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THE WIFE HE REGRETTED LOSING
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2 Chapters
Chapter 6 THE LAST GOODBYE img
Chapter 7 THE CARTER MANSION img
Chapter 8 PUBLIC HUMILIATION img
Chapter 9 THE PARTY OF SHAME img
Chapter 10 INSULT AT THE PART img
Chapter 11 THE NIGHT SHE BREAKS img
Chapter 12 THE MYSTERIOUS CALL img
Chapter 13 THE BLACK LIMOUSINE img
Chapter 14 THE HIDDEN WORLD img
Chapter 15 THE GRANDFATHER img
Chapter 16 THE EMPIRE img
Chapter 17 THE TRUTH img
Chapter 18 A NEW BEGINNING img
Chapter 19 ADRIAN VALE img
Chapter 20 THE MAN WHO KNOWS TOO MUCH img
Chapter 21 THE TRANSFORMATION img
Chapter 22 THE GALA INVITATION img
Chapter 23 THE RED DRESS img
Chapter 24 THE SHOCK img
Chapter 25 REVEAL OF THE HEIRESS img
Chapter 26 THE MOST POWERFUL ALLY img
Chapter 27 THE FIRST SHOCK img
Chapter 28 THE HIDDEN INVESTOR img
Chapter 29 THE BIRTH OF img
Chapter 30 THE WAR HAS JUST BEGAN img
Chapter 31 THE FIRST BATTLE img
Chapter 32 A DANGEROUS SMILE img
Chapter 33 THE INVESTIGATION img
Chapter 34 A POWERFUL NAME img
Chapter 35 PANIC img
Chapter 36 THE MEMORY img
Chapter 37 THE BOARD MEETING img
Chapter 38 THE UNKNOWN BUYER img
Chapter 39 THE WARNING img
Chapter 40 THE RISING QUEEN img
Chapter 41 CORPORATE WARFARE img
Chapter 42 THE CONFRONTATION img
Chapter 43 POWER SHIFT img
Chapter 44 VANESSA'S DESPERATION img
Chapter 45 THE HIDDEN ENEMY img
Chapter 46 THE SILENT PROTECTOR img
Chapter 47 JEALOUSY img
Chapter 48 THE TRAP img
Chapter 49 POISON img
Chapter 50 THE ATTEMPTED MURDER img
Chapter 51 SUSPICION img
Chapter 52 THE EVIDENCE img
Chapter 53 THE PUBLIC SCANDAL img
Chapter 54 THE BUYER img
Chapter 55 THE BUYER img
Chapter 56 THE ULTIMATE REVENGE img
Chapter 57 THE EX HUSBAND CAME TO BEG img
Chapter 58 THE ENEMY img
Chapter 59 WAR DECLARED img
Chapter 60 MIDNIGHT ATTACK img
Chapter 61 THE ATTACK BEGINS img
Chapter 62 THE NIGHT ATTACK img
Chapter 63 ESCAPE THROUGH THE GARDEN img
Chapter 64 THE BULLET img
Chapter 65 THE SECRET TUNNEL img
Chapter 66 THE ENEMY RETREAT img
Chapter 67 THE OLD ENEMY img
Chapter 68 VICTOR HALE img
Chapter 69 VANESSA'S MASTER img
Chapter 70 STRENGTHENING THE EMPIRE img
Chapter 71 A DANGEROUS ALLIANCE img
Chapter 72 DANIEL'S CHOICE img
Chapter 73 THE SILENT SPY img
Chapter 74 THE SUSPECT img
Chapter 75 ADRIAN'S SECRET img
Chapter 76 THE CHARITY GALA img
Chapter 77 THE ENEMY APPEARS img
Chapter 78 A DANGEROUS CONVERSATION img
Chapter 79 HIDDEN TRUTH img
Chapter 80 A BROKEN PAST img
Chapter 81 KIDNAP PLAN img
Chapter 82 A TRAP img
Chapter 83 AMBUSH img
Chapter 84 THE CAPTURE img
Chapter 85 FACE TO FACE img
Chapter 86 ADRIAN'S FURY img
Chapter 87 THE RESCUE img
Chapter 88 THE WAREHOUSE ASSULT img
Chapter 89 HELICOPTER ESCAPE img
Chapter 90 THE FALL AND THE RESCUE img
Chapter 91 CONSCIOUS AGAIN img
Chapter 92 THE RECOVERY img
Chapter 93 INSIDE THREAT img
Chapter 94 A PLAN WAS FORMED img
Chapter 95 THE FIRST STRIC img
Chapter 96 DANIE'S RETURN img
Chapter 97 THE ROMANCS SPARKS img
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Chapter 2 THE WOMAN HE CHOSE

The words just hung there, sharp as a knife.

Sign it.

Lola Hart felt frozen, like she couldn't make her body move. Rain hammered the hospital window so hard it sounded angry, echoing through the quiet room. Every drop felt like time running out - the last seconds of the life she used to know.

Her hands shook as she stared at the divorce papers Daniel shoved her way. Three years. Three years together, and now it all boiled down to a few pieces of paper. The ink looked too dark. Somehow, too final.

Lola looked up slowly, but her gaze skipped past Daniel, drawn to the hospital bed behind him - the bed that belonged to another woman now.

Vanessa.

That name hit her with a bitter clarity, echoing inside her head. Vanessa lounged in Daniel's hospital bed like she belonged there, maybe like she'd always belonged in Lola's place. Her hair - long and black - lay perfectly against the pillow, framing a face that felt almost unreal: delicate, soft, fragile. But Lola never trusted fragile things. Especially the kind that smiled like they knew something you didn't.

Vanessa's hand hovered protectively over her stomach, tracing slow circles as if guarding the life growing inside her. Daniel's child.

Lola felt pain twist deep in her chest. Her own hand moved to her stomach - flat now, empty, cold. Just hours ago, there was a heartbeat. A future. She'd pictured Daniel cradling their baby, imagined how he'd look: joyful, proud, loving.

But now? He was feeding soup to someone else.

Silence stretched between them, almost unbearable. Vanessa went and broke it first.

"Oh my," she said, all gentle and worried, shifting beneath the blanket. "I didn't realize you were Daniel's wife." The words sounded innocent, almost sweet, and Lola nearly laughed. Almost. But the look in Vanessa's eyes wasn't innocent at all - it was something harder, colder, something calculating.

Lola crossed her arms tightly, the hospital gown too thin, leaving her feeling exposed. Her body was still weak from the blood she'd lost earlier that morning. Legs shaky. She wouldn't let them see it.

"You didn't realize?" Lola asked, voice quiet.

Vanessa smiled, small and embarrassed. "Well... Daniel didn't say much about you." The words came soft, almost apologetic, but they landed hard. Lola's chest clenched. Daniel didn't talk about her. That made it easier, didn't it? Pretending she didn't exist. Replacing her.

Vanessa tilted her head. "You look pale," she said, kindly. "I heard you weren't feeling well earlier."

That's one way to say it, Lola thought, curling her fingers into fists. One way to describe losing a baby.

Before Lola could answer, Daniel stepped in. "That's enough, Vanessa," he said, calm but firm.

Vanessa blinked. "I was just being polite," she replied softly.

Daniel sighed - rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Lola." Her name sounded suddenly formal from him. "Let's not make this more complicated."

Complicated.

Lola stared at him, her heart pounding. "Complicated?" she whispered, her voice trembling. "You want me to sign divorce papers with your pregnant mistress in your hospital bed, and you think things are complicated?"

Daniel's jaw tightened. "Lower your voice."

It was a sharp order - the same tone he used when one of his employees stepped out of line. Lola let out a hollow laugh. "You're worried about my voice?" She touched her stomach again, briefly. "I just lost our baby this morning, Daniel. And you're worried about me causing a scene?"

Daniel's expression hardened. "You're making a scene."

She stared at him and felt something inside crack. Three years. Three years loving him, believing she mattered. Now he watched her like an inconvenience. Like the problem.

Behind him, Vanessa fidgeted, looking uncomfortable, but not with guilt. Just tense. Her hand rested on her bump again. "Daniel," she said quietly, "I think she's upsetting the baby."

Lola's head snapped toward Vanessa.

Calmly, Vanessa met her gaze. "My doctor warned me about stress," she added gently.

The message was clear: You are the problem.

Daniel turned to Vanessa, his face instantly softer. "I'll handle it," he promised.

Handle it. Like she was some mess to clean up.

He stepped closer, blocking out Vanessa. "Let's not drag this out," he said quietly, coldly. "Vanessa is carrying my child."

It hit her like a blow. Lola already knew, but hearing him say it made it sting even worse.

Her throat tightened as she swallowed hard. "So that's it?" she asked.

He stayed silent. That told her everything.

Lola's eyes dropped, then lifted again, burning with a question. "How long?"

Daniel frowned. "How long what?"

Her voice steadied. "How long has this been going on?"

Outside, the storm just kept pounding on the windows. Daniel looked away, toward Vanessa. She watched him, waiting.

Then he looked back at Lola, his face blank. "You don't need to know that."

She pressed her nails into her palms. "I do." Her voice held strong now. The truth mattered, even if it destroyed her. "Tell me how long you've been sleeping with her while I was still your wife."

Silence. Vanessa's gaze dropped - but Lola caught the hint of a smile on her lips.

Daniel exhaled slowly, like he was about to drop some ugly truth. His eyes met Lola's and his voice was so cold it chilled the air.

"Long enough."

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