Chapter 5 I’m Leaving
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luxurious hotel suite, where they immediately became entangled in one another.
Neither of them noticed the two phones vibrating wildly on the carpet.
By the time they were finished, night had fully fallen, and the soup, now cold, sat forgotten.
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Lionel, satisfied, headed to the bathroom, shirtless.
Meanwhile, Alissa, with practiced ease, grabbed his phone and opened. his messages.
[Dad! Mom’s missing! The butler says she’s not at the hospital and hasn’t come home!]
[Mr. David, Mrs. David is filing for divorce. You need to respond quickly! According to your prenuptial agreement, if she follows through, she’ll take 90% of the David family’s assets! If things get bad, you may need to apologize and try to smooth things over.]
[There are also a lot of negative rumors online. We’re dealing with but with the video circulating, we’re worried it could spiral out of control. Where are you? We need you to make some decisions.]
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As she read through the messages and noticed the hundreds of missed calls, her face changed. She quickly began deleting everything one
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To be extra cautious, she submerged the phone in water.
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“Alissa, my phone’s been ringing non–stop. What’s going on?” His voice called from the bathroom.
“Nothing, Lionel. I’m just not done yet. Let’s go again,” Alissa coaxed in a sweet, seductive voice, but this time, Lionel didn’t pounce on her
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“Forget it. I was too hard on Alice yesterday. She’s still my wife, and she’s injured. I need to go back and comfort her. You know, I’ve never actually considered divorcing her.” A complex look flashed in his eyes.
“From now on, she won’t be competing with you in the dance world. Let the past go. Consider it all forgotten,” he continued.
Alissa looked up at him, frustration in her eyes. “But have you thought about this? She’s Mrs. David, and I’m stuck living like this! My child is supposed to call her ‘Mom‘! Why should she have that?”
‘And her talk about divorce? It’s just a way to get attention! You’re underestimating her tricks.” Tears welled up in her eyes as she became more emotional.
“Don’t you remember how she made me depressed? If you walk out that door today, I’ll kill myself to show you!” she shouted.
Lionel didn’t respond, silently dressing.
For years, Alissa had used suicide threats to manipulate him, and it always worked. But this time, it didn’t.
“I’m leaving,” he said firmly, heading for the door.
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Alissa, snapping out of her daze, wiped her tears and followed him. “Don’t go, Lionel!”
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But just as they stepped out of the hotel, they were met by a swarm of reporters. Camera flashes lit up the night, and the hotel entrance was completely blocked.
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