Chapter 156 Watching you pretend to be okay
THIRD PERSON’S POV
Damian had spent the entire morning pretending to work.
Three meetings, twelve emails and two phone calls later, the documents on his desk still hadn’t moved from where he left them. He had stared at the same paragraph on the top page for thirty minutes, the words blurring into ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Pilot
2. Chapter 2 A sister’s smile
3. Chapter 3 Ghosts in broad daylight
4. Chapter 4 Dancing with the traitors
5. Chapter 5 Vulga Nightlife
6. Chapter 6 Trouble comes after midnight
7. Chapter 7 Revelations
8. Chapter 8 Another Ruse
9. Chapter 9 Venice 
10. Chapter 10 The betrayal
11. Chapter 11 This is...the end?
12. Chapter 12 Three voices
13. Chapter 13 The Rebirth
14. Chapter 14 New life, same enemies
15. Chapter 15 Clara Gregory
16. Chapter 16 Damian
17. Chapter 17 Is it true?
18. Chapter 18 TRUTHS
19. Chapter 19 The countdown
20. Chapter 20 Meeting My Billionaire
21. Chapter 21 A Night With Mr Crowne
22. Chapter 22 Backup Plan
23. Chapter 23 Walk Of Shame
24. Chapter 24 Horace
25. Chapter 25 Calla lillies
26. Chapter 26 Hilltop
27. Chapter 27 Whiskey, Golf And Deals
28. Chapter 28 Let Me Finish
29. Chapter 29 Here Lies Charles Gregory
30. Chapter 30 Eulogy
31. Chapter 31 So He Thought.
32. Chapter 32 The Monterra Times
33. Chapter 33 AN ARTICLE IN THE TIMES
34. Chapter 34 The Best Husband Wins
35. Chapter 35 The Private investigator
36. Chapter 36 Sounds of them together
37. Chapter 37 WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
38. Chapter 38 Bill
39. Chapter 39 Going over the Balcony, Again!
40. Chapter 40 THE FOLDER
41. Chapter 41 YOU ARE ENOUGH
42. Chapter 42 Wedding Ring
43. Chapter 43 SOUNDS OF THEM TOGETHER
44. Chapter 44 Dangerous Games
45. Chapter 45 MEET HORACE CLARKWOOD
46. Chapter 46 Horace Clarkwood; Continued
47. Chapter 47 BREAKING AND ENTERING
48. Chapter 48 LIGHTS.CAMERAS.ACTION
49. Chapter 49 THE INFORMATION SHE CARRIED
50. Chapter 50 EMPTY BOTTLE OF BRANDY
51. Chapter 51 WILL JONATHAN GO TO JAIL?
52. Chapter 52 Oscar
53. Chapter 53 BATTLE OF THE SISTERS
54. Chapter 54 WE NEED TO BE STRONG
55. Chapter 55 Phenomenal
56. Chapter 56 WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER
57. Chapter 57 Dinner in the Cottage
58. Chapter 58 The Reading
59. Chapter 59 Sarah Gregory
60. Chapter 60 I OBJECT!
61. Chapter 61 Stay Calm
62. Chapter 62 Unholy Matrimony
63. Chapter 63 Ambushed
64. Chapter 64 STEALING WHAT’S YOURS
65. Chapter 65 Emerald Green
66. Chapter 66 Over my dead body.
67. Chapter 67 Thank You Edith
68. Chapter 68 Do You Still Miss Him?
69. Chapter 69 Welcome Home
70. Chapter 70 Two Become One
71. Chapter 71 Something Big
72. Chapter 72 Denial
73. Chapter 73 Are You Kidding Me?
74. Chapter 74 Gregory Dinner
75. Chapter 75 A United Front
76. Chapter 76 THE GOODNIGHT KISS
77. Chapter 77 4:00 am
78. Chapter 78 All Roads Lead To Marrakech
79. Chapter 79 THE VOICE FROM THE CALL
80. Chapter 80 The Tipster
81. Chapter 81 The Private Road
82. Chapter 82 The Jet Awaits
83. Chapter 83 Hidden Cameras
84. Chapter 84 Do Not Disappoint Me
85. Chapter 85 MARRAKECH
86. Chapter 86 THE VIAL
