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This kind of thing happened more often than I could count.
Back when I twisted my ankle, Julie immediately sprained her wrist.
Fabian would always say how hard it was for Julie and then rush her to the hospital.
Once Julie recovered, Fabian would forget all about my injuries.
It didn’t matter. When someone didn’t love you, they wouldn’t even notice you.
Even if you shattered yourself for them, it couldn’t compare to their lover losing a single
strand of hair.
I sat in the passenger seat of Quinn’s car, staring out the window, letting the soothing
lavender scent in the car calm me.
I received a message from Fabian: [We’ll finalize the divorce tomorrow morning.]
I stared at the last line for a long time before replying: [Okay.]
The next day at noon.
When I returned to the villa, only Julie was sitting on the sofa.
She looked every bit the mistress of the house, giving orders to the maid to serve me coffee.
The maid, though clearly displeased, had no choice but to obey her.
“Palma, I think you’re no longer the lady of the house,” Julie smiled with a sly, almost
seductive expression.
I looked at her, wearing my pajamas and slippers, which were far too big for her.
“These pajamas were made to fit my measurements. Maybe you should have Fabian buy
you your own set.”
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Julie’s face darkened for a moment, but then she smiled.
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“You’ll be divorced from Fabian soon. For all these years, he never cared about you. chased after him like a dog. In the end, you’re the one being abandoned.”
You’ve
She couldn’t help but laugh, and I could feel the heat rise in my chest.
Just then, I heard a man clear his throat behind me, and Julie’s face paled.
“Fabian, you’re here.”
She got up with a smile and wrapped herself around his arm.
“Let’s go to the city hall.”
I grabbed my bag and stood up, but Fabian ignored me, walking straight to the sofa and sitting down.
“Palma, family alliances aren’t something you can just break up with on a whim.
I know your dad pulled the investment, but have you thought about it? Without my family’s orders, how long do you think your family can survive?”
Fabian’s words were filled with a thinly veiled threat.
I couldn’t help but find it amusing, so I asked him back, “Didn’t you say you wanted a
divorce?”
Fabian didn’t answer, picking up the cup in front of him and taking a sip of water.
Julie, however, couldn’t keep quiet. “Fabian, you said you’d divorce her and marry me.”
She anxiously tugged at his hand, playing the role of the doting lover.
Fabian put down his cup, patting Julie’s hand.
“Palma, if you want to divorce me, you need to get your dad to invest again. I’ll agree to it,
but not until then. Otherwise, you can forget it. And Julie is pregnant. I have to give her what she
needs.”
Julie was pregnant.
No wonder Fabian was agreeing to the divorce.
I slowly sank back into the sofa.
Then I thought about the child I lost. He was just two months old.
From the moment I knew of his existence to the moment I lost him, Fabian had only been
briefly angry.
How ridiculous.
I fought to control my emotions, swallowing hard before speaking,
“Investment? Impossible. If you don’t agree, we’ll see each other in court.”
Dad had said that when he first learned I was being mistreated five years ago, he shifted the
focus to investments abroad.
The returns were five times higher than partnering with the Lyon family.
I stood up, unable to stay in that place any longer.
Just as I stepped out, I collided with Quinn’s solid chest.
“Palma, what’s wrong?” he asked softly, steadying me with both hands.
I shook my head and gritted my teeth. “I’m fine.”
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Quinn looked over my shoulder, and I followed his gaze. Fabian was standing in the doorway, holding Julie close.
Their eyes locked, and the tension in the air thickened.
“Mr. Lyon, Ms. Barrison will come with me.”
Without waiting for a reply, Quinn swept me up in his arms and carried me away.
In a daze, I thought I saw a flash of jealousy in Fabian’s eyes.
But it must have been my imagination.
His heart was full of Julie. How could he possibly feel jealous for me?
