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Too Late For Regret: The Ruthless Wife

Chapter 5 

Word Count: 858    |    Released on: 11/05/2026

rmed a wall, pushing t

r fake sob, shoved Leland's hands away,

he screaming ballroom behind. The second

eturned to a mask of cold calculation. She grabbed the torn edges of her dre

teps pounded up th

ned to the rhythm. It was Jagger.

ite shirt was stained red. His fa

. He lunged at her, throwing h

he kicked off her right Jimmy Choo

ab. As Jagger stumbled past her, Cora slammed her b

to heel hard against the side of Jagger's neck

s skin. A drop of sweat rolled down his temple. He

idn't yell. She spoke in a

Cora coun

eyes. He saw no hesit

gger whimpered.

back. He scrambled down the hallway and practi

ed barefoot down the hall. She saw a doo

ark, smelling of expensive perfume and hairspray. She sat o

dle of the adjoin

ooms were connected b

ic breathing. The sound of fabric tearing and a w

s. She stood up, re

heard the

My dress," th

m. The man who was supposed to be c

rice," Julian's voice r

Preston's wife. Jagger's mother. The gro

t against the partition w

their affair

heavy. "With everyone's attention on Jagger and that stupi

hispered, her voice tight with anxiety. "He

already paid off the CFO. The trust funds are

widened. T

the silent switch, opened the voice memo app, and hit record. She presse

hed softly, "Leland and the rest of those idio

His voice dropped lower. "

eat. Jagger was Julian's bastard son. This w

inutes. Every word of their financial treason and in

" Julian said. The sound of zipp

e heard the adjoinin

saved the file, and immediately uploade

reflection in the dark mirror. Her dress was ruined, but she h

or and walked out

running his hands through his hair. When he sa

been?" Leland hissed. "

hand on her wrist, then

ress," Cora

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Too Late For Regret: The Ruthless Wife
Too Late For Regret: The Ruthless Wife
“My sister stripped me of my entire life in a single night. She bought out my company, froze my bank accounts, and left me with absolutely nothing. As a final twisted psychological test, she forced me into a hyper-realistic VR simulation. When I opened my eyes, I was trapped in the body of "Heloise Vance"-a miserable, bullied wife in the elite Mercer family. My new reality was an absolute nightmare. My alcoholic husband lunged at me with his fists. "You think you run this house? You're my wife. You do what I say." My tyrannical mother-in-law raised her hand to slap me, treating me worse than a stray dog while demanding I serve them. Even my parasitic biological parents showed up at the estate, demanding a million dollars to cover up my brother's crimes, threatening to ruin me if I didn't pay. They all looked at me with pure contempt, expecting me to cower, cry, and beg for mercy just like the real Heloise always did. They thought I was just a weak, helpless punching bag they could abuse without consequence. But they didn't know the soul inside this body had changed. I wasn't the pathetic Heloise; I was Cora Sawyer, the ruthless heir to a corporate empire. If my sister wanted me to play this sick survival game to escape, I would gladly burn the entire Mercer family to the ground first.”