EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE CAUGHT HER MAFIA HUSBAND WITH ANOTHER WOMAN AND VANISHED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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Chapter 8 - Evelyn Found the Christmas Bracelet Adrian Had Bought the Night She Left—and Learned What He Had Planned to Tell HerFive years after her disappearance, Evelyn found the bracelet.
It was hidden inside an old box.
Silver paper.
Never opened.
Beneath it was a letter.
She read it.
Adrian had written it before their marriage anniversary.
It said:
I know I have been distant.
I know I haven't told you why.
Tonight I was going to tell you everything.
I was going to ask you to leave the Moretti world with me.
I was going to give you every legitimate company and walk away from the rest.
Because I have finally understood that I don't want an empire.
I want a home.
Evelyn cried.
Adrian found her.
“What happened?”
She handed him the letter.
He stared.
“I forgot about that.”
“I didn't.”
He smiled.
“I guess timing has never been our strength.”
She reached for him.
“No.”
May you like
She kissed him.
“But love was.”
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Chapter 10 - Five Years After She Vanished on Christmas Eve, Evelyn Finally Gave Adrian the Answer He Had Been Waiting ForThe snow fell gently over Chicago.
