Chapter 17 Self-Control
Michael POV
After lunch ended, Mother insisted I return to our Crown Valley estate. "We need to talk," she said in that tone that meant I was in for a lengthy lecture. So here I am, sitting in the study surrounded by generations of Johnson family portraits, waiting for the inevitable scolding.
She...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Marriage at First Sight
2. Chapter 2 Nobody Touches My Wife
3. Chapter 3 Familiar Stranger
4. Chapter 4 Her Husband
5. Chapter 5 Woman's Intuition
6. Chapter 6 Blake Returns
7. Chapter 7 Status Check
8. Chapter 8 The Call
9. Chapter 9 Forbidden Touch
10. Chapter 10 Unexpected Visitor
11. Chapter 11 I Saw the CEO
12. Chapter 12 The Watcher
13. Chapter 13 She Was Right There
14. Chapter 14 Family Lunch
15. Chapter 15 Shadow Returns
16. Chapter 16 Quality Checking
17. Chapter 17 Self-Control
18. Chapter 18 Dropout
19. Chapter 19 She Knows Too Much
20. Chapter 20 Girl Stuff
21. Chapter 21 Discovery
22. Chapter 22 From Witness to Worrier
23. Chapter 23 Date Night Disaster
24. Chapter 24 Price of Freedom
25. Chapter 25 Déjà Vu
26. Chapter 26 Total Meltdown
27. Chapter 27 Michael was Behind This
28. Chapter 28 First Day at Work
29. Chapter 29 Hidden Child
30. Chapter 30 Did I Give Birth to a Baby?
31. Chapter 31 Impossible Client
32. Chapter 32 Planting the Seed
33. Chapter 33 Not Romantic Enough
34. Chapter 34 What Happens When You Provoke a Man
35. Chapter 35 Morning After
36. Chapter 36 You're Finished
37. Chapter 37 A Public Bet
38. Chapter 38 Close to the Edge
39. Chapter 39 Two Different Conversations
40. Chapter 40 Mask Falls
41. Chapter 41 My First Time
42. Chapter 42 Facade
43. Chapter 43 One-Way Glass
44. Chapter 44 Giants Kneeling
45. Chapter 45 Club Girl
46. Chapter 46 Birds of a Feather
47. Chapter 47 Swallowed Questions
48. Chapter 48 Missing Pieces
49. Chapter 49 Working Hard
50. Chapter 50 Begged Back
51. Chapter 51 Stuck Kitty
52. Chapter 52 Orbit Around
53. Chapter 53 Upgraded Standards
54. Chapter 54 Higher You Climb
55. Chapter 55 Final Bid
56. Chapter 56 Lost Puppy
57. Chapter 57 White Lie
58. Chapter 58 Hope Replaced
59. Chapter 59 Almost Losing It
60. Chapter 60 Mr. Superman
61. Chapter 61 Birthmark
62. Chapter 62 Game On
63. Chapter 63 Beginning of a Family
64. Chapter 64 The Girl Erased
65. Chapter 65 Blackmail
66. Chapter 66 Obsession
67. Chapter 67 A Mother's Promise
68. Chapter 68 Taken Away
69. Chapter 69 Blood Money
70. Chapter 70 Setting the Trap
71. Chapter 71 Enemy Born
72. Chapter 72 Married CEO
73. Chapter 73 One-night Stand
74. Chapter 74 Two Rings
75. Chapter 75 Turning the Tables
76. Chapter 76 Are You Pregnant?
77. Chapter 77 The Test
78. Chapter 78 A Sky Full of Magic
79. Chapter 79 Hear Your Heartbeat
80. Chapter 80 Master Designer
81. Chapter 81 Car Crash
82. Chapter 82 Not an Accident
83. Chapter 83 CEO in the Room
84. Chapter 84 Twitched Finger
85. Chapter 85 Wake Up
86. Chapter 86 Airtight Case
87. Chapter 87 Real Culprit
88. Chapter 88 Past Comes Hunting
89. Chapter 89 Case Closed
90. Chapter 90 Prison Visit
91. Chapter 91 Forgotten Past
92. Chapter 92 Overdue Child Support
93. Chapter 93 A Perfectly Timed Accident
94. Chapter 94 Uncovering the Truth
95. Chapter 95 That Night Part I
96. Chapter 96 That Night Part II
97. Chapter 97 That Night Part III
98. Chapter 98 Heritage
99. Chapter 99 Pictures of My Daughter
100. Chapter 100 Who I Used to Be
101. Chapter 101 Silence Behind the Door
102. Chapter 102 Taking Control
103. Chapter 103 Doing the Right Thing
104. Chapter 104 New Family
105. Chapter 105 Azoospermia
106. Chapter 106 The Lie That Sets Everything Free
107. Chapter 107 Best Laid Plans
108. Chapter 108 A Warning Gunshot
109. Chapter 109 Family Dysfunction
110. Chapter 110 Allergy
111. Chapter 111 Confessions
112. Chapter 112 No More Secrets
113. Chapter 113 The Art of Deception
114. Chapter 114 Suicide
115. Chapter 115 Natalie's Return
116. Chapter 116 Unexpected Encounters
117. Chapter 117 Married Woman Caught on Dating App
118. Chapter 118 Anonymous Messages
119. Chapter 119 Midnight Ambush
120. Chapter 120 A Leap of Faith
121. Chapter 121 Parting
122. Chapter 122 Following
123. Chapter 123 The Husband's Quiet Fury
124. Chapter 124 Vengeance
125. Chapter 125 Captive
126. Chapter 126 Mask Falls
127. Chapter 127 My Husband's True Identity
128. Chapter 128 Walking Into the Lion's Den
129. Chapter 129 Family Dinner Part I
130. Chapter 130 Family Dinner Part II
131. Chapter 131 Family Dinner Part III
132. Chapter 132 Hotel Ambush
133. Chapter 133 Deadly Gambit
134. Chapter 134 Revenge Scheme
135. Chapter 135 Hunters Being Hunted Part I
136. Chapter 136 Hunters Being Hunted Part II
137. Chapter 137 Hunters Being Hunted Part III
138. Chapter 138 Homecoming
139. Chapter 139 Devil's Alliance
140. Chapter 140 Slipped Words
141. Chapter 141 Storm at the Gala Part I
142. Chapter 142 Storm at the Gala Part II
143. Chapter 143 Storm at the Gala Part III
144. Chapter 144 Storm at the Gala Part IV
145. Chapter 145 Reconciliation
146. Chapter 146 A Gift from Fate
147. Chapter 147 Devil's New Design
148. Chapter 148 That Child You Were Looking For
149. Chapter 149 Wild Child Part I
150. Chapter 150 Wild Child Part II
151. Chapter 151 Escape
152. Chapter 152 Kill Two Birds with One Stone
153. Chapter 153 Daddy Says No
154. Chapter 154 Battle for Mommy's Love Part I
155. Chapter 155 Battle for Mommy's Love Part II
156. Chapter 156 Vanished
157. Chapter 157 Chase
158. Chapter 158 Left Sister Behind to Die
159. Chapter 159 Blood Ties
160. Chapter 160 Genetic Test Results
161. Chapter 161 The Real Daughter
162. Chapter 162 Ashley Taken Away
163. Chapter 163 Hunting the Hunter
164. Chapter 164 Falling Out Part I
165. Chapter 165 Falling Out Part II
166. Chapter 166 The Last Laugh
167. Chapter 167 Setting Another Trap
168. Chapter 168 Last Stand
169. Chapter 169 Proposal
170. Chapter 170 Epilogue: A Year Later
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