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At noon the next day, Ophelia came to see me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dressed head-to-toe in designer labels, she exuded the arrogance of old money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two bodyguards followed behind her, one carrying an insulated container.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look rather well, Ms. Sherwood,\u201d Ophelia said, approaching the bedside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She removed her sunglasses, revealing eyes full of mockery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard you threw a glass at Nick yesterday. Quite the temper.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gestured, and the bodyguard placed the container on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had this nourishing soup specially prepared for you. After all, what you lost was Nick\u2019s child,\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if it was a mistakemington tamis J. ALES PECCION 2\u00a0<\/p>\n
This book had been added on your bookshelf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My fingers clenched the sheets, nails digging into my palms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was pure humiliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want your fake sympathy!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ophelia let out a light, mocking laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Sherwood, you need to understand your position.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am Dominic\u2019s lawful wife, the lady of the Pennington family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are merely a plaything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNick kept you around because your innocent look amused him for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you actually believe you\u00a0<\/p>\n
could climb your way into high society?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was right. I had been his plaything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I never wanted to replace her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I met her gaze defiantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My stare seemed to irritate her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? You thought getting pregnant would force him to choose you over me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cNick may want an heir, but he would never jeopardize his relationship with the Caldwell family for a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly not for some bastard that would upset his real wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, she pulled a document from her purse and flung it at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sharp edge of the paper sliced my cheek, drawing a bead of blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour termination notice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened. Ignoring the sting on my face, I picked up the document with trembling hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was from the design firm where I had worked for less than six months-the place where my career was supposed to begin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stamped across it in red was \u201cTerminated\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The grounds for termination were: \u201cUnbecoming conduct that has severely damaged the firm\u2019s reputation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026\u201d I was shaking with rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare you? That was my job!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ophelia examined her freshly manicured nails with indifference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still don\u2019t realize, do you? The Pennington family is the major investor in that company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Nick\u2019s wife, I decide who stays and who goes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNick gave you that money out of respect for your history together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPersonally, I am not so forgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake the money and leave New York. Otherwise, I can promise you\u2019ll regret much more than losing a baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A sinister smile played on her lips. \u201cYou have a grandma in a care home, right? The elderly are so fragile, aren\u2019t they? It would be a shame if something disturbed her peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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My head snapped up, my eyes blazing with fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOphelia! If you harm my grandmother, I swear I\u2019ll kill you!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ophelia gave a dismissive clap of her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, that\u2019s up to you now, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo drink the soup. I\u2019d hate for my consideration to go unappreciated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she swept out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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My eyes fell on the insulated container. A wave of nausea hit me so violently that I fled into the bathroom, retching until there was nothing left inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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