Mistress Commission: 'Design Our Rings!' But Darling I'm Still His WIFE novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5

I stepped out of the hotel and took a deep breath.

The ache in my chest didn’t fade–It only sharpened in the silence.

Mia clung tightly to my arm, her voice still trembling with anger.

“Amelia, you were amazing back there! I can’t believe they could be that shameless! Especially Aunt Grace–what the hell was she even saying?

I patted her hand, forcing a weak smile.

“Mia, thank you for standing up for me today.”

Mia looked indignant.

“What’s there to thank me for? I was just telling the truth!”

“So what are you gonna do now? You can’t just let them get away with this!”

“I won’t.” I stared out at the city lights, my gaze ice–cold. “The show’s just getting started.”

Once I was in the car, I immediately called Sophia.

“Send the ‘gift‘ we prepared to Julian’s biggest partners–especially the ones who knew about today’s engagement party.”

“Got it. Let him taste humiliation first.”

Sophia’s tone was sharp and efficient.

“Also, about that betting agreement you signed–I found a loophole. Some of the project data he gave you was falsified. That’s fraud. There’s a strong chance the contract can be voided. I’m already prepping the paperwork.”

“Good.” A weight lifted slightly off my chest. “What about the asset freeze?”

“Already submitted to the court. We should have an answer by tomorrow morning at the latest. All those assets he transferred to Chloe, plus the money he moved under ‘investment‘ labels? None of it’s getting away.”

I hung up and leaned back in the driver’s seat, exhaustion washing over me.

From childhood sweethearts to walking down the aisle–and it all ended like this.

Suddenly, my phone started buzzing nonstop.

Julian’s name flashed across the screen over and over.

I declined the call. He switched to texting.

“Amelia, pick up! We need to talk!”

“It’s not what you think! I was forced into this!”

“Chloe seduced me! She threatened me with the baby!”

“Just let me explain–I’ve always loved you!”

Staring at these pathetic, laughable excuses, I didn’t even bother replying.

Forced?

So those two years of bank transfers, that betting agreement signed under my name, that carefully planned engagement party–someone held a gun to his head for all of that?

Then Julian’s mother started calling.

1 didn’t pick up.

17.17

Mistress Commission: Design Our Rings! But Darling, I’m Still His WIFE

Chapter 5

She left a string of voice messages.

I opened one–her voice was choked with tears:

“Amelia, sweetheart, It’s all our fault, every bit of it… but the baby’s Innocent! The child is the Blackwood family’s only hope… Please, for the sake of how good I was to you before, show some mercy. Don’t push fullan to the edge… You two have been together for so many years–what can’t be talked through? Whatever you want, we’ll agree to it…”

I closed the voice message and put my phone on silent.

See?

Even now, all they cared about was “bloodline,” Profit. Hoping I’d “show mercy,”

They never truly understood what they destroyed.

I didn’t go back to that so–called “home.” Instead, I went to my small apartment.

This place was my real sanctuary.

The next morning, Sophia’s call woke me up.

Her voice carried a hint of excitement.

“Three partners have already called in urgently, asking about Julian. His company’s front desk is getting blown up–media asking about the engagement and the affair. Oh, and the court’s asset freeze notice? Should’ve reached him by now.”

I opened my laptop and logged into financial news sites and local social media.

Sure enough, sharp–nosed reporters were already running stories with vague wording-“New Money Caught in Affair Scandal, Potential Impact on Company Funding.”

No names yet. But in our circles? It was already an open secret.

Right then, my studio manager called.

“Ms. Sterling, we’ve had so many clients calling today, subtly asking about you and Mr. Blackwood…”

“Also, Mr. Blackwood came by the studio earlier. He was really worked up, demanding to see you. We turned him away, just like you told us to.”

I let out a cold laugh.

Now he wants to beg for mercy.

Too little, too late.

I was lost in thought when the doorbell rang.

Through the security camera, I saw who was standing outside.

Julian.

He actually found this place.

I didn’t open the door. Instead, I spoke through the intercom, my voice icy.

“Fuck off.”

He pounded on the door, his voice hoarse.

“Amelia! Open the door! Just talk to me! Five minutes!”

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?! You froze all the company’s liquid assets! The projects are gonna collapse! That’s my life’s work!”

My voice dripped with frost.

“Your life’s work?”

1. Dingo But Darling. I’m Still His WIFE.

1.3

Chapters

“Built with my money, my connections, my name? Jullan, you know damn well how much of that work was mine.”

“I was wrong! I know I was wrong!” Ilis voice cracked, almost sobbing now.

“It was that bitch Chloe! She tricked me! She said she was pregnant, she forced me to… I just lost my head for a second… Amelia, I love you. We’ve been together

since we were kids…”

Same old script.

Blame the woman. Play the victim. Always the one who was “forced.”

I cut him off, my tone terrifyingly calm.

“Your love and your apologies? Cheap. Disgusting. Save those lines for your Ms. Bennett and your unborn son.”

“As for your company? Wait for bankruptcy liquidation.”

The moment he turned our love into a business deal, the moment he used me as a pawn in his scheme–that version of Amelia who loved him died.

He went quiet for a second.

Then I heard him kick the door.

Security came up shortly after and dragged him away.

Chapter 6