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Don't Look For Me Chapter 10 Happy Birthday, Ingrid
The doors of the hall were pushed open, and sunlight poured across the red carpet.I stepped forward and walked out.Early summer in Plefford was bright, almost harsh. I wore neither a sunhat nor a mask. Passing an outdoor cafe, I slowed to a stop. "An iced Americano. Less ice, please."The waiter handed it over with a polite smile. "Your coffee, mademoiselle."An elderly woman pushing a flower cart stopped me. "Miss, would you like to buy some flowers?"I picked a large bouquet of golden sunflowers and paid.At the next table, a young man stood up and approached me quickly, phone in hand. "Hi, could I get your number?"I looked at him. "Sorry, I'm not looking to meet anyone."He shrugged, smiling, and stepped back.I held the flowers and continued walking.The glass storefront beside the street reflected my image—clear skin, a crisp white suit. I raised my hand and touched my cheek. Smooth. Whole.…At two in the afternoon, I walked into the top-floor conference room of th
Don't Look For Me Chapter 9 Into the Light
The recording was short—only twenty seconds—but every word rang clearly in Natalie's ears.She stood there with her mouth open, frozen.The love she had been so proud of, the family bond she had believed in without question—all of it was torn apart in less than half a minute."Ah!" A sharp, piercing scream tore out of her. She dropped the receiver and began slamming her head wildly against the reinforced glass. "It's fake! It's all fake! I'm the Scott heiress! I'm the lucky one!"The female officers rushed forward immediately and pinned her down.I set the receiver back in place, stood up, and smoothed the creases on my suit. "In that case, spend your lucky life in here for the next three years."I turned and walked out of the visitation room without sparing her another glance.…At a red light beneath the overpass on the way to the airport, I lowered the car window to let in some air.By a roadside trash can, an old man and an old woman were fighting over an empty plastic bot
Don't Look For Me Chapter 8 Illusions Shattered
I pushed the car door open and stepped out. The bodyguards moved immediately, pinning Owen against the car.My uncle crawled forward on his knees, reaching for my pant leg, but I stepped back. "I already cut ties with them. When you invested in Astera Pharmaceuticals, you signed under my dad's name. Why come to me?"Owen struggled wildly, shouting at the top of his lungs. "Stop playing dumb! That's your father! A child must pay their father's debts! You think you can just turn your back now that you've climbed out of the gutter, you ugly freak?"I looked at him. "You're right to say that. Back then, you sat on the sofa with my diary in your hands, laughing louder than anyone. You said I would always be a joke wherever I went."I pulled out a business card from my bag and flicked it at his face. "This is a loan shark's number. I heard you owe 500 thousand in gambling debts. Why don't you beg them instead? See if they'll laugh at you too."Owen's face turned deathly pale. He stopped
Don't Look For Me Chapter 7 Ruin Comes Home
The cops arrived quickly. Natalie was handcuffed and taken into the patrol car.That evening, I was having dinner at home when the doorbell rang. I checked the monitor and saw my parents kneeling outside. Rain poured down around them, soaking them to the bone as they shivered uncontrollably.Once I opened the door, my mother shuffled forward on her knees and grabbed my legs. "Iggy, please spare Nelly! She'll be sentenced to years for assault! She's your sister!"I kicked her hand away. "Did she remember I was her sister when she threw sulfuric acid at me?"My father lifted his head, his face streaked with tears. "Iggy, everything was our fault. Astera Pharmaceuticals is bankrupt. The bank is repossessing the house tomorrow. We have nothing left. As long as you tell the police it was all a misunderstanding and that you weren't hurt, Nelly can be released."I looked at them. "Have you forgotten what you told the police the last time I nearly died from a peanut allergy? You said I wa
Don't Look For Me Chapter 6 Debts Collected
Natalie wrenched herself free from the security guards and glared at me with venom in her eyes. "You're nothing but an ungrateful wretch! People like you always get what's coming to them!"I took out my phone and dialed my assistant. "Notify the legal department. I want a full-scale ban on all products from Astera Pharmaceuticals. And have security escort them out."My father's face turned ashen. "Ingrid! Are you trying to drive your own father to his death?"I turned and walked back toward the venue without looking at him. "You did that to yourselves."…The next day, I was in my office reviewing documents when the front desk called. "Ms. Scott, there's a woman here with the last name Knight. She says she used to be your high school teacher."I set my pen down. "Send her up."Five minutes later, Ms. Knight stepped into the office. Her hair was slightly disheveled, and there was none of the confidence she used to carry.The moment she saw me, she dropped to her knees with a hea
Don't Look For Me Chapter 5 Five Years Later
Sitting in the cab to the airport, I pulled the SIM card from my phone, snapped it in half, and tossed it into a trash can outside the window.Inside my bag was a kraft paper envelope containing my grandfather's will. He had left me the old townhouse in the city center. My parents had always thought the copy they burned in front of me was the original. What they did not know was that I had secretly made another copy and filed it with a notary office long ago.Before boarding, I scheduled an email to be sent—a lawsuit that would arrive in their inbox on time. They had taken my assets. Now, I was going to take everything back.The airport announcement echoed through the terminal. "Passengers traveling to Azlita, your flight is now boarding."At that, I threw the family photo into a trash bin outside the security checkpoint, and never looking back, even as I passed through security.…Ten hours later, I landed on the other side of the ocean. Using a new number, I logged into a backu
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