<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">For a brief moment, Jocelyn’s facade of vulnerability faltered, and I could clearly see the malice lurking in her eyes. It was evident that she was no ordinary person.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Elijah was entirely unaware that she had him under her influence. He probably believed her interest was insignificant. Little did he know, he was entangled with someone incredibly dangerous.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">If Jocelyn could snoop through Elijah’s phone, it meant she had ess to many of his business secrets,pany ns, and even financial details. As this realization sank in, I instinctively took a step back.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jocelyn then said, “Ms. York, Ms. Stuart, I came here personally to express my sincerity. I want to reconcile with you.”</font></font>
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<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Before Teri could respond, I frowned and said, “Ms. Cornell, if this is about your earlier suggestion, we don’t need to discuss it any further. That’s a matter between Elijah and me.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I also have no interest in being friends with you, let alone reconciling. We were never on good terms to begin with.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri looked ready to apud my words.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">However, Jocelyn replied calmly, “Ms. York, even though we aren’t friends and past misunderstandings have created some hostility between us, avoiding the issue won’t resolve anything.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“If you genuinely want to divorce Elijah, shouldn’t you confront it openly?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Confused, I asked, “What do you mean? I don’t understand.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jocelyn smiled sweetly. “It means you need to convince the public that your marriage is over. You have to everyone believe that you truly want a divorce. Only then will Elijah take your intentions seriously.”</font></font>
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<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After making her point, she asked, “Ms. York, don’t you think this approach makes sense?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri, standing nearby, interjected, “Ari, don’t fall for her tricks! She’s definitely up to no good.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I was deep in thought as Jocelyn continued, “Ms. York, your past mistakes have caused Elijah topletely lose trust in you. He believes you’re just throwing a tantrum at this point.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I asked, “He said he wouldn’t divorce me, didn’t he?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">A flicker of resentment and frustration crossed Jocelyn’s face as she replied coolly, “Yes. Elijah said that divorcing you would be too costly, both emotionally and financially. He refuses to even consider it.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Confused, I questioned, “Emotionally? What feelings does he even have left for me?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jocelyn’s expression wavered. “I’m not sure. Regardless, I know my visit may seem presumptuous, but I hope you’ll think about what I’ve said.” With that, she handed me an elegantly designed invitation.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">As I nced at it, I saw it was for a wee home party. I weighed the decision of whether to toss it aside in front of Jocelyn or wait until she had left.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jocelyn said softly, “This is a wee home party that Elijah organized for me. I hope you’ll dress up and bring a date.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She blinked at me once before walking away.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">As soon as she left, Teri quickly closed the door. Rubbing her arms, she eximed, “Wow! Jocelyn is something else. She had the nerve toe here and tell you how to get rid of Elijah! I should have recorded that to show him.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 75</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">27</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I shook my head. “But don’t you think she made some valid points?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri waved her hand dismissively. “Arl, wake up! Don’t let her manipte you. She definitely has ulterior motives for inviting you.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I touched the invitation and asked, “What if I brought Logan with me?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teriughed in surprise. “That’s a brilliant ideal It would drive Elijah crazy.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Then, a realization struck her. “Wait. Is that what Jocelyn is after?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I replied calmly, “Ultimately, Jocelyn is just desperate to be Mrs. Linden. To achieve that, she wouldn’t think twice about encouraging me to provoke Elijah into getting a divorce.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri sighed. “She’s truly ruthless. It’s no wonder you never stood a chance against her before.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I gazed at the invitation, its bright colors almost blinding. A familiar tightness gripped my chest.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Before my memory loss, I must have felt heartbroken, I could only watch helplessly as the manoved hosted avish wee–home party for another woman.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I wasn’t sure how deeply I had loved Elijah before my memory loss, but even without those memories, a persistent pain and dull ache remained in my heart.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">My feelings for him ran deep, and I couldn’t shake the sense of injustice I felt for myself.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">That day, Logan arrived quitete.</font></font>