Seducing My Married Young Master

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nd barely concealed pity. Her wide eyes flickered over me, searching for traces of

duced to the cold confines of that hospital, Jenny was my only lifeline. She risked everyth

ice tight with emotion. "I ca

barely touched the ache in my ch

I pressed forward. There wasn't time for sentimentality-not

y scrawl, detailing the essentials: a phon

urse. I'll get you everything you need." Her voice was steady, but her ha

u," I sai

e wanted to ask more, to say something about the years we'd lost, but s

ack at me, a ghost of who I once was. I tied my hair into a tight ponytail, applied a touch of makeup, and gl

idyllic setting that mocked my absence from such moments

adiant. She had grown to resemble her mother-poised, polished, perfect.

om her tray. My heels crunched against the gravel as

n her false sense of perfection for just a moment lo

rried lif

and she choked on her drink. Slowly, she

d. "Wha... what a

d with a sarcastic smile. "How could

through the crow

s had an eld

he went craz

ok crazy to me-

pers, smiling while Soph

reeted the women she

were forced,

thicken. "I'm Elena Williams, the eldest daughter of the Williams family. And yes,

women exchanged horrified glances, stepping

ger. "What the hell are you doin

myself," I

she said to the woman, then grabbed my arm and dragged me aw

small room and locked

ave," she snapped

ceiling. The horror on Sophia's face replayed in my mind, brin

le I rotted away. They had stolen my life,

nd of heavy footsteps fillin

voice I would recognize

cold gaze. "Yes, mum

mind, Elena? Coming

ld I go? This i

ped being your home the day you were s

but I refused to fli

now you're here. Leave now, Elena, w

ated threats without hesitation. I wasn't ready to f

he items I'd requested. Her eyes glistened with emoti

walking away with

path. The old bench from my school days was still

obbing pulled me from my thoughts. I glanced to the right and spotted a w

he one who had been fired. Something in her anguish struck a chord wi

ing closer and handin

. "Thank you," she whispered, dabbing at her tear-streaked fac

" she finally said,

ubborn. Always running off, always causing trouble. And now I've lost my job." She buried her face

been gone from the world for five years, but I sti

side of the story. It's not fair to blame you for everything-especially when

xture of confusion and disbelief. "Are you...

off guard. "Why wo

harp with realization. "You d

ned as though I'd just confess

the richest men in the world! And his son, Noah, is the re

er words as she continued,

is a world-famous model. They're too busy to even glance at their staff, let alone

res people wit

ss. And Noah..." She trailed off, shaking her head. "That kid is impossible. His father barely has time

usy to notice their child. A father buried in work. A mother absent entirely.

ed under my breath. "Every moment, every

taring at her phone. "Look at this. They've a

rful as she claimed, then working in his house could be my chance. Power. M

pply?" I ask

'd just announced I wanted to jump

a

. That house is a nightmare. Justin Hunt will fire you over the smallest mistake, and Noa

about that,"

g you as someone who's been there. Don't do it.

d. If working for Justin Hunt could help me amass the power I n

o whateve