Chapter 7 - The Mistress's Venom
Stripped of his office access and facing an immediate corporate suspension, Cole drove recklessly across town to Sierra’s high-rise luxury apartment complex.
He hammered on her front door until she finally opened it, wearing a silk robe and holding a mug of coffee. Her eyes were sharp, devoid of the soft, playful affection she had displayed in her text messages.
"Cole? What are you doing here at nine in the morning on Christmas?" Sierra asked, blocking the door frame. "You're supposed to be smoothing things over with your wife!"
"Lauren knows everything! She froze my bank accounts! My firm suspended me!" Cole yelled, trying to push his way inside. "I need to stay here for a few days until my lawyer sorts this out! Give me the pearls back, I need to sell them for cash!"
Sierra took a step back, her lip curling into a sneer of absolute contempt.
"Are you insane?" Sierra snapped, her voice turning razor-sharp. "You came here broke, suspended, and chased by an heiress's legal team? I only entertained you because you claimed you were chief partner material and bought me expensive dinners!"
"Sierra, I gave up my family for you!" Cole screamed, his hands trembling.
"You gave up your family because you're an arrogant fool," Sierra said coldly. "Don't ever contact me again, Cole. If you stand outside my door for another minute, I'm calling the building security."
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She slammed the heavy mahogany door shut, the deadbolt clicking loudly in his face.
👉 Read PART 8 to see the explosive court battle for the twins six weeks later!
