ke stared at me in disbelief, something that looked like hurt shing in his eyes.[]
“Grace, stop saying things you don’t mean.”[] –
“Are you really going to destroy our rtionship over this?“[]
Looking at ke, I couldn’t believe how delusional he was.]
For ten years, maybe I’d been too understanding, too amodating.
He thought that as long as he was willing to marry me, I’d put up with anything.]]
Maybe I would have before. But not anymore.[]
The moment I lost that trial, I knew ke and I were finished.]]
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“ke, the girl who wanted to marry you was the me from ten years ago. Not who I am now.“[]
For the first time, ke was seeing how final my decision was.[]
Hepletely panicked.[
He let go of Scarlett and stepped toward me, trying to pull me into his arms.]
“Grace, I promise you–I’ll never get involved with Scarlett’s problems again.“]
“We’ve been together for ten years. Every single day, I’ve been looking forward to making you my wife.“]
“We survived ten incredibly difficult years together. Are we really going to give up
This was the first time I’d ever seen ke look so desperate.]]
He was practically begging for my forgiveness.
But it was way toote for that.]
now?<b>” </b>
Even though ke managed to shut down the live stream, the footage was already spreading like wildfire across the inte.[]
The kind of viral spread that even the Harrison family couldn’t contain.[]
Scarlett was hit with a new wave ofwsuits.[]
This time<b>, </b>the intiffs were thousands of women who’d been secretly filmed.[]
With that many voices united, Scarlett’s case went back to court.[]
Outside the courthouse, Marcus Stone stood beside me.[]
Sughnston!
The moment ke saw Marcus, his dark eyes shed with rage.[]
“Grace, you went behind my back and hired him?“]]
I shrugged, smiling as I replied:” You gave me the money, ke. Why do you care how I spend it?“]
“If you’ve got time to worry about that, maybe focus on your precious Scarlett instead.“[]
I walked into the courtroom first. This time, I wasn’t the intiff–I was a witness.[]
This time, I was going to make sure Scarlett paid for what she’d done.[]
“Will the intiff’s attorney please present evidence?“]]
Marcus submitted our evidence to the court, including Scarlett’s login credentials, the exported data, and partnership agreements with various bars and hotels.[]
“The ount was registered overseas. While the name on the registration isn’t Scarlett Harrison, we’ve traced her foreign assets. The registered owner is her property manager abroad.”
“Additionally, while the signature on these agreements isn’t in Scarlett’s name, handwriting analysis confirms she signed them.“[]
We also submitted footage from the live stream<b>, </b>proving her intent tomit murder.[]
Faced with this mountain of evidence, every single jury member looked ready to explode with anger.[]
Scarlett confessed to everything in open court.[]
I won the case easily.]]
But the easier it was, the more nervous <b>I </b>got.[]
If the Harrison family had wanted to protect Scarlett, this should have been a brutal fight.]
Uniess…
They never intended to protect her at all.]
When Scarlett was led away, she didn’t cry and scream like before.]]
As if she’d seen thising all along.]
“Grace, you were nothing but my recement.“[]
I had no idea why Scarlett said that to me.]
But those words definitely stirred something up inside me.[]
Walking out of the courthouse, I immediately spotted ke.[]
He was leaning against his car with his arms crossed, and when he saw meing, he opened the passenger door.[]
“You won?“]
“Happy now?”
“Let’s go home.“[]
ke’s tone was casual, like nothing had happened.]]
I stopped dead in my tracks and looked up at him.[]
“You did this on purpose, didn’t you?“[]
“You wanted to use me to get rid of Scarlett?“]