The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

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A thin and frail woman with bloodstained hands was pressed forcefully onto the ground.

“The former best newcomer lawyer has turned into an incompetent.” A cold and malevolent voice sounded above Rosalie Leighton’s head.

Struggling, she raised her head, her gaze locking onto the attractive face before her. It was hard to fathom that the popular celebrity from the entertainment circle, someone who appeared so innocent to others, could be harboring such ruthlessness.

“Yvette, why?” Rosalie asked in a trembling voice.

“You took my sister’s life How can you even ask why Yvette Hamilton’s sneer conveyed a chilling edge, her eyes brimming

with malefic darkness.

“It wasn’t me. I’m innocent Rosalie managed to utter amidst her difficulty, her head shaking in persistent dental, trying to straighten herself up, her gaze unwaveringly fixed on the man standing beside Yvette.

He was none other than Rosalie’s ex-boyfriend. The man who had once vowed to protect her eternally

In the past, even a minor injury to her finger would cause him to worry for hours. Yet now, he merely stood there, a passive observer of her torment

“Z-Zachary.” Rosalie s cry was infused with nearly every ounce of her remaining strength. “Please. I beg you believe me.

He still wore the same suit and leather shoes as before, but as he fixed his dark eyes upon her, they held nothing but a haze of coldness

“Zachary, you’re not feeling sorry for this woman, are you! She’s the one who took my sister’s life! Everything Im doing is to

my sister can rest in peace”

Yvette held the man’s armi mi

at him

tely. Her malicious expression

sformed into a sort of pitiable charm when she looked

“She brought this upon herself Sympathy isn’t warranted Zachary Xanthos responded softly, his fingers tenderly brushing through Yvettes meticulously styled hair “You can do whatever you want.

Rosalie’s eyes widened all of a sudden as the mused. “I brought this upon myself? Ha“

The man who had once cherished Rosalie now reduced her anguish to this dismissive remark.

Drawing on an unfamiliar well of strength, she broke free from the constraining hold of the person pinning her down. She struggled and crawled forward, determined to get closer to the man.

“Zachary, I don’t know what happened in that car accident. I wasn’t drunk driving that day. It was Melanie’s car…. that crashed into mine.

Thud!

of her hand heavily, sending

she felt physically paled in comparison to the intense ache in Rosalie’s heart

her head and locked eyes on Zachary, whose leather-clad shoe was pressing down on her left hand. The realization that he could be so

breath, she said in a hoarse voice. “Did you ever truly love

being with you” Zachary’s words were delivered

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It was she who caused the accident that took my sister’s life.” Yvette’s

Rosalie heard him utter. “All right.”

realizing she had been dreaming about the events that

three years of incarceration, her

on her ten fingers had

flawlessly. The joints appeared slightly misaligned, impeding her

damp, the discomfort in her fingers

excruciating that she yearned to sever her hands just to escape

the death of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t just the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family; she was

Strico.

and cast aside by her own family. Ultimately, she

to her feet, retrieving a cleaning

her delicate face. Beneath her eyes rested a captivating nose

might assume she had recently graduated from college. However, the youthful vigor that should

particular day, she was assigned to the night shift. Having dozed off

caught Rosalie’s attention. “Huh? Zachary and Yvette are getting engaged. Yvette is truly fortunate to be both a renowned celebrity and an esteemed lady.

her to hastily depart

were like aching wounds etched into the very core

diligently swept the road. The bones in her hands throbbed

For a sanitary worker like her, even

Ferrari unexpectedly pulled to a stop before

woman emerged from the vehicle. Pallor

her during her

isn’t the great lawyer, Ms. Leighton? What brings you to road sweeping?” Timothy Sanders inquired with

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side giggled, “She’s a lawyer?

Leighton. She used to be Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy

the night with me? What

was not about to allow him to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the man’s grasp, but Timothy seized her arm

and kicked at Timothy, taking advantage

relent. He jumped

dashed to the other

was hauntingly deserted. Not a soul was in sight, not even a

if there was