My Anniversary, His Secret Wife

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ng from a rare, terminal illness, married to the devoted tech CEO, Carter Burks. Her TikTok accounts, Instagram stories,

e. "Such a brave queen!" "Carter is a true

craved. But as the story gained more traction, as news outlets picked it up, as genuine concern for K

ered to check on me since he abandoned me in the garage. His first w

My body still ached, my soul felt hollowed out, but

My voice

ng too many questions about her 'illness.' You need to go online, apologize to her, and

"Why are you so worried, Carter? Is your

he force of it sending me sprawling onto the hardwood floor. My head hit the

lly, tears springing to m

e quickly evaporated, replaced by a cold, hard look. "You made me do th

med the door, a

y hair to my forehead. My fingers fumbled for my phone, Chloe' s number a beacon in the darkne

, his face etched with worry. My hand instinctively went to my stomach. It was f

re were no tears left. J

tle, "your parents are on their

What

age of Carter and Kenley's actual marriage certificate. The statement declared Kenley Mendez as "Carter Burks's one and only legal

husband, standing by his terminally ill wife. His compan

tand why anyone would do this," she sobbed. "Why would someone try to destroy our happiness, especially now? She's been harassing us, sending hateful messages, eve

ind of woman tries to break up a dying woman's marriage?" Alicia McClure was no

elief that Carter might somehow be redeemable, evaporated into thin air. He had not only be

e threw her arms around me, holding me tight. "I've handled your parents. They're with Ben

y gently. "Rest?

e a storm of anger and concern. "Gi

usted the filters, but even the strongest filter couldn't hide the gauntness of

urprisingly steady. "Tur

d, filled the screen. My best friend winced, her eyes filling with pity

t slowly began to tick up. I took a deep

ar. "My name is Alicia McClure. And acc