Chapter 51 Chapter 51: “You can pay cash, can’t you?” she asked loudly. “Or are the Kensingtons… illiquid p> Liam turned red. He had maybe two hundred dollars in his wallet. Not one hundred and eighty thousand. “I have to make a call,” he stammered. “Take your time,” Skye said.
Chapter 50 Chapter 50: “I’m filing for a restraining order,” Skye said. “Don’t do that,” Liam pleaded. “Please. Look, let me make it up to you. Let’s go… let’s go shopping. You like shopping. Buy whatever you want. On me. Meet me at The Royal Plaza. Please p> It was
Chapter 49 Chapter 49: Skye didn’t freeze this time. She fought. She clawed at his face. Her nails raked down his cheek, drawing blood. “Get off me!” she shrieked. She shoved him with all her strength. Off-balance and drunk, Liam stumbled back. He tripped over the scotch bottle and fell
Chapter 48 Chapter 48: Alistair smiled. “An empire,” he said. “Count me in,” Skye replied. “I have money to burn and a lot of anger issues p> Skye didn’t go back to the apartment. She drove straight to the Manor. She hadn’t planned on returning, but her confrontation with Liam
Chapter 47 Chapter 47: “So this is where you spend your time?” Liam shouted, his voice echoing through the elegant room. “Selling my family out to a gangster p> The music stopped. Every head turned. “Lower your voice, Liam,” Skye said coldly. “You’re making a scene p> “I’m making a
Chapter 46 Chapter 46: Skye looked at him. For a moment, she wanted to tell him everything. About the rebirth. About the future. But she couldn’t. Not yet. “I’m on my own side, Alistair,” she said softly. “But our paths happen to align p> “I’ll take it,” Alistair said. He
Chapter 45 Chapter 45: “He paid cash,” Skye shrugged. “And he promised to handle any… legal disputes regarding the title. Personally p> She looked at Arthur pointedly. “Would you like his number, Uncle? I’m sure he’d love to discuss your forged document p> Arthur backed away, bumping into the doorframe.
Chapter 44 Chapter 44: “Actually,” Skye corrected, “I used my personal inheritance from my mother. The Sterling Trust was not touched. I have the receipts p> “Lies!” Arthur produced a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket. “I have a document here! A transfer authorization signed by your father! It
Chapter 43 Chapter 43: “You look like you’ve been to war,” Felix commented, eyeing the dark circles under her eyes. “Just marriage,” Skye replied. She leaned through the window and dropped the flash drive into his lap. “Proof. Seraphina leaked the photo. She orchestrated the scandal to tank the stocks
Chapter 42 Chapter 42: “You fainted,” Skye lied without blinking. She took a sip of her coffee. “Grandmother’s soup didn’t agree with you. You collapsed right as we came in. It was quite dramatic. I spent the night monitoring your breathing to make sure you didn’t swallow your tongue p>
Chapter 41 Chapter 41: “Sera…” he mumbled against her skin. The name was a bucket of ice water. Skye went rigid. A cold, sharp rage sliced through her panic. He was forcing himself on her, and he was calling her that name. “I am not her,” Skye hissed. She reached
Chapter 40 Chapter 40: “Ginseng and cordyceps,” Beatrice explained, watching them sit. “An old family recipe. For vitality. And fertility p> Skye froze. She knew that smell. In her past life, Beatrice had forced this on her once before. It wasn’t just herbs. It was laced with a potent, traditional
Chapter 39 Chapter 39: “My wife was conducting research for a new investment venture,” Liam lied effortlessly. “Ethan Vance was simply consulting. We trust each other implicitly p> He looked down at Skye. “Don’t we, darling p> Skye pinched the sensitive skin on the inside of his arm, hard. Liam
Chapter 38 Chapter 38: Skye checked her phone. A transfer notification. $500,000. “Pleasure doing business with you,” she said. The next evening, Kensington Manor was a war zone of stylists. Liam had sent a team, along with a dress, a modest, pale pink chiffon number that screamed obedient wife. Skye
Chapter 37 Chapter 37: Skye didn’t flinch. She looked down at the broken glass, then stepped over it. “That was expensive,” she noted dryly. “The Kensington reputation is worth billions,” Liam roared, his control snapping. He marched toward her, stopping inches from her face. “And you are treating it like
Chapter 36 Chapter 36: “Back off!” Ethan shouted, shoving a camera lens away. Skye didn’t speak. She engaged the protocols she’d learned in her previous life as a socialite. Chin up. Eyes dead. Show no emotion. If you cry, you sell papers. If you beg, you sell sympathy. If you
Chapter 35 Chapter 35: “Where did you get this?” he asked, voice low. Skye leaned down, placing her hands on the armrests of his chair, trapping him. She was close enough to smell the expensive scotch on his breath, close enough to see the dilation of his pupils. “I told
Chapter 34 Chapter 34: Skye narrowed her eyes but didn’t stop. Let them watch. The VIP corridor was a different world. The chaotic noise of the main floor was muffled by heavy soundproofing, replaced by a hush that cost five thousand dollars a bottle to experience. Skye walked down the
Chapter 33 Chapter 33: Skye narrowed her eyes. “And I’ll tell the press the Kensingtons are holding me prisoner to stop me from exposing your accounting errors p> It was a bluff, but a good one. They stared at each other. Standoff. “Fine,” Liam growled. “You stay at the apartment.
Chapter 32 Chapter 32: “Put… put me down,” she whispered weakly. “No,” Liam said. He lifted her bridal-style, turning his back on Ethan. “I’m taking you to the hospital,” Liam announced to the room. “Class dismissed p> He carried her up the stairs and out of the hall. Ethan watched