent weeks believing Alexis wanted nothing to do with him. That her hatred had erased any trace of love she once held for him.Harrison sighed, standing up and adjusting his cufflinks. “So, here’s how this is going to go, Deve
