The Apology from My Ex and His Mistress novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

“I’ll seize whatever is hers, including her husband and her career.

“This is exactly why I signed up for ‘The Ethereal Voice‘ the second I heard about it.

“I’ll totally destroy Stephanie, see her collapse, and force her to leave forever. That way, I get to replace her and take over everything that’s hers.

“From the way everything’s going, it seems I’ll win effortlessly.”

At this, she closed her eyes and pretended to take a nap, pursing her lips into a line to suppress the triumphant smile.

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In Conway Entertainment.

Stephanie had already signed with Jeremiah.

Conway Entertainment was one of the investors of “The Ethereal Voice“, and as the CEO of the company, Jeremiah had a substantial

say.

Knowing Roxanne would be one of the guest judges, he signed an NDA with Stephanie.

She’d join the competition with a mask on her face under the stage name “Serena Blake“. When the right time came, she’d take off her mask, revealing her true identity to everyone.

Before that, it’d remain a secret between her and Jeremiah.

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“The Ethereal Voice” was a music show, and contestants‘ songwriting and vocal abilities were what mattered. The masked gimmick, at most. was a promotional tactic. As other agencies were all employing their own marketing strategies, they didn’t voice any objections.

Stephanie loved her stage name–it reminded her of serenity.

After signing with Jeremiah, she drove to the hospital.

She had postponed her meeting with the doctor, and she arrived just in time.

After taking a few bites, she came to the doctor’s office.

She knocked on the door, watched as the doctor looked up, nodded slightly, and walked inside while closing the door behind her.

Jacquelyn Merrill asked gently as Stephanie sat down, “You seem a bit different today. How have you been feeling lately?”

Jacquelyn was her treating psychiatrist for her depression.

Stephanie had experienced a lot of things in her life. Some were joyful, and some were painful.

She had had her tough moments in those twenty–plus years, but she had made it through.

Until Roxanne’s arrival.

In fact, she had sensed something before Roxanne texted her using an alt account.

But when she showed Maxwell those messages, he accused her of framing Roxanne.

That day, for the first time, she had set foot in the Psychiatry

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Department.

She was diagnosed with moderate depression.

Jacquelyn had suggested antidepressants, but she had said no and chosen therapy instead because she wanted children.

Maxwell didn’t care about her, so he had never known about any of

this.

“Better, actually,” Stephanie replied. “I’ve decided to let go of some things. Maybe that helps with my recovery.”

Jacquelyn nodded with a smile.

“How’s life?” she asked.

She knew Stephanie pretty well by now.

And she saw those trending topics about Roxanne’s final days, too.

Therefore, even though she was smiling now, she was still worried about Stephanie’s condition.

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