Reborn And Married To The Ruthless Billionaire

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ceiling windows, cast long shadows across the polished marble floor. Everything was exactly as she remembered it. The abstract pai

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like poison, flashed through Elena's mind. "Don't worry, s

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in her chest, no desperate need to cry. In its

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ails perfectly manicured. On the inside of her left wrist, a pale,

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steps silent. She didn't hesitate. Her hand

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eyes wide with shock. Carissa shrieked, a high-pitched, theatrical sound, and s

anic, then a desperate attempt at composure. "Hon

of triumph flashed in them before being replaced by a look of profound

scream. She

laying on her lips. The utter lack of hysteria on her fac

t made no sound on the hardwood floor. She ignored Jory as he f

fixed on the

ey-sat her engagement ring. The three-carat diamond, a symbol of six years o

icked

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and forefinger. She didn't look at h

rist, she dropped the

, the diamond disappearing into the golde

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tely unexpected. She raised her hand and bro

hoed in the

andprint bloomed on his cheek. He stumbled back, his head snappin

her hand flyin

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l away, leaving behind a stillne

armth. "Leave the country. If you're still here when

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o close the door, leaving the wreckage of her pa