Chapter 5 - The Mistress Learns the TruthVictoria found Julian in the parking garage.
"What are we going to do?"
Julian paced.
"I don't know."
"You said Sterling needed you."
"I didn't know Clara was Sterling."
Victoria stared at him.
"How could you not know your own wife owned the company?"
Julian snapped.
"She hid it."
"No."
Victoria's voice trembled.
"She didn't hide it."
"What?"
"Think."
Victoria pulled out her phone.
"Remember all those times she disappeared?"
Julian stared.
"She said she was visiting friends."
"She was attending board meetings."
His face changed.
"She always wore those simple suits."
"Those were custom-made."
"She never talked about money."
"Because she didn't need to."
Victoria shook her head.
"You really didn't know her at all."
Julian grabbed her arm.
"This is your fault."
"My fault?"
"You were supposed to help me."
"I was your mistress, Julian."
She laughed bitterly.
"You promised me everything."
"I will."
"You can't even keep your company."
Silence.
Victoria pulled her arm away.
"I'm done."
Julian stared at her.
"You're leaving?"
"I didn't fall in love with you."
She looked at him.
"I fell in love with the man you pretended to be."
She walked away.
Julian remained alone.
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For the first time, everyone was leaving him.
And there was nobody left to blame.
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