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His chest tightened painfully. "You don’t seriously believe I had anything to do with this."Alexis let out a hollow laugh, shaking her head. "It doesn’t matter, Julian."She turned on her heel.Julian moved instinctively, grabbing her arm, not forcefully, just enough to stop her. "Wait."She stilled for a moment.Then, slowly, she looked at his hand on her arm before lifting her gaze back to his.Something inside him shattered when he saw the unshed tears pooling in her eyes."Let me go, Julian."His grip loosened immediately.And then she was walking away.Through the crowd, past the murmuring guests, away from him.Julian remained rooted in place, his heart pounding, his body rigid, watching the woman he loved walk out of his life.Alexis barely made it out of the grand hall before her vision blurred.Her heels clicked against the marble floors as she rushed through the corridors, her breath coming in short gasps.The weight in her chest was unbearable, pressing down on her like an
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Vivian’s expression darkened. “You would betray me for her?”Julian let out a humorless laugh. “Betray you? You betrayed me. From the very beginning. You didn’t care about my happiness. You only cared about control. And now you’ve lost it.”His mother’s lips pressed into a thin line, her nails digging into her palm. “You’re making a mistake.”Julian met her gaze without hesitation. “No. The only mistake I ever made was thinking you were capable of love.”A silence stretched between them.Then, with one final glance, Julian turned his back on her and walked toward the door.His mother called out his name one last time.But he didn’t stop.This time, he wouldn’t look back.................................Charlotte smirked as she swirled the red wine in her glass, watching the golden city lights glimmer outside her penthouse window.The night air carried a crisp, victorious energy, a prelude to the downfall she had so meticulously orchestrated.She picked up her phone and dialed a famil
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The sting of betrayal still burned in Alexis’ chest as she sat in her office, no, her former office, staring at the walls that had once represented everything she had built.The board had played their hand, orchestrated by Charlotte’s schemes, and now she was out.But if they thought she would walk away silently, they were dead wrong.Alexis Montgomery was not someone who accepted defeat.She exhaled slowly, forcing the rage bubbling inside her into something sharper, something more dangerous.Charlotte had taken everything from her, but now it was her turn to play dirty.She grabbed her phone and dialed a familiar number."Ethan, I need you. Now."Ethan Parker was one of the best private investigators in the business, sharp, discreet, and ruthless when needed.He had worked for the Montgomery family before, mostly under her father’s directives. But today, he worked for her.Within the hour, he sat across from her in a sleek, dimly lit office in a private suite she had rented, her tem
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Charlotte Wainwright had always been a woman of control. She played the long game, moving pieces on the board like a grandmaster in a chess match. But today? Today, the board had flipped against her.It started with a headline.“CORRUPTION AT MONTGOMERY GROUP: INSIDER TRADING, FRAUD, AND CORPORATE ESPIONAGE LINKED TO CHARLOTTE WAINWRIGHT.”The moment the article hit the press, the world exploded.Social media erupted with discussions, news stations ran the story on repeat, and within hours, financial analysts were debating whether Montgomery Group could survive the scandal.But for Charlotte, the true nightmare began inside the company walls.The boardroom, once her playground of manipulation, had become her battlefield.Charlotte stormed into the Montgomery Group headquarters, her Louboutin heels clicking against the marble floor as she made her way to the executive meeting.She had to fix this.No.She had to control this.She shoved the conference room doors open, only to find ever
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His jaw tightened, and for a moment, he said nothing.Then, finally, he looked at her, really looked at her."Because I never stopped caring," he admitted, voice rough with emotion. "Because no matter how much you hate me, no matter how much I've hurt you... I couldn't let her win."Alexis' heart clenched.She wanted to believe him. She wanted to trust what she was hearing.But after everything... could she?She took a slow breath, steadying herself."Then tell me everything, Julian," she said. "The whole truth. No more secrets. No more games. If there's even the slightest chance that I was wrong about you... I need to hear it from you."For a moment, Julian just stared at her.Then, with a quiet nod, he gestured for her to sit.And finally, he began to tell his side of the story.Julian sat across from her, his expression guarded but with a flicker of something deeper beneath it, something raw. He had waited for this moment.But now that it was here, he didn’t know where to start.He
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Ryan had always been patient. A predator waiting for the perfect moment to strike.And now, that moment had arrived.For weeks, he had been watching Alexis unravel, watching her doubt, struggle, and question everything she once believed in. She was vulnerable, exactly how he needed her to be.It was almost too easy.Standing outside Alexis’ apartment, Ryan smoothed down his suit, adjusting his cuffs with practiced ease. His reflection in the glass doors showed a man who had spent the last few years rebuilding himself, changing, adapting.Or at least, that’s what he wanted everyone to think.Because the truth was, Ryan had never changed.He still wanted what he couldn’t have.And right now, that was Alexis Montgomery.With a confident smirk, he pressed the doorbell.Alexis had been curled up on the couch, her thoughts in turmoil after talking to Julian a few wekks ago, when the sound of the doorbell jolted her out of her haze.With a sigh, she pushed herself up and made her way to the
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Sophia's heart clenched painfully at his bluntness.“You know, for a second, I thought maybe you were here to at least pretend to care,” she said, her voice shaking slightly.Ryan chuckled darkly. “Oh, sweetheart. I don’t do pretend. Not with you.”Sophia swallowed the lump in her throat, but she refused to let him see her weakness. “Then why are you here, Ryan? What do you want from me?”His expression turned serious, his sharp eyes locking onto hers.“Stay out of my way,” he said simply.Sophia frowned. “Your way?”“I’m going to fix things with Alexis,” Ryan said smoothly. “She and I belong together, and now that she’s finally done with Julian, it’s my time. I won’t let you ruin that.”Sophia let out a dry laugh, shaking her head. “You really are delusional, aren’t you? You think Alexis will ever take you back?”Ryan tilted his head. “She will. She just needs to be reminded of who she really loves.”Sophia’s stomach twisted in disgust. “You’re unbelievable. You’re willing to throw y
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Sophia’s arms instinctively wrapped around her stomach, guilt and horror twisting inside her.This child didn’t deserve this.Didn’t deserve a father like Ryan.Didn’t deserve to be born into the mess she had helped create.Tears burned at the edges of her eyes.I was so stupid.So desperate for love, for validation, that she had thrown away one of the only real friendships she ever had.She had destroyed her relationship with Alexis for a man who didn’t even care if she lived or died.And now?Now, she had no one.Ryan was a monster. Alexis despised her. And Julian… Julian would never forgive her for being part of Charlotte’s schemes.She was alone.And if she wasn’t careful, Ryan would make sure she stayed that way forever.Sophia stared at her phone for what felt like an eternity, her fingers hovering over Alexis’ contact. Would she even pick up?After everything she had done, after all the betrayals, she had no right to ask for forgiveness. But guilt was a heavy burden, and regret
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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
