Ethan Caldwell had it all—wealth, fame, power. At just 42, he was a billionaire, having built and sold a tech startup at the height of its success. But the one thing he no longer had was Isabelle Monroe, the woman he once swore he loved. They’d married quietly five years earlier. Isabelle, a gifted art […]
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Marina stood in the doorway, greeting her parents with the same friendly face as always. Only the bright bruise under her eye betrayed what she so desperately didn’t want to talk about. “Mom, it’s okay, don’t pay attention,” she said quickly, noticing her mother’s attentive gaze. Elena Igorevna sighed heavily. “It’s your business, daughter. You […]
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The mirror in the bedroom reflected a familiar scene: I was smoothing the folds of a modest gray dress I had bought three years ago at an ordinary store. Dmitry stood nearby, fastening the cufflinks on his snow-white shirt—Italian, as he never tired of emphasizing at every opportunity. “Are you ready?” he asked, not looking […]
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