Chapter 6 - The Husband I Was Supposed to Leave Became the Man I Couldn't LoseThe police arrived.
Victor escaped.
Ethan was injured.
Gabrielle stayed beside him in the hospital.
“You almost died.”
“I've had worse.”
She stared.
“You're impossible.”
He smiled.
“You married me.”
“For money.”
“Three million dollars.”
“You remember that?”
“Every penny.”
She laughed.
Then she became serious.
“I don't want the divorce.”
Ethan stared at her.
“What?”
“I don't want twelve months.”
“You don't have to stay.”
“I know.”
“Then why?”
She took his hand.
“Because somewhere between running from you and discovering who you were, I fell in love with you.”
Ethan went silent.
Then he whispered:
“Say that again.”
“I love you.”
He closed his eyes.
For the first time, Gabrielle saw tears in them.
“I've wanted to hear that for six months.”
She leaned forward.
“And I spent six months trying to escape you.”
“I know.”
“I was stupid.”
“No.”
She smiled.
“I was.”
He touched her face.
“You were scared.”
“So were you.”
“Yes.”
“And now?”
He kissed her forehead.
“Now I'm not.”
But Victor was not finished.
He released documents claiming Gabrielle and Ethan had fabricated the entire conspiracy.
Their reputation collapsed.
Investors turned against them.
The trust was frozen.
Gabrielle's father was arrested for financial crimes connected to Victor.
Ethan's company was attacked by hackers.
Everything began falling apart.
Then Gabrielle remembered her mother's letter.
There was one missing page.
The page containing the proof.
She found it hidden inside her wedding ring.
A tiny microchip.
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Her mother had planned everything.
And the files on it contained Victor's confession.
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