Another Woman 1
0010 In Baybridge’s elite circle,there was one unwritten rule everyone knew: Better to offend the“King of Hell,“Adrian Cole,than to cross his wife,Clara Winter.” But in the third year of their marriage,Adrian fell for a reckless young woman. Clara only found out when their intimate videos had already flooded the internet. Clips of Adrian fighting for Vanessa,holding an umbrella over her in a storm,even bending down to light her cigarette,spread like wildfire.§ The trending hashtag-#TheCole HeirBrawlsForLove–refused to fall from the top. Clara could no longer contain herself. She stormed straight to Adrian’s top–floor office. She slammed her phone down onto his desk,the screen shattering,frozen on a photo of him with Vanessa on his motorcycle,his arm wrapped tightly around her. “Adrian, “Clara’s voice was hoarse,her tears spilling uncontrollably,shattering her once–cool image. “Tell me what is this?Do you even have s any shame left?” Adrian only glanced at the phone. Loosening his tie with practiced indifference,his tone was flat:” “Not everything you see online is true.” Not true?“Clara’s voice broke into near hysteria. “What isn’t true?That you fought for her? That you spent your nights with her?That you lied to me,treating me like a fool- that’s true enough!” Finally, Adrian raised his eyes to her. There was no ripple of emotion in them,only a trace of pity.” “Vanessa…she looks fearless, but deep down she’s fragile. She has no sense of security.“” He turned away,his gaze stripped of all warmth, leaving only cold detachment. “Clara,life with her feels alive. With her,l‘ feel like I’m living again. She doesn’t demand a title,only stability.I give her security.Tell me–what’s so wrong about that?“” Clara staggered back as if all the strength had been drained from her body. She stared at him,trembling,her disbelief hollowing her out. How could he… How could he use such casual words to deliver such cruelty? She had walked with him through years of hardship–yet she was defeated by one sentence from a girl who claimed she had no sense of security.”…