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loved with all her heart, tears running down her face. “Manolo…do you really hate me this much? All these years, you still haven’t forgiven me?”
His eyes became shuttered. He didn’t answer.
“This is not about the children, is it? This is about us. You want me to pay for the past and you’re making me pay through my son.”
He finally smiled. A smile so diabolical it chilled her to the bone. “I’ll call you when the verdict is out. You will be the one to accompany him to the state penitentiary. Don’t get smart with me and go to the police. I own them. If you go to the media, your son will land some place else and it’s not a prison cell.” He pointed to her face. “That is not a threat, Debra.”
Manolo left the room, closing the door behind him with sinister finality.
Jaq had written his counter-affidavit despite the utter revulsion he felt as Glenn discussed every paragraph of Angie’s testimony with clinical, rational detachment. But God, he could not be rational about it. He could not get past Angie’s betrayal.
Everything she’d written repulsed him.
Every word mocked the love he thought they felt for each other.
Her testimony was flawless. Who would not believe the words of a society princess with the most sterling of reputations, who belonged in an illustrious and wealthy clan, and whose father’s influence and power stretched all the way to the presidential palace?
The weight of his words was only as good as the love he felt for her. To Angie and that unyielding court, that amounted to nothing.
With incriminating evidence found in his car to support her claim– a stolen gun and a few grams of crack, he was done for.
Her testimony came with an even more solid evidence. She had been medically checked for sexual abuse and there were lacerations found in her private parts. She was a virgin and however gently he had taken her, she had bled. They had made love several times. Of course she would look ravaged down there. Never mind that she was all too willing the whole time.
Angie had concocted an elaborate tale about him abducting her at gunpoint when she refused to go with him. She recounted how she was so afraid he would kill her and so she let him have his way with her. She denied any existence of a romantic relationship with him.
That was plain rape, abusing an innocent woman without regard for her feelings.
The work of a savage animal.
She ripped his character to unrecognizable pieces.
In his heart he knew, he was doomed.
God, Angie! Why? I loved you! Why?!
PRESENT
Chapter One
“ANGELINA YULO is truly a belle of substance. She is a super ‘IT’ girl. At twenty-six, she has everything a young woman of her stature should have: Elegance and style that always land her on the top ten list of the most well-dressed socialites; the classic beauty that has captivated the heart of one of the most eligible bachelors in the country, her fiancé, media mogul Jordan Lavega; smarts and wit that have turned her into a marketing powerhouse for her family’s hotel empire, and a charitable heart that makes the Yulo clan truly an enduring pillar of philanthropy in this country.”
Angie closed the magazine and stared at her face. She was on the latest cover of the Tatler, following her much-publicized engagement to Jordan, showing off her stunning 10-carat diamond engagement ring. When Jordan slipped it on her finger, the beauty of the stone mesmerized her more than his grand proposal.
She bit the inside of her cheek at her traitorous thought.
Don’t invite bad vibes, she inwardly scolded herself.
She shifted position, crossed her legs and tried to relax in the plush backseat of her chauffeured Mercedes Benz sedan. She was on her way to work and the morning rush hour traffic was terrible as, usual.
She channeled her mind to happy thoughts. She got engaged two months ago. They had yet to pick a date for the wedding but Jordan said it would be within the year.
Her fiancé was a prize
His eyes became shuttered. He didn’t answer.
“This is not about the children, is it? This is about us. You want me to pay for the past and you’re making me pay through my son.”
He finally smiled. A smile so diabolical it chilled her to the bone. “I’ll call you when the verdict is out. You will be the one to accompany him to the state penitentiary. Don’t get smart with me and go to the police. I own them. If you go to the media, your son will land some place else and it’s not a prison cell.” He pointed to her face. “That is not a threat, Debra.”
Manolo left the room, closing the door behind him with sinister finality.
Jaq had written his counter-affidavit despite the utter revulsion he felt as Glenn discussed every paragraph of Angie’s testimony with clinical, rational detachment. But God, he could not be rational about it. He could not get past Angie’s betrayal.
Everything she’d written repulsed him.
Every word mocked the love he thought they felt for each other.
Her testimony was flawless. Who would not believe the words of a society princess with the most sterling of reputations, who belonged in an illustrious and wealthy clan, and whose father’s influence and power stretched all the way to the presidential palace?
The weight of his words was only as good as the love he felt for her. To Angie and that unyielding court, that amounted to nothing.
With incriminating evidence found in his car to support her claim– a stolen gun and a few grams of crack, he was done for.
Her testimony came with an even more solid evidence. She had been medically checked for sexual abuse and there were lacerations found in her private parts. She was a virgin and however gently he had taken her, she had bled. They had made love several times. Of course she would look ravaged down there. Never mind that she was all too willing the whole time.
Angie had concocted an elaborate tale about him abducting her at gunpoint when she refused to go with him. She recounted how she was so afraid he would kill her and so she let him have his way with her. She denied any existence of a romantic relationship with him.
That was plain rape, abusing an innocent woman without regard for her feelings.
The work of a savage animal.
She ripped his character to unrecognizable pieces.
In his heart he knew, he was doomed.
God, Angie! Why? I loved you! Why?!
PRESENT
Chapter One
“ANGELINA YULO is truly a belle of substance. She is a super ‘IT’ girl. At twenty-six, she has everything a young woman of her stature should have: Elegance and style that always land her on the top ten list of the most well-dressed socialites; the classic beauty that has captivated the heart of one of the most eligible bachelors in the country, her fiancé, media mogul Jordan Lavega; smarts and wit that have turned her into a marketing powerhouse for her family’s hotel empire, and a charitable heart that makes the Yulo clan truly an enduring pillar of philanthropy in this country.”
Angie closed the magazine and stared at her face. She was on the latest cover of the Tatler, following her much-publicized engagement to Jordan, showing off her stunning 10-carat diamond engagement ring. When Jordan slipped it on her finger, the beauty of the stone mesmerized her more than his grand proposal.
She bit the inside of her cheek at her traitorous thought.
Don’t invite bad vibes, she inwardly scolded herself.
She shifted position, crossed her legs and tried to relax in the plush backseat of her chauffeured Mercedes Benz sedan. She was on her way to work and the morning rush hour traffic was terrible as, usual.
She channeled her mind to happy thoughts. She got engaged two months ago. They had yet to pick a date for the wedding but Jordan said it would be within the year.
Her fiancé was a prize
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