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t yet carries an unspoken cold emptiness. Finley Wright sits alone on the premium leather sofa, her fingertips chilled to the b
nflicting emotions. Deep down, she had clung to a faint, desperate hope th
tial document folder. She stops in front of Finley and hands over the file. "Mr
the additional test out of caution, aware of the genetic medical history in the
heartbeat skipping abruptly. In the section labeled embryonic gene
er gaze drifts slowly downward to the maternal genetic origin line. Th
of paper trembling in her grasp. The clinic's constant temperature-controlled air washe
ed childbirth. She is not a wife, not a mother-to-be. She is merel
sistent coldness, his endless late nights away from home, and the perfunctory, passionless marit
rs into the lounge restroom, bracing herself over the sink as violent
her reflection in the mirror-pale-faced, red-rimmed eyes, every trace of warmth drain
s child cannot stay. It is the living proof of her betrayal, he
from the force of her grip, yet her movements are u
ionless tone. "I am Finley Wright. I need to sche
itation lacing her voice. "Mrs. Beaumont, are you certain? Wou
nley cuts her off sharply, her tone co
report neatly and tucks it into her handbag,
ng her cheeks. She feels nothing, no cold, no pa
the car immediately. She sits motionless in the
ce of fragility and grief is buried deep. Only b
The label burns with biting irony. She skips past the name without the sligh
h the contacts and
ice comes through the line
is terrifyingly calm, devoid of tremor o
lemnly. "I understand. I will start preparing the legal docu
y states plainly. "But he will.
verything you deserve." Nathan's t
ng, steady breath a
. Fair division of marital assets. The w
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