Chapter 5
“She can’t afford it. I can. Because I’m your wife. And by law, our assets are shared.”
Then I turned to Faye.
My smile was sharp, cold.
“No matter how much you give her, she’s still just the woman you keep.
She’ll never measure up to me.”
Faye’s eyes filled with tears. She jumped to her feet.
“You-!”
Then suddenly covered her face and sobbed.
“You’re right… you’re his wife. I’m just… just a mistress, someone who can’t show her face. I shouldn’t have hoped for more. Rhett… let’s just end it.”
And with that–she ran out of the ballroom.
Rhett’s face darkened instantly. He grabbed my wrist, so hard I thought he might snap the bone.
“I told you–I’d get tired of her eventually. Why did you have to force her out?”
I looked at him calmly.
“Whether she stays or goes, what does it have to do with me?”
He shoved my hand away and stormed off after her.
I stood there.
All eyes on me–some mocking, some pitying.
But I didn’t care anymore.
I was leaving, Soon.
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Chapter 5
The next morning, my phone buzzed and woke me.
A news alert glared across the screen, stabbing at my eyes.
BREAKING: 999 Intimate Photos of Sinclair Group CEO’s Wife to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s!
I froze.
My blood turned to ice.
Those photos… Only he had them.
Hands trembling, I called him.
“Did you leak them?” My voice was hoarse, barely audible.
On the other end, he chuckled coldly.
“Didn’t you love bidding things up so much?”
“If you don’t want the whole world seeing those pictures…”
His voice turned sharp and cruel. “Then you better show up–and buy every last one.”
In the background, I heard Faye’s soft, sugary voice drift in.
“Rhett… is that Vivian? I… maybe I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t come between you two…”
“Don’t say that,” he said, voice turning gentle–so gentle I couldn’t believe it was the same man who’d just threatened me.
Then came the sound of kissing.
“I stood up for you. If you try to leave again, see what happens.”
The line went dead.
I felt like I’d been dropped into a frozen pit.
No time to think.
I rushed straight to the auction.
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The moment I pushed open the door, I started to shake.
The room was filled with men.
And on the giant screen-
My private photos rolled across the display, one after another.
There was one of me sleeping, the side of my face soft and relaxed.
He used to say I looked like a kitten–quiet and sweet–and he’d taken it to keep close when he
missed me.
Another, my back turned, fresh out of the shower.
He’d coaxed me: “Just one, so I can look at you when I’m away.”
And then-
Photos of me completely naked, covered in his love bites.
He’d once said those were proof of how much he loved me.
Now, they were nothing but entertainment.
Commodity.
I could hear the men whispering:
“Damn, what a body. Mr. Sinclair’s a lucky man.”
“He used to be crazy about her, right? So why’s he selling this stuff now?”
“Got bored, I guess. These trophy wives–they look good in public, but behind closed doors…”
Every word sliced into me like a knife.
I remembered how possessive Rhett used to be.
That trip to the islands–I wore a backless dress.
Some stranger looked a little too long.
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Rhett dragged me back to the hotel, pressed me against the window, made love to me right there.
Whispered between kisses:
“Vivian belongs to Rhett.”
And now-
To prove something to another woman, he sold my body, my privacy, my dignity… to strangers.
I bought every single photo back.
With each bid, another part of me died.
By the last one, I knew:
My love for him was gone.
I walked out of the auction house.
My phone rang.
“Did you enjoy the show?”
His voice was cold, amused.
I clenched the phone so hard my nails dug into my palm.
“You really think I won’t divorce you after this?”
He sounded relaxed. Arrogant.
“You won’t, Vivian. I won’t sign the papers. And without that, you’re still mine.”
I said nothing.
He’d forgotten, clearly-
That divorce agreement he signed with his own hand… was still in mine.
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