You Lost Me: The Genius Heiress's Comeback

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from the bac

te sheets, but the pain didn't register. The sting was noth

nurse cried out, rushing into the room as

llow, stripped of the tremor that usua

d from the bank. I didn't call a driver. I didn't call Harrison. I haile

It reeked of lemon polish and expensi

ght to the m

hes he bought. I didn't want the jewelry th

iled that charming, lethal smile, his hand clamped possessively on

t against

ered explosivel

ed like sandalwood and lies. I threw them into a heap in the center of the room. I went to t

creaming in protest, but I couldn't

do you think

ed like a whip

ir messy. For a split second, he looked like a worried husband. T

bottle of whiskey from the dresser-his

the room. The air pressure dropped. The

ouring the amber liquid

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g the empty bottle. It thudded dully against the carpet.

ches from mine. "You walk out of the hospital, you

ed, broken sound. "That's all I am t

ng calm that used to make me feel safe. Now it made my skin crawl.

he marriage lic

wrist tightened until m

ered. "It was just paperwork, Ava.

ou chose her!" I screamed, the rage finally breaking t

me. "Brooke held the codes to the offshore accounts! Y

ed your

struck

k of it silenced the room. Harrison breathed heavily

u made me do,

ped the whiskey. Before I could process his movement,

ed, I fought, but I was weak

y headboard. He pulled the knots

I sobbed into the mattress. "You're sick. You're upset

to ring from in

The screen lit up

roken on the bed we shared.

take this

whispered. "Don't yo

n the morning, Ava. Try to get some sl

d off th

ked shut. The

a man who didn't exist, listening to the sil