Twenty-Six receipts of betrayal Novel novel Chapter 79

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After my

rebirth, I never answer a single call from my husband- delete the moment I read his texts.

-mafia don of New York, Vincent Rothschild, hit

I spent my days bar-hopping with my girlfriends, with a crew of hot young guys begging for my attention.

On my eighth hangover, I staggered back to my doorstep commando, Vincent Rothschild blocked the front door

“Where did that man who bought you fucking drinks tonight touch you?”

I let out a sloppy laugh, squinting at him through my drunk haze. “My hands, duh. The dice won’t shake themselves,

babe.”

His eyes went dark and he snapped at his guys. “Find that piece of shit. Chop his fucking hands off.”

I scoffed and pushed past him toward the door. “Yeah,

In my past life, I had been married to him for eight years.

I, Scarlett Whitmore-the “Queen of Cards”-won back Crown Royal Casino for him, stand by him while he crawled up from street trash to king of the New York underground.

But the second he made it big? He became infatuated with a new dealer at the casino.

Ruby Martinez. Poor girl got sold into the casino like merchandise-innocent and fragile.

Vincent set her up in the VIP room, personally teaching her how to deal and work the tables.

Only when I accessed the casino’s core system did it hit me-my status had been altered to “divorced.”

When I confronted him, Vincent just shrugged it off.

“Look, Ruby’s got nobody watching her back. This way, she won’t be pushed around anymore.”

“You’re still the boss lady everyone respects. Why make such a fuss over paperwork?”

I completely lost it and stormed into the

room, slapping Ruby right across the face in front of everyone.

That same night, they dragged my own brother Lucas

They shattered both his legs right in front of mack to the casino, who’d been busting his ass for Vincent.

and dumped him in the back alley.

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“This is what happens when your hands on Ruby, Scarlett!”

put

I got down on my knees and begged h

in front of me.

stop, watching the life drain out of Lucas’s face until he died right there

I felt something warm and wet between my legs, this tearing pain ripping through my stomach, and then everything went black.

When I woke up, I was back to the day my I

ed my status had been changed.

This time, I didn’t cry or demand answers. Instead, I secretly sold all my hidden jewelry and bought plane tickets. This time, I didn’t cry or demand answers. In

All I wanted was to get Lucas and myself the hell away from Vincent.

After discovering the status change, I grabbed my marriage certificate and headed straight to City Hall.

“Ms. Whitmore, according to our records, your marital status shows as divorced.”

Hearing the clerk confirm it made everything from my past life feel brutally real.

The filing date? My fucking birthday.

I’d been so thoughtful about Vincent’s crazy schedule that day-booked the entire revolving restaurant at the top of the Chrysler Building, even arranged for fireworks.

I sat there waiting from sunset until damn near sunrise. He never showed.

Turns out he was busy signing papers to wipe me out of his life completely.

I shook off the memory and headed back to Crown Royal. Vincent’s black Maybach was parked right out front.

Last time around, I’d completely lost my shit and confronted him right there.

Vincent was so paranoid about Ruby seeing any drama that he literally kicked me into the gutter before she could step out of the car.

This time, I slipped into the shadows behind the building’s columns.

The driver’s door opened and Vincent got out first.

He walked around to the passenger side and opened her door-more careful and gentle than I’d ever seen him with

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A girl in a soft blue dress stepped out, looking completely out of place next to that Bashy ride

Ruby Martinez.

Vincent slipped his jacket off and wrapped it around her shoulders, pulling her dose as they walked tow

entrance.

“Vincent…”

Ruby stopped walking, her voice shaky. “I’ve got nothing left but you… I can’t afford to lose this…”

Vincent turned and pulled her against his chest, his voice softer than I’d ever heard it.

“Hey, what are you worried about? You’re gonna be running this place. Nobody else belongs here but you.”

“And if you hate it here, I’ll find us somewhere quiet and builda a nice resort to play around with…”

All the guys who used to call me “Mrs. R” were now practically falling over themselves for Ruby.

“Good evening, Mrs. Rothschild!”

They surrounded her like she was something fragile, disappearing into that glittering casino.

I pressed my hand to my stomach, waiting until they were all inside before I stumbled out.

I wiped away my tears, leaving nothing but determination.

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