Too Late For Regret: The Ex-Wife's Escape

Chapter 6

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alking without a destination. The city's neon lights were

a bottle of water. At the register, the

eanor had sent her-she had spent an hour squinting at the grainy, pixelated screen of h

hot her looks of impatience and disdain. The

ack, murmured an apology to

st have flagged every account associated with the family name, anti

a few coins, leftover change from th

und the entrance to a subway station and sat on

lost in their own world. No one noticed

e felt truly, utterly

r the initial wave of panic and helpless

igh-society family. She no longer had to answer to anyone. She was just hers

st hysterical sense of relief.

er a wary look, thinking she

tay here. She needed a

4-hour fast-food joi

cheapest black coffee at a diner,

r suitcase by her feet, and wrapped

nd cleaning chemicals. It was a world away from her

ne knew her past. She could

. Her original plan had relied on her mother's trust fund f

, immediately. One that provide

or the Elysian Club. A

it was-a reply from the Elysian Club sent hours ago, inviting her for an interview at 8

had turned the city upside down, but Eloi

ieces of the divorce agreement on the floor, and felt a p

d bring her back to him, begging. He was

n the diner table. The next

and looked at her reflection. Her face was pale, with dark

itcase, and walked out of the diner. She was

her onl

d plunge her into a world far more

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Too Late For Regret: The Ex-Wife's Escape

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“After three agonizing years in prison, Eloise Knight finally walked out of the heavy iron gates. Waiting for her was her billionaire husband, Carter James. He didn't come to welcome her, but to see if prison had finally broken her into an obedient wife. Three years ago, he stood in court and presented the very evidence that condemned her for murdering her best friend-a vintage letter opener he knew was a gift from her late father. When Eloise turned her back on his luxury car and walked away, Carter's ruthless nature was unleashed. "Freeze every single one of her accounts. I don't want one cent flowing to her." He cut off her credit cards, her bank accounts, and even the trust fund left by her mother. He wanted to leave her penniless and starving on the cold streets of New York, absolutely certain she would soon come crawling back to beg for his mercy. In the freezing night, clutching only an old suitcase, Eloise felt a bitter clarity. She remembered her murdered best friend's secretive smile, boasting about a way to steal Carter's heart just days before her death. She realized she had been framed by the two people she trusted most. Why did Carter hate her so much? How could they destroy her life so easily without a second thought? But she was no longer the naive Mrs. James. Eloise signed the divorce papers, left them on his pristine coffee table, and vanished into the night. She disguised herself as a mute cleaner at the exclusive Elysian Club, stepping right into his playground to find the truth and clear her name.”