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Chapter Nine
By this time, a small crowd had gathered.They were employees from the building who had come outside for a smoke break or to catch some air, now standing in clusters near the entrance, their phones out, whispering to each other.Some of them had their cameras pointed directly at the scene unfolding in front of Gianna's car.Sebastian was still on the ground, clutching his wrist where Gianna had twisted it, his face pale with shock and pain. Colette knelt beside him, her hands fluttering uselessly over him like she didn't know what to do.And Gianna stood over them both, her expression cold and commanding."Haven't you two made enough of a scene?" Gianna had just said, her voice cutting through the murmurs of the crowd. "Do you really want to keep pushing your luck?"The whispers grew louder as people confirmed her identity, "Is that Gianna Brennan?""The CEO of Apex Innovations?""What's she doing here?""Did you see what she just did to that guy?""Who are those two on the ground?"S
Chapter Eight
Colette stood frozen in place, her hand still gripping the car door, her mouth hanging open.Sebastian was equally stunned beside her, his earlier smugness wiped clean from his face.Neither of them had expected this.The woman sitting in the driver's seat wasn't some random blonde Julian had picked up at a bar. She was Gianna Brennan, the legendary figure whose single contract had brought Mercer & Co more profit in six months than Colette had managed to secure in the previous two years combined.And she was the one person Colette had been desperately trying to expand a partnership with.Colette's mind raced, trying to make sense of what she was seeing.Why was Julian – her house husband, the man who cooked her meals and did her laundry – sitting in a car with someone as powerful as Gianna Brennan?It didn't make sense. None of this made sense.Colette released the car door and took a step back, her face flushing hot with embarrassment."Ms. Brennan," she stammered, forcing a smile th
Chapter Seven
Colette stood at the window of her office, staring down at the empty spot where Julian had been standing just moments ago.Her hands were still shaking.She pressed her palms flat against the glass, trying to steady herself, but it didn't help. Her whole body felt like it was vibrating with shock or maybe disbelief or something worse. "I shouldn't have signed," she whispered.Sebastian appeared beside her, close enough that she could smell his cologne."Don't say that," he said gently. "You did the right thing."Colette shook her head, her throat tight. "Julian's always been so calm. So compliant. He never pushes back, never argues. For him to act like this, to ask for a divorce..."She turned to look at Sebastian, her eyes wide and uncertain."Did I go too far?" she asked. "Maybe I did. Maybe I should have –""Stop," Sebastian cut her off firmly. "You didn't do anything wrong, Colette. Julian is the one at fault here. Not you.""But –""Listen to me," Sebastian said, his voice drop
Chapter Six
Panic flashed across Colette's face like lightning.Her hands gripped the divorce papers so tightly they crumpled at the edges. Her eyes, wide and disbelieving, searched Julian's face for some sign that this was a joke, some terrible misunderstanding."Why?" she demanded, her voice shaking. "Why are you bringing up divorce?"Julian looked at her with cold, detached eyes. "Because I don't love you anymore."The words landed like physical blows.Colette's face went pale, then flushed red. Tears welled up in her eyes but she blinked them back furiously."Is it just because I asked you to apologize?" she cried out. "You're doing this because I asked you to apologize to Sebastian?"Julian's expression didn't change. "Is that not enough?""Enough?" Colette's voice rose to a near-shriek. "You're going to throw away everything we've built together over the past three years? Everything we've shared? You're going to discard our entire history because of one argument?"She took a step toward him
Chapter Five
The security guard at the front desk barely looked up when Julian walked through the lobby of Mercer & Co.The guard nodded at him and waved him through without a word.Julian walked to the elevator and pressed the button for the twentieth floor. The divorce papers were folded in his jacket pocket, crisp and official against his chest.The elevator climbed slowly. Julian watched the numbers tick upward and felt nothing.When the doors opened, he stepped out into the familiar hallway. Colette's office was at the end – glass walls and a polished nameplate that read Colette Mercer, CEO in elegant lettering.The door was half-open.Julian could hear voices inside. Colette's laugh was bright and genuine in a way he hadn't heard in years, maybe ever.He pushed the door open and stepped inside.Colette and Sebastian were standing close together near her desk, heads tilted toward each other like they were sharing secrets. Sebastian said something low and Colette laughed again, her hand resti
Chapter Four
"Justin, what you did was totally unacceptable! You need to come to my office and apologize to Sebastian, properly and in person."Colette's voice was sharp through the phone. Julian stared at the table in front of him, his coffee going cold."If you don't," she continued, "I will never forgive you for this. Do you understand me? Never.”There was silence for a while, then,"No," Julian said coldly, "Everything that happened tonight is your fault. Yours and Sebastian's. I'm not apologizing for anything."He heard muffled sounds on the other end, like someone was speaking in the background.Then Sebastian's voice cut through, loud enough for Julian to hear clearly. "Colette, it's fine. I don't need an apology. Really. I don't want to come between you two."Julian's jaw clenched.Of course Sebastian would say that. The perfect, understanding gentleman, making Julian look like the unreasonable one."See?" Colette snapped. "See how understanding he's being? And you can't even do the bare
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