The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 15

Every story has an ending, but reality drags on.

No one in the Sterling household mentioned the incident again. As far as they were concerned, the page had been turned.

But karma never misses.

Holden Hayes caught a nasty disease while sleeping around, fell into an extortion trap, and ended up arrested.

Elara called Vivian to tell her the news.

Vivian, in turn, delivered a lifeline: Whitaker Group was extremely interested in acquiring Vance Properties.

Whitaker Group had built their empire on real estate. They were the undisputed kings of the industry.

If they stepped into the ring, the valuation of Vance Properties would skyrocket. It would stop the bleeding, generate enough capital for Vance Group to restructure, and save the entire family from bankruptcy.

It was undeniably thrilling news.

But it broke Elara's heart. Vivian was out there fighting tooth and nail for their family's survival, while Elara felt completely useless.

She was too terrified to even ask for a divorce.

Trapped by fear on all sides.

She was terrified that losing the Sterling family's backing would accelerate the Vance Group's collapse, and even more terrified of burdening her aging parents.

Her parents were getting older, her brother was still young, and her little sister was holding up the sky, while she...

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The marks on Elara's skin slowly faded, but Julian's cruelty only escalated.

He started taking calls from his mistress in bed, openly flirting with her.

He would call the woman a dirty slut, laughing into the receiver.

Elara knew exactly what he was doing. Every insult hurled at the mistress was a dagger meant for her.

In the dead of night, the woman's sultry voice echoed in the silent bedroom.

Elara could hear every word perfectly.

The woman was a financial anchor; her enunciation was flawless, her tone incredibly seductive.

"Julian, is your wife not home? Why are you being so mean to me?"

Julian leaned back against the headboard, his voice painfully casual. "She's right here. Lying right next to me, listening to every word."

The woman gasped playfully. "Then why are you calling me?"

"I had to. I didn't get off tonight."

"Your precious wife is right there. I won't get jealous if you use her."

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