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!

descended onto the back of her hand heavily,

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

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

a hoarse voice. “Did you

you” Zachary’s words were delivered in a tone

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was she who caused the accident that

next instant, Rosalie heard

to the present, realizing she had been

covered in calluses. After three years of incarceration, her hands were no longer as tender and

ten fingers had regrown,

past, her finger bones had fractured, healing over time but not flawlessly. The joints appeared

and damp, the

yearned to sever

accused of drunk driving, resulting in the accident that caused the death of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t

Strico.

Rosalie found herself abandoned and cast aside by her own family. Ultimately, she received a

rose to her feet, retrieving a cleaning tool as

in the fluorescent workwear of a sanitary worker, and the cold weather had bestowed a slight reddish hue upon her delicate face. Beneath her eyes rested a captivating nose and lips tinted with a delicate shade of pink. Her lengthy

youthful vigor

Having dozed off at the Environment and Sanitation Administration, she had nearly missed her work

Yvette is truly fortunate to be both a renowned celebrity and an esteemed lady. And now, she’s marrying into the prominent Xanthos

Rosalie’s body, prompting her to hastily depart from the Environment and Sanitation. Administration.

wounds etched into

January night was distinctly cold. Holding a broom, Rosalie diligently swept the road. The bones in her hands throbbed in

be over soon,” Rosalie murmured to herself. For a sanitary worker like her, even accessing painkillers had become an unattainable luxury.

Ferrari unexpectedly pulled

from the vehicle. Pallor swept over Rosalie’s

a scion who used to harass her during her time with Zachary and even

you to road sweeping?” Timothy Sanders inquired with a knowing glint in

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his side giggled, “She’s a lawyer? How odd!”

be Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy remarked, casting Rosalie a

Mr. Xanthos is going to get engaged to Ms. Yvette Hamilton. How about you spend the night with me? What I can provide you is far

about to allow him to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the

to touch her, Rosalie raised her foot and kicked at Timothy, taking advantage of his

red as he refused to relent. He jumped into his Ferrari and began to chase after Rosalie.

the other side of

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

was no