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Janet Johnson became the most renowned lawyer the year she married Justin Nelson.
Five years into their secret marriage, Justin slid his phone across the table, a smirk playing on his lips. The screen showed Janet’s younger sister, her face flushed crimson.
“Please… don’t…” Her plea choked off as something cold invaded her. Her eyes flew wide.
She tried to scramble away, but a wine bottle thrust upward, drawing ragged gasps from her.
A man pinned her resisting hands, withdrawing the object. He shook the bottle with a twisted grin.
Justin sat opposite Janet, watching her face turn ashen. Impeccably dressed, he remained utterly composed.
His knuckles rapped the table. “Janet, no one would call this rape. Right?”
“You’ve got three minutes. Hand over the evidence or watch your sister become infamous.”
“There’s room for only one top female lawyer. Helen can’t afford a loss on her record.” His tone softened. “So quit law, Janet. I’ll take care of you.”
“Justin…” Her voice trembled. “That’s my sister–my everything. She was drugged by that monster…”
He tossed a card at her dismissively. “Your everything? Just some
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consensual fun. Helen matters more. She cries when she loses cases.
Janet stared at him, sudden bitter laughter escaping her.
Consensual fun?
“My sister violated, my family shattered–that’s ‘fun‘ to you?”
“That monster commits atrocities and walks free–that’s ‘fun‘?”
“In your eyes, Helen crying over a lost case is the real tragedy?”
Justin’s expression darkened. Leaning forward, he snapped, “Exactly. Helen saved me once. No one comes before her.”
“Five million’s on that card. Buy your sister bags, cars–whatever numbs the pain. Young people experiment. Rough play happens.”
Janet shook with rage, tears splattering the table like shattered beads.
She couldn’t fathom how Justin had become this.
Years ago, Janet was law’s unattainable beauty. Justin Nelson–heir to the Nelson fortune–had knelt, begging to marry her, vowing to support her career from the shadows.
He’d promised to cherish her profession, to always stand behind her.
For five years, he’d treasured her like porcelain.
He’d managed their home, smoothed her path, attended her events.
She’d believed he was her forever.
Now Helen defended the man who’d violated her sister. Justin would destroy Janet’s reputation to protect Helen’s perfect record.
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“J…Justin,” her voice fractured, “if I refuse… will you truly ruin us?”
“Just try it.”
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