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Chapter 57: Just as planned
Everything had happened exactly according to her brilliant plan.Earlier, while having lunch with Liam and listening to him declare without any hesitation that he was pursuing a divorce, Serena’s sharp mind had already jumped ten steps ahead. She understood human nature, and the suffocating environment of a shattered home. Even then, she knew with complete confidence that after being subjected to constant legal threats, hotel intrusions, and Chloe’s obsessive, possessive surveillance, a proud, exhausted man like Liam would leave the house sooner or later to find his own space. And Serena had refused to leave his destination to chance. The moment Liam had parted ways with her to return to his clinic, Serena had made a call to her personal estate manager. Within twenty minutes, she had bought the newly finished, fully furnished luxury garden duplex on Pinecrest Hill through one of her private holding companies. She had paid a premium price to close the deed in cash within the hour, an
Chapter 56: The Secret Landlord
After signing the final page of the rental agreement and handing over the modest deposit, Liam held the smooth brass keys in his palm. The agent practically bowed to the floor, thanking him repeatedly for fulfilling an impossible listing that had puzzled her office all morning, before hurriedly driving away in her company sedan.Standing alone in the quiet garden courtyard of the duplex, Liam listened to the wind rustling through the pine branches above. The air smelled of clean earth and fresh leaves, entirely untainted by the suffocating tension that had poisoned every breath he took in the Harrington mansion.His stomach let out a sharp, hollow growl. He had barely eaten all day, and according to the lease he had just signed, he was obligated to prepare dinner for the mysterious owner of the house. Liam had never been a man to break his word or take shortcuts with commitments. Since the landlord had provided him with a sanctuary for a ridiculously cheap rent, the very least he co
Chapter 55: Contract
The agent let out a dry, slightly embarrassed chuckle, scratching her temple with her pen. "Well, sir... you are entirely right. There is indeed a catch," the agent admitted in a low, slightly awkward voice. "The owner has set several highly peculiar, exceptionally rigid personal conditions for the prospective tenant. Most applicants who saw the listing walked away immediately because the requirements are so absurdly specific!" "State them," Liam instructed calmly. "First, the owner does not want a standard tenant who simply pays rent and ignores the house," the agent read off the digital contract notes. "The owner travels frequently for high-level business and requires the tenant to personally cook three fresh, warm, healthy meals a day inside the home and leave them properly covered in the dining pavilion. The tenant must possess top-tier culinary skills and understand nutrition thoroughly." Liam listened quietly. Cooking three meals a day was practically second nature to hi
Chapter 54: The Strange Lease
The heavy front door of the villa slammed shut behind him, cutting off the cries from the second floor. Liam walked down the long stone driveway under the fading afternoon sky, his hands stuffed deep inside his trouser pockets, his knuckles still stinging and throbbing with a dull ache from the force of the blows he had landed on Julian’s smug face.But to be honest, the physical pain was nothing compared to the suffocating numbness spreading throughout his chest.Liam was completely filled with disappointment. In the most vulnerable corner of his battered, he realized that he had secretly been holding onto a sliver of hope all this time. Even after multiple independent laboratory tests had come back negative, a small part of him had desperately wanted to believe that everything was just a nightmare. He wanted so badly for Chloe to be innocent...He had loved her for almost a decade, giving up his future and youthful pride just to stay by her side.Facing it all today, however, s
Chapter 53: Shameless!
She didn't wait for him to respond. With a face full of tender worry, Chloe turned all her attention back to the young man sprawled across the floor. "Julian, are you alright? Where does it hurt? Let me help you up," Chloe coaxed in a soft, urgent voice, wrapping her slender arms around his torso to carefully hoist him off the carpet. Julian leaned heavily against her, gasping for breath as if every movement tore through his muscles. He rested his arm over Chloe’s delicate shoulder, pressing his side against hers with calculated familiarity. And then, as Chloe buried her head slightly to support his waist, Julian slowly lifted his chin. From right behind Chloe’s back, where her gaze could not reach, Julian looked straight into Liam’s eyes. The look of agony vanished instantly from Julian's handsome face. His lips curled upward, pulling into a wide, venomous, and deeply mocking grin. His dark eyes glittered with pure, triumphant malice, practically screaming in silent mockery
Chapter 52: The Real Blow
The moment those words left his lips, Chloe’s chest caved in. She had seen Liam angry before; she had seen him argue, raise his voice, and demand answers with furious tears. But she had never, in their entire ten years together, seen him look so broken and distant, like she might run for miles and still won't be able to reach him, cutting her off from his heart forever. "No, Liam... wait," Chloe stammered frantically, the arrogant mask of the wealthy CEO crumbling into dust as she stepped forward, reaching her hands out toward him in desperate remorse. "I... I didn't mean those threats, I was just angry... please, listen to me, I didn't—" Before she could finish her frantic explanation, Julian abruptly stepped in. The young therapist moved swiftly, placing his tall, broad frame directly between Liam and Chloe, effectively cutting off her desperate attempt to touch her husband. Julian lowered his head with an expression of profound, exaggerated remorse, putting on a saintly,
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