He threw money on the bed after our one-night stand.
I threw it back in his face at his own inauguration.
By sundown, we were engaged. By the week's end — married.
Franklin Flemington needed a wife to secure his empire. I needed a miracle to save my family. For two years, we played our parts flawlessly — the golden couple the whole city envied.
Behind closed doors, I was invisible to him.
When the two years were up, I handed him divorce papers without blinking.
He stared at me like I'd lost my mind. "I've given you everything a husband should. What more do you want from me, Octavia?"
I smiled, signed my name, and walked out.
I thought that was the end. I thought I'd finally won.
I forgot one thing — Franklin Flemington has never lost anything in his life. And he has no intention of starting with me.
Game on.

I was outside Octavia's workplace. She walked out of the glass doors. Even with the subtle slump of exhaustion in her shoulders, she looked radiant. She was my entire world.


I leaned over and pushed the passenger door open for her. 


"Franklin, I got something recorded today. Listen to this."


She pulled out her phone and hit play. I listened to the whole conversation.


The audio cut out. My knuckles turned white against the steering wheel. I felt a violent wave of protective fury crash over my chest.


"If Bella knows about the pregnancy then my baby is in danger. My office has been bugged. They are listening to everything."


I reached over, wrapping my hand tightly around hers.


"If they're listening, we can use it to our advantage. What if I knowingly feed them false information? I can say something to lure them. We can use their own bugs to trap them."


Chapter 225 - ~ 225