The day Juliette came back to New York, I went to the office of my husband of seven years, Preston.
“Juliette’s back,” I said, my voice steady. “The woman you were with before the accident. And Leo… he’s her son.”
Preston paused, his gaze lifting from his work to meet mine.
“What did you say?”
I forced myself to look calm.
“When I came to you with the baby, telling you I was your girlfriend… that was a lie. I just wanted the money.”
I took a breath. “Now that she’s back, she won’t accept that you’re married.”
“Give me two million dollars, and I’ll disappear. You two can start over.”
Preston stared at me for a long moment, then took off his gold-rimmed glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.
“Are you short on money? I’ll have my assistant transfer it to you.” His voice was clipped, business-like. “I’m heading to the airport. We’ll talk when I get back.”
Then he was gone.
I stood there watching him walk away, my eyes burning.
These seven years had never really been mine.
And if I could walk away with two million dollars, then I supposed I hadn’t exactly lost.Â
Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 27 Two years later, I went to Savannah again. This time, I wasn’t running away. I was working for an organization that helped single mothers and children in need. At first, I only volunteered. Later, I went back to school and learned everything from the ground up,
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 26 On the day the baby was born, Preston was more nervous than I was. Every time a nurse came out of the delivery room, he shot to his feet. Leo sat in the hallway, hugging that old drawing to his chest. After he saw his little
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 25 The first time Preston brought me to a formal event as his wife was a few months before the baby was born. I stood at the entrance, so nervous I wanted to turn and run. He didn’t rush me. He just held out his hand. “Mrs.
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 24 After Juliette left, the house became much quieter. But there was still one thing between Preston and me that hadn’t been resolved. That night, I set a bowl of soup in front of him. He looked at the soup, then looked up at me. I knew
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 23 The defamation suit didn’t drag on for long. Juliette’s post implying she was Mrs. Rhodes was still online. The voice messages and photos from the alumni group were still there, too. Her lawyer advised her to apologize publicly. She refused. Not until the very people who
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 22 As we walked out of the courthouse, Juliette chased after us. “Selena.” I didn’t stop. She stepped in front of me. “You must be feeling very proud of yourself.” “You took everything from me.” I looked at her, and the words sounded strangely familiar. Back in
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 21 I crouched in the doorway, holding that drawing, and cried for a long time. Leo didn’t start calling me Mom again right away. But the next morning, he pushed a glass of milk across the table toward me. “The baby needs milk, too.” His eyes were
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 20 Preston moved to knock, but I stopped him. “Let him have some time.” “That wasn’t your fault.” “Part of it was.” I looked at the photograph. “I thought because I wasn’t his biological mother, I had the right to decide who was better suited to take
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 19 After that day, the tide of public opinion shifted quickly. Everything Juliette had posted on Instagram and in the alumni group was dragged out, one screenshot at a time. The airport photo was enlarged. At last, people could clearly see that Preston’s hand had been on
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 18 Someone in the crowd recognized the handwriting on the note. The reporters’ questions changed direction at once. “Miss Juliette, did you really abandon your own child?” “You were gone for seven years. Why come back now?” “Were you intentionally misleading people in the Facebook group when
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