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CHAPTER 371
Rosalind lay stretched across her sprawling king-sized bed, the silk of her emerald nightdress cool against her skin.The room was bathed in the soft amber glow of the bedside lamps, highlighting the elegant curves of the four-poster bed.She stared up at the intricate carvings of the headboard, her chest rising and falling with a heavy, troubled sigh.Her mind was a chaotic loop of the night’s events. She could still feel the phantom pressure of Sean’s hand pulling her away from the ledge, and the echoes of his voice, cold, commanding, and utterly unfamiliar, telling her to shut up.A flicker of sadness crossed her face, a brief, sharp pang of regret. For a fleeting second, she wondered if signing those divorce papers had been the biggest mistake of her life.Then she squeezed her eyes shut, shaking the thought away.‘No,’ she told herself. ‘He helped me tonight, but he was still a loser for four years. One night of bravery doesn’t change the fact that he was never good enough to s
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The heavy living room door swung open with such violence that the siblings were silenced mid-sentence.Rosalind stood in the threshold, her silhouette sharp against the hallway lights. She was disheveled, her coat stained with sub-level grime, her hair windswept, but her eyes held a terrifying, frigid clarity.She had heard it all. Every ridiculous word.Julian didn’t even have the grace to look ashamed. He shot to his feet, gesturing wildly. “Rosalind! Finally! Have you heard? That bastard Sean practically sabotaged our investment! He knew Nate was a snake, and he just sat there and let us—”“Shut up, Julian,” Rosalind snapped.The venom in her voice sent him stumbling back against the sofa. Lillian bristled, her practiced snobbery quickly resurfacing. “Excuse me? Rosalind, we are the victims here! Sean should have done more to—”“He should have done more?” Rosalind strode into the center of the room, her presence dwarfing them both. She looked at Lillian as if she were a part
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Then, the fire in her eyes dimmed, replaced by a profound, soul-deep exhaustion. She rubbed her temples, her shoulders finally sagging. "But... not tonight. Not now. I can’t think about the Nates yet." She looked down at her scuffed shoes, her voice barely a whisper. "I need to go home. I need to be alone."Chloe noticed the way Rosalind’s hands were shaking, the way she seemed to be shrinking into her oversized coat. She looked completely drained, a shadow of the powerhouse who had walked into the Acheron building earlier that night."I'll drive you," Chloe said softly, her tone shifting from corporate assistant to concerned friend. "You're in no condition to be behind a wheel, and I'm not letting you sit in a town car alone."Rosalind didn't argue.She simply nodded and followed Chloe toward the parking lot, her mind already drifting back to the man who smelled of hospital antiseptic and looked at her with such haunting indifference.*****The atmosphere in the Julian mansion was
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The detective frowned at the question."For now," he said, sliding a thin stack of papers across the metal table. "Of course, if new evidence comes to light, if we find out there was someone else there, someone you failed to mention, this document becomes a very serious problem for you."Chloe, who had been sitting as still as a statue, let out a shaky breath. She didn't dare look at the camera again. Keeping her eyes fixed on her lap, she twisted the strap of her handbag until her knuckles turned white.Rosalind picked up the pen. She knew the risk. She knew the detectives were likely playing a long game, waiting for forensics to catch up to the name Chloe had screamed into the rafters. But she also knew she couldn't stay here another minute. Every second trapped in this room was a second she wasn't finding Sean.With a sharp, elegant flourish, she signed."We're done here," Rosalind said, sliding the pen back."For tonight," the younger detective whispered, her voice barely aud
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Rosalind didn't answer immediately. She rubbed her wrists where the zip-tie burns were still cooling, her mind replaying the image of the steel door buckling under Sean’s boot."Rosalind?" Chloe prompted, moving closer, her voice dropping to a sharp whisper. "I saw the door. I saw those men. No one trips into a shattered radius. Someone was in that room. Someone was there to help you, weren't they?"Rosalind looked away, her jaw tightening. "It doesn't matter, Chloe. What matters is the company is safe.""It doesn't matter! The police think you're harboring a hitman!" Chloe’s eyes widened as a thought struck her like a physical blow. She saw the way Rosalind flinched at the mention of the mystery man."Wait... no. No way. Rosalind, was it him?"Rosalind’s silence was deafening."Sean?" Chloe hissed, her voice rising in disbelief. "The loser? The guy who lived in your guest house and did nothing but drive you to work? He did that?"Rosalind bit her lip, her silence finally breaking wi
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The fluorescent lights of the precinct’s interview room hummed with an abrasive, low-frequency buzz that grated on Rosalind’s already frayed nerves. She sat stiffly on a cold plastic chair, the Springfield diamonds on her fingers catching the sterile light as she twisted her hands together.Across the metal table, two detectives, a seasoned veteran with a stained tie and a younger woman with an aggressive, inquisitive stare, didn't look like they were protecting her. They looked like they were hunting."Let’s go over it one more time, Ms. Springfield," the lead detective said, leaning forward until his shadow eclipsed her. "The door to the server vault wasn't just breached; it was structurally compromised by a localized kinetic impact.’’‘’In plain English? Someone kicked it off its hinges. And the two men inside? One has a shattered radius and a crushed throat; the other has a concussion and a dislocated thumb. You’re telling us nobody else was there?"Rosalind didn't blink. She ha
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