hoved the black-suited security guard squarely in the chest. The guard, hesitant to cause a physical brawl in the middl
polished hardwood floor like gunfire. Each step was heavy with absolute, destructive finality. The guests,
ook a large stride forward, placing his massive frame directl
leave quietly," he demanded, h
p to meet his furious gaze. The submissive, eager-to-please wife
ated, her voice carrying t
nd faltered and stopped playing. Cecil's eyes widened in sheer disbelief. The muscles in his fa
She forced her eyes to water, blinking rapidly to make
uin the evening," Kimberly begged, her
to look forgiving, the gracious hostess pitying the madwoman. The moment Kimberly's skin made contact with her j
t hand with every ounce of strength she possessed. Her palm connected with Kimberly's heavily
collapsed onto the expensive Persian rug in a heap of emerald silk. She immediately brought her ha
rist. His fingers dug into her flesh like steel vices. The pressure was agonizing. He squeezed
inding pain. But she refused to make a sound. She locked her jaw, her teeth grinding together,
ee if she fell. He immediately dropped to one knee on the rug, wrapping his arms around Kim
er wrist throbbing with a dull, heavy ache, and watched her husband cradle the woman who had
car three years ago?" Fiona screamed, pointin
rly's body jerked violently in Cecil's a
head up, his eyes
c that you are still trying to frame Kimber
e Fiona's chest cave in. The injustice
her voice muffled as she sobbed that she had nothing to do with the accident. Her p
, her voice dropping to
fume on the passenger seat of
ew. She threw the truth right in his face
sh, mocking sound. He looked at Fion
venting such desperate lies just
of the truth hit Fion
ted in disgust, calling her a monster for attacking a traumatized woman. The collective
ungs. She swallowed the massive lump of grief and injustice burning in her throat. When s
ecil, her face compl
orce papers to your office t
ove she had harbored for him for years. The sudden shift in he
anic with rage. He stoo
get a single red cent of my money," he sp
emerald dress pooled on the floor around
in this house makes me fee
rk, draining the colo
t led to the second floor. Her spine was rigid, her shoulders pulled back. She lef
l roared, his voice echo
the narrative. Fiona did not even pause. Her boots co
She marched right up to him, stopping mere inches from his trembling hands. "Arthur," she whispered, her voice a low, gravelly rasp that carried the weight of a thousand sleepless nights. "You wat
dly started playing again, a surreal, cheerful soundtrack to the destruction of her life. The music made
very photograph of her and Cecil, had been stripped away. In their place hung massive,
master bedroom. She reached out and wrapped her hand around the custom crystal doorkno
Bulgarian rose perfume hit her in the face. It was Kimberly's signature scent. The smell coat
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