Chapter 9 - The Mistress Abandons Her Broke Lover Without A Word

Vanessa watched the pathetic scene with undisguised disgust, sliding quietly toward the open elevator doors behind the security guards.
“Don’t you dare walk away from me, Vanessa! You promised you would stay by my side no matter what happens!” Richard shouted frantically.
Vanessa turned around, her expression contorted into an ugly snarl of pure self-preservation and bitter disappointment.
“I promised to stay with a multi-millionaire CEO, not a disgraced criminal who is about to spend decades behind federal prison bars,” she spat.
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She stepped into the elevator, pressing the lobby button with a manicured finger as the doors slid shut to lock him out forever.
Richard screamed her name in agonizing despair, realizing he had lost his wife, his company, his money, and his mistress all in one night.
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