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Chapter 16 

Donna paced the living room, her heels 

tapping loudly against the marble floor as 

she recounted everything that had happened 

at the boutique earlier that day. 

“I’m telling you, Tania—your mother had the 

nerve to strut into my designer’s boutique 

and act like she owned the place! She even 

brought her new fiancé–some rich guy, and 

the staff were bowing to her like she was 

royalty!” 

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Tania, seated stiffly on the couch, looked 

away. “I saw him too…” 

Donna stopped mid–rant and turned sharply. 

“What?” 

“I saw them together,” Tania admitted, her 

voice quiet. “At a restaurant. She looked 

different. Stronger. She… she was laughing 

with him. And smiling. It wasn’t fake. She 

looked like she meant it.’ 

Donna’s eyes narrowed. “Don’t be fooled. 

That’s part of her act.” 

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“No,” Tania shook her head slowly. “It didn’t 

look like an act. She looked… happy.” 

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Donna clenched her fists. “Well, she 

shouldn’t be happy. After what she did to us? 

Leaving your father–cheating on him— 

abandoning this family? No. No, she doesn’t 

get to walk away and find joy. She doesn’t 

deserve it.” 

“But what if…” Tania hesitated. “What if she 

didn’t do any of that?” 

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Donna’s voice rose. “Don’t you start 

questioning things now. We’ve come too far. 

Your mother is a liar, Tania. And if she’s 

marrying some rich guy, it’s just for power. 

She never loved your father the way I do. 

You’ll see. She’ll ruin this new man too.” 

Tania bit her lip but didn’t respond. There was 

a weight in her chest she couldn’t shake- 

something between regret and guilt. 

And then a third voice pierced the room. 

“What are you two talking about?” 

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Both women turned. 

Jackson stood at the doorway, his face 

unreadable, but his voice carried the sharp 

edge of suspicion. 

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“Oh, it’s nothing,” Donna said quickly, 

plastering on a smile. “We were just talking 

about Trina. Apparently, she’s with someone 

now, that’s all.” 

Jackson didn’t blink. “Someone? Do you 

really think I’d believe that, especially after 

what that guy said? He called you out, 

Donna He said you manipulated those 

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photos. That you twisted everything.” 

Donna stiffened. “He was lying.” 

Jackson’s tone darkened. “No. I think you 

were.” 

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Tania looked between them, conflicted, then 

finally spoke up. “She’s getting married.” 

Donna’s eyes widened in warning. “Tania-” 

But it was too late. 

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“She’s getting married,” Tania repeated, more 

firmly. “To a man named Mateo. I saw them 

together. He’s rich. Powerful. She told me to 

never show my face to her again after I 

confronted her…” 

Jackson’s entire body tensed. “Mateo? Mateo 

what?” 

“Mateo Smith,” Tania replied. “Do you… know 

him?” 

Jackson staggered back a step, the name 

striking him like a bolt of lightning. “Mateo 

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Smith,” he muttered. “No… it can’t be.” 

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Donna stepped forward, voice tight. “So what 

now, Jackson? You’re going to run to her? 

After everything? Even if you go to her, it’s 

over. She doesn’t want you anymore. She’s 

getting married! She made her choice!” 

Jackson turned toward her, eyes blazing with 

fury. “And I made mine. I chose you over her. 

And now I regret it. Every. Damn. Second.” 

Donna’s face paled. “What are you saying?” 

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“I’m saying I’m done!” Jackson roared. “Done 

pretending. Done being blind. I lost the only 

woman who ever truly loved me because I 

was too stupid to see the truth. And now- 

now you’re going to feel what she felt!” 

Without warning, he grabbed Donna’s wrist 

and yanked her toward the hallway. 

“Jackson! Have you lost your mind?!” she 

shrieked, trying to pull away. 

“Yes!” he barked. “I’ve gone insane because I 

let you in my head. I let you destroy my 

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marriage, my family–and her. Now it’s your 

turn.” 

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He shoved her into the bedroom and 

slammed the door shut, locking it behind him 

as she banged on it from the inside. 

“LET ME OUT! YOU CAN’T DO THIS!” 

Her screams echoed down the hall, but 

Jackson ignored her. 

He returned to the living room, his chest 

heaving. Tania stared at him, wide–eyed and 

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pale. 

“Dad…” she whispered. “Did we really… do all 

that to her?” 

He looked at his daughter–his beautiful, 

broken daughter–and nodded, his voice 

cracking. “We did. We betrayed her. I was so 

caught up in my pride and Donna’s lies that I 

didn’t even see the truth. Your mother… she 

never cheated. She never hurt me. And all 

she wanted was to be seen. Loved. 

Remembered.” 

Tonic conk to harkina.. 

welling in hok 

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Tania sank to her knees, tears welling in her 

eyes. “I believed everything Aunt Donna 

said… I turned against Mom. I was so cruel to 

her…” 

Jackson knelt beside her, holding her 

shoulders. “We were both wrong, Tania. But 

it’s not too late. I’m going to get her back.” 

Tania shook her head slowly, overwhelmed 

with guilt. “But she said she never wanted to 

see me again…” 

He pulled her into his arms. “She’s hurt. She 

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has every right to be. But she’s your mother. 

She’s still my wife. And I know she still has 

love buried somewhere in her heart.” 

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Jackson stood, fire returning to his eyes. “I let 

her walk away once. I won’t let her walk down 

the aisle with someone else without fighting 

for her.” 

He marched to the door, grabbing his keys. 

“Where are you going?” Tania called after 

him. 

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“To stop a wedding,” he growled. “To bring 

your mother home.” 

Behind him, Donna’s muffled screams 

continued through the locked bedroom. 

But Jackson no longer heard them. 

All he heard now was his own heartbeat 

thundering with purpose. 

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All he saw was her–Trina–in white, walking 

down the aisle toward another man. 

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And all he knew was this: 

She was his. 

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And he would fight to take her back.