Buried Love Series Ashes of Regret (Sophia and Ryan)
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BOOK3 Chapter5

She stood by my bed, her expression smug. "Well, well, well. Look at you now."

I lay there, defeated, unwilling to engage, my mind fixated on a single thought:

I wanted a divorce. And I wanted them both to leave with nothing.

Evelyn, unfazed by my silence, pulled up a chair. "Don't tell me you're waiting for your parents to come rescue you. You've been here for a day. Don't you find it strange they haven't shown up?"

My heart s**ed a beat, but I kept my expression neutral.

My parents were on vacation overseas. Even if they got the news, it would take time for them to get back. Besides, Ethan wouldn't dare tell them about his betrayal.

Evelyn saw my hesitation and pulled out her phone, showing me a news report about a plane crash and a list of passengers. "I know you don't want to believe me, but I wouldn't go through the trouble of faking a major news story, would I?" I saw my parents' names on the list. Panic flooded me, shattering the last vestiges of

my composure.

I lunged at Evelyn, my grief and rage exploding, blaming her for everything. I didn't even feel the pain as I ripped the IV from my arm, my blood staining the sheets.

Ethan grabbed my wrist before I could reach her, pulling me away and shielding Evelyn with his body. "That's enough, Yuna!"

Seeing him protect her ignited a new wave of fury. I lashed out, clawing at his clothes, sinking my teeth into his wrist. I didn't let go, the metallic taste of blood filling my mouth. 17:44

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Only when the doctor arrived and sedated me did I finally go limp...

"Look at her, Ethan. Don't tell me you still care for her after this," Evelyn said.

watching me with a mixture of disgust and triumph.

Ethan looked at me, his eyes cold and empty. "Of course not."

Ethan committed me to the m**l institution, sending his assistant to make sure I didn't "escape."

The assistant, a college friend of Ethan's, had always been loyal to him.

I sat in the back of the car, my hands tied, my emotions strangely calm. "Who is she?"

The assistant looked away, silent.

"Can't you tell me?" I laughed bitterly. "Do you think I'm in any position to cause

trouble?"

He hesitated, then finally spoke. "She's Evelyn Carter, the only daughter of the Carter family. She just returned from abroad..." Carter?

As in, the wealthiest family in LA?

So that was it. Ethan was a gold digger after all. My family's fortune wasn't enough for him, so he set his sights on the Carters?

I wanted to claw my eyes out. How could I have been so blind?

My absence clearly affected Ethan..

He might have owned the company now, but many of the executives were loyal to my father. It would take time for him to replace them with his own people.