Chapter 12 - The Expose
Serena’s jaw dropped. She looked at Harrison, then at the bank documents on the table, and finally at Ethan, whose suit jacket was crumpled and whose forehead was soaked in cold sweat.
"Broke?" Serena repeated, her voice suddenly dropping its sweet, fragile accent, revealing a sharp, calculating tone. "What do you mean broke? Ethan, you told me you owned this hospital! You told me the Sterling Trust was yours!"
"It was supposed to be!" Ethan yelled desperately. "Serena, just give me a minute to fix this!"
"Fix this?!" Serena sneered, stepping into the room and taking a sharp look around. The delicate victim act vanished in an instant. "You told me if I moved back to the city and kept quiet, I would have ten million dollars in a trust fund for my baby! You told me your wife was an heiress who didn't care about the money!"
"So it was never about love, was it?" Claire asked, her voice calm, echoing over the noise of the room.
Serena looked at Claire, offering a cold, unapologetic scoff. "Love? He’s been complaining about you for two years, Claire. He only stayed with you for your father's money. But if he doesn't have it, then he's useless to me."
"Serena!" Ethan roared, his eyes wide in absolute betrayal. "I gave up everything for you! I put my wife's life on the line today for you!"
"And that makes you an idiot, Ethan," Serena snapped back, pulling her cashmere coat tightly around herself. "Don't ever call me again."
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She turned on her high heels and walked down the hallway, leaving Ethan standing in the middle of the room, completely stripped of his pride, his money, and his mistress.
👉 What final devastating consequence will Ethan face right inside the hospital room?
