Verdict of the Heart: I'm No Longer Yours

ent will be sent to you. Pleas

ient when she caught sight of the message on

On their wedding day, he had abandoned her to go abroad, making her a subject of ridicule

re. Allow me to propose a toast,

ickly texted back, showing her nod on t

and bid her farewell. "Mr. Sullivan, I must be

o leave yet and suggested, "Ms. Wheeler, perhaps you co

, thank you. I really need t

. He presented a glass of wine to Linsey. "Then, Ms. Whee

preparing to leave, she suddenly felt an odd sensati

was amiss and clenched her

"Ms. Wheeler, you are both pretty and competent. Spend just one night with me, and y

drugged me!" Frustrated, she belatedly

sleazy smile, Linsey recoiled in dis

t, Devin did not hesitate. He lun

ercely. In her frantic state, she grasped a win

she shoved him back and fled

ect, and Linsey felt overwhelmed by

a man at the corner. Desperately, she c

inctively, Linsey sought comfort in the coolness that radiate

from enough for he

s voice, tense with restraint.

ing lifted off the ground and

y with the scent of alcohol, pressed his lips against hers with a

ing. Everything that followed

thes removed with little regard. Her skin burned as his w

of gasps and moans, their silhouettes

r stretched on until

windows. A sharp, indescribable pain shot through her, a stark remin

ructing the memories of the night. She

ook at the man beside her, only

yson, her husband, whom she

, and now here they were, sharing a bed. Linsey couldn't help but

, intent on leaving quietly. She felt it seemed wise

ed, her wrist was seized in a firm grip. She