Severed

Author: Xie Huan

Chapter 1

Word Count: 794 | Released on: Today at 19:34

City that day, only to run straight i

she walked past the second-floor landing toward the exit, she glanced down into

nestled i

ral, makeup-free innocence. Her features bore a faint, thirty-percent res

elpless expression, holding her cards. Haiden, looking highly entertained, was guiding her

ughed and teased, "Come on, Haiden, that's a foul. You said

y of th

tant and secret lover, his friends had always maintained a polite distance, referring to her strictly as "Secretary

bit shy, biting her lip and insisti

ed it onto the table. He lowered his head, coaxing the girl in his

It was the first time she had ever hea

eone noticed

f Haiden's oldest friends, his voice lace

"I left some things here previously. Since I was

These were Haiden's closest friends; everyone here k

red to a subsidiary branch as a project manager. Soon after, Haiden introduced his new girlfriend

aths here. Eyes darted toward H

icked up a piece of fruit with a small fork and fed it to t

ss in her sweet voice. "Secretary Brennan, are you leaving alre

tached smile. "But I have some matters t

ack key card on the sleek glass of

thouse key. I won't b

ng in Sovereign City for long. Once her private affairs were settled, she would leave. Not t

deep voice carried a cool authority. "How m

aylyn's ne

ed by the strictly profes

Use the time to properly hand

urring the lines between business discussions and tumbling into bed was a regular occurrence. This wa

unbothered. "Understood, Mr. Ho

to walk away, when Haid

ilence of the room. "By the way. You left your stockings

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“She was his most valuable asset and his most guarded secret. He threw her away without a second thought. Now she's fighting for her freedom, and he's using every weapon in his arsenal to break her. For seven years, Jaylyn Brennan was Haiden Holland's secret weapon. She was his brilliant, relentless fixer at Holland Corp and his fiercely loyal lover in the shadows. Her life revolved around him, her loyalty absolute. That was until she walked into his penthouse and found Haiden with a sweet-faced socialite, Evie Mcmillan, perched on his lap. Haiden didn't just end it; he eviscerated her. In front of his new plaything, he mocked her as disposable, a mere convenience to be discarded. Humiliated and heartbroken, Jaylyn did the only thing she could: she walked away, blocking his number and vowing to start a new life. She even found a path to peace in a gentle, promising new relationship. But Haiden refuses to let her go quietly. He paints her as the other woman, a dangerous obsession he can't shake. He uses his power to trap her at the company, forcing her to work on a critical project so she can't resign. Just as she begins to rebuild her world, Evie's fragile, innocent act shatters into chaos, and Jaylyn finds herself on the receiving end of a violent attack engineered by her rival. Bleeding and concussed in a hospital bed, Jaylyn doesn't receive an apology from Haiden. Instead, she gets an accusation. "Stop pretending," he sneers, his gaze cold. "I'm only here to make sure you don't die and leave Evie with psychological trauma." He then has her locked in her ward to keep her from causing any more trouble for his new girlfriend. For seven years, she gave him everything. Her youth, her ambition, her unwavering loyalty. In return, he gave her a prison sentence and a shattered heart. But this is the last straw. Lying in that sterile room, staring at the locked door, the last shred of love for him dies. She picks up her phone and texts her new lawyer for help. It's time to sever every tie, burn every bridge, and escape this toxic cage at any cost. Because she's done being his secret. Now, she's ready to be his nightmare.”