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 07 Preston picked up the papers. When he saw my signature, his fingers were trembling. What had happened? He’d been buried in family and company business for the past two days. He hadn’t had a proper conversation with me. How had things escalated to divorce? He remembered
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 06 There was a smear of bright red lipstick on the collar of Preston’s white shirt. A chill spread through my body. I thought of Juliette, walking around our house in his shirt. There was no need to guess anymore. When no one was near the bed,
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 05 Preston rushed past me without a glance and headed straight out the door. By the time I ran after them, the car was already pulling away. Leo wasn’t my biological child, but he was the child I had raised. There was no way I could just
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 04 If I could do it all over again, I would stay far away from him. I wouldn’t pretend to be someone I wasn’t. I wouldn’t marry him. I wouldn’t have let myself become this person. After leaving the cemetery, I went to see a lawyer and
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 03 She said it with such certainty. My head snapped up, a chill running down my spine. It was my most deeply buried secret. She let out a short, sharp laugh, tapped on her phone, and held the screen up to my face. It was a group
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 02 Preston’s mother disliked her and refused to even meet her. One night, Juliette smashed every plate from the dinner Preston had delivered. He must have tried to placate her a dozen times by then. It didn’t work. The next day, Juliette disappeared. It was the first
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Among All The Stars I Found You Chapter 01 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
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