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He slowly, crouched down and grabbed her jaw, fingers digging in so hard she thought he’d snap the bone
clean off.
“Let you go? Sure… just give me Sloane’s life back.”
His voice was icy. “Vivienne, you’re a legally registered psych patient now. Everything I’m doing is just ‘part of your treatment.’ And this won’t stop-not today, not tomorrow. Every single day, you’ll suffer for what you’ve
done.”
Then he shoved her away like she was garbage. Vivienne hit the ground hard and screamed.
“Fine! Just wait, Declan Hawthorne. My family will come for me. They’ll never let you get away with this!”
He scoffed. “Your family? They’re drowning in scandal right now. Can’t even save themselves. And even if they do find you-guess what? I’ll be right there to personally deliver you… straight to prison.”
Several nurses stormed in. They pinned Vivienne down and forced open her mouth, stuffing those colorful
pills down her throat one by one.
She thrashed wildly. But then came the searing pain of electricity-a jolt so sharp it felt like it ripped through
her chest.
She was supposed to be under anesthesia for this ‘treatment’. But now… she had no choice but to endure it
fully conscious.
Declan stood there, watching her scream, face expressionless.
Until his phone started to buzz. “Mr. Hawthorne, we just found a ring wedged in the yacht’s upper deck
railing…”
Declan went completely pale, voice trembling. “Don’t move it. I’m coming right now.”
Three days later, out at the countryside villa, Sloane stepped into the waiting Maybach, white cane in hand.
It was the first time she’d gone outside since the incident.
“Mr. Sharpe, really… I can go by myself.” She felt a little uneasy.
Today was her mother’s birthday. And soon, she’d be leaving Riverstone for good-never to return.
She just wanted to see the ocean one last time. To say goodbye.
What she didn’t know, though, was that this quiet little trip… was about to set off a storm she never saw
coming.
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