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The silence on the other end stretched before Vivian finally spoke again, her voice dripping with contempt."Alexis Montgomery."Charlotte clenched her fists. "She’s ruining him! She’s poisoning him against me, against us! He’s making reckless decisions because of her, turning against the people who actually care about him. I..." she paused, inhaling shakily, "...I don’t know what to do. He won’t listen to me anymore."Vivian let out a slow sigh, and for a moment, Charlotte thought she might scold her for showing weakness.Instead, the older woman’s voice softened, though her words remained sharp."My dear, don’t work yourself up over this. I’ve been dealing with Julian’s stubbornness since the day he was born," she said coolly. "And I can assure you, he has a breaking point."Charlotte’s grip tightened around her phone."You mean…?"Vivian let out a quiet hum."He’s always been a boy who thought he could control everything around him," she mused. "He doesn’t realize that the higher h
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Charlotte watched the chaos unfold from a distance, a slow, satisfied smile playing on her lips.Julian was exactly where she wanted him, trapped. Distracted. Too busy fighting for his company’s survival to realize he was losing Alexis by the second.Vivian Devereux had been right.Julian could be broken.He wasn’t untouchable. And now, with his world spiraling out of control, she had the upper hand.Still, she wasn’t done.This was only the beginning.If Julian thought he had suffered already, he had no idea what was coming next.The morning of the press conference arrived faster than Julian anticipated.He had spent the entire night with his legal team and PR strategists, trying to salvage what was left of his reputation.The weight of Charlotte’s deception and the looming media backlash sat heavily on his shoulders. He had underestimated her once, and now, she was coming for blood.The conference room at Devereux Enterprises was packed with reporters, flashing cameras, and a live b
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Meanwhile, across the city, Charlotte sat in her penthouse, watching the press conference rerun with a smug smile.She swirled her wine glass, taking a slow sip.The way Julian’s face had darkened, the way Alexis had likely turned away from him for good, it was all playing out exactly as she planned.Her phone buzzed.She picked it up, her smirk widening when she saw the caller ID.“Mrs. Devereux,” she greeted smoothly.Vivian Devereux’s voice was sharp. “I saw the press conference. You’ve done well, Charlotte. This is exactly what needed to happen.”Charlotte grinned. “Julian was always too stubborn to listen to reason. But don’t worry, I’ll be the only one left standing by his side when all this is over.”Vivian’s voice lowered. “You better be. Because Alexis Montgomery will never be my daughter in law. You have my full support, Charlotte. Do what you must.”As the call ended, Charlotte leaned back against the couch, satisfaction coursing through her veins.Julian and Alexis were cr
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Alexis shook her head, looking at him like she didn’t know whether to be furious or just exhausted. "I don’t know what’s worse, Julian, that you lied to me, or that now, after everything, you’re still dragging me into your war."He took a step closer. "Alexis...""Don’t." Her voice was sharp. "I told you before, I was done with you. And yet, somehow, I keep getting pulled back in."Julian's hands curled into fists at his sides.He couldn't let this happen.He couldn't let Charlotte win."Give me time," he said. "I can fix this."Alexis let out a sharp, humorless laugh. "Fix this? Julian, there are threats against my family, against my company. Do you think I can afford to wait while you play whatever twisted game this is?""I will take care of it.""How?" she challenged. "By ruining yourself further? By dragging me down with you?"Julian took a deep breath. He could see it, the final thread holding them together was fraying.And if he said the wrong thing, it would snap completely."Y
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Alexis clenched her jaw. “If you called just to gloat, I’m hanging up.”“Gloat?” Charlotte gasped, feigning innocence. “Alexis, I’m helping you. I thought you’d appreciate knowing what kind of man Julian truly is. You deserve better.”Alexis pinched the bridge of her nose, frustration mounting. “And you expect me to believe you’re telling me all this out of the goodness of your heart?”Charlotte laughed. “Oh, sweetheart, I don’t do things out of the goodness of my heart.”Alexis stayed silent, and Charlotte took it as an invitation to continue.“You’re angry right now, I get it. But ask yourself this: has Julian ever truly chosen you? Over his revenge?” Charlotte let the question hang between them before dropping the final blow. “Because I can tell you right now, he never will.”Alexis’ grip on the phone tightened. She wanted to argue, to defend him, but...“You don’t know that,” she said, but even to her own ears, it sounded weak.Charlotte hummed. “Oh, but I do. Because Julian? He’s
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The morning light seeped through the curtains, casting a golden glow over Alexis’s bedroom. But the warmth of the sun did nothing to thaw the cold resolve settling deep in her chest.She hadn’t slept well.Tossing and turning, waiting for a call that never came.Now, as she sat upright in bed, staring at the phone resting on her nightstand, she knew she had waited long enough.Julian had made his choice.And now, she would make hers.With a deep breath, she swung her legs off the bed and stood, her movements steady despite the storm raging inside her.There was only one thing left to do.She was going to end this marriage.She walked to her desk, her fingers trembling only slightly as she reached for her laptop.She pulled up the contact information for her lawyer, her heart pounding as she typed out a short but firm message."I want to proceed with the divorce. Start the paperwork."Her finger hovered over the send button for only a second.Then, with a final breath, she pressed it.
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At the Wainwright estate, Charlotte twirled the stem of her wine glass between her fingers, a satisfied smirk playing on her lips.The evening air was crisp, the scent of roses from the garden wafting through the open patio doors.She was in the middle of a toast with a few close associates, businessmen she had used and manipulated over the years, when the sound of a car screeching to a halt shattered the peaceful atmosphere.She turned, just in time to see Julian storm onto the patio, his presence consuming everything in its wake.His dark eyes locked onto hers, his rage almost palpable.Charlotte’s smirk only deepened.“Well, well,” she purred, swirling the red wine in her glass. “To what do I owe this unexpected visit?”Julian didn’t answer.Instead, in a single move, he swiped the glass from her hand and hurled it against the marble floor.The glass shattered, the deep red liquid pooling at their feet.The men around Charlotte tensed, sensing the storm that had just arrived.Charl
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Julian sat in his dimly lit study, gripping his phone so tightly his knuckles turned white. The divorce papers lay on the desk before him, an unbearable reminder of what he was about to lose.Alexis.He had already lost her in so many ways. But this? This was final.He wasn’t ready to let go.Not yet.His thumb hovered over her contact for a brief moment before he pressed call.The phone rang.Once.Twice.For a second, he thought she wouldn’t answer.Then, finally...“What do you want, Julian?”Her voice was cold, distant. It cut through him like a blade.Julian exhaled, pressing his fingers to his temple. “Alexis… please. Just talk to me.”A bitter laugh echoed through the line. “Talk? Haven’t we talked enough? Or rather, haven’t you lied enough?”Julian’s grip tightened around the phone. “I never meant to hurt you.”“But you did.” Her voice wavered for just a moment, but she quickly recovered. “And I refuse to be a fool again.”Julian shut his eyes, forcing back the frustration bub
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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