87. Chapter 87 Dar Al Noor, house of light.
88. Chapter 88 Pack A Bag
89. Chapter 89 Morning in Marrakesh
90. Chapter 90 Laced beverage
91. Chapter 91 Unwelcome Guests
92. Chapter 92 Back On Track
93. Chapter 93 Call An Ambulance
94. Chapter 94 Pool Side
95. Chapter 95 Vintage Champagne
96. Chapter 96 Room 305
97. Chapter 97 Lobby Of Events
98. Chapter 98 The Command
99. Chapter 99 Antidote
100. Chapter 100 SHE WOULD DESTROY YOU
101. Chapter 101 THE STAMPEDE
102. Chapter 102 An Unplanned Terror Card reading
103. Chapter 103 We Have A Problem
104. Chapter 104 Briefcases
105. Chapter 105 Saving Sarah
106. Chapter 106 Touchê
107. Chapter 107 I KNOW YOU MEANT WELL
108. Chapter 108 A Piece of Marrakech
109. Chapter 109 THEY CAN’T KNOW I’M HERE
110. Chapter 110 La Corona Rossa Cartel
111. Chapter 111 Dr. MATTHEW
112. Chapter 112 Welcome Back to Monterra
113. Chapter 113 Like A Dog
114. Chapter 114 Spotted
115. Chapter 115 Good night dr Matthew
116. Chapter 116 Sarah
117. Chapter 117 The Good Doctor
118. Chapter 118 Evacuation
119. Chapter 119 Sign Here
120. Chapter 120 What are you up to, Serena?
121. Chapter 121 The Phone
122. Chapter 122 He’s here
123. Chapter 123 Bullshit
124. Chapter 124 Calm Before the storm
125. Chapter 125 Unnerving
126. Chapter 126 A truth that must stay hidden
127. Chapter 127 Mirror Image
128. Chapter 128 Don't insult me
129. Chapter 129 Up until now
130. Chapter 130 The dead Doctor
131. Chapter 131 Jane the Secretary.
132. Chapter 132 Inside the conference room
133. Chapter 133 And we are live…
134. Chapter 134 My question is for…
135. Chapter 135 Too many coincidences
136. Chapter 136 New Tuxedo
137. Chapter 137 Mystery Date
138. Chapter 138 Card in the box
139. Chapter 139 Sarah’s Dinner
140. Chapter 140 Their Table
141. Chapter 141 Too many glasses of champagne
142. Chapter 142 Smart Girl
143. Chapter 143 Tonight…
144. Chapter 144 Dread
145. Chapter 145 Oscar and Trisha
146. Chapter 146 Play Ground for adults
147. Chapter 147 The End?
148. Chapter 148 It was all a plan
149. Chapter 149 Little Miss Serena
150. Chapter 150 Amidst all the chaos.
151. Chapter 151 The West wing
152. Chapter 152 Breakfast on the terrace.
153. Chapter 153 Work mode
154. Chapter 154 Glimpse of control
155. Chapter 155 Handover
156. Chapter 156 Watching you pretend to be okay
157. Chapter 157 Shoulder to cry on
158. Chapter 158 I know what you need
159. Chapter 159 Find her!
160. Chapter 160 Party guests
161. Chapter 161 Looks can be deceiving
162. Chapter 162 Fists in the jaw.
163. Chapter 163 I Promise
164. Chapter 164 Is that my husband?
165. Chapter 165 If I may ask?
166. Chapter 166 Who you were..
167. Chapter 167 Who you were: continuation
168. Chapter 168 You had just one job.
169. Chapter 169 Crack of dawn
170. Chapter 170 Crowne Manor
171. Chapter 171 Hello, Madeleine
172. Chapter 172 Two storms
173. Chapter 173 Then I’ll help you, Serena
174. Chapter 174 Just a pawn
175. Chapter 175 My Little wolf
176. Chapter 176 Crashing Dinner
177. Chapter 177 Cassandra Leighton
178. Chapter 178 It’s just food.
179. Chapter 179 Succession wars
180. Chapter 180 Moments in the elevator.
181. Chapter 181 The bitch in my house.
182. Chapter 182 Notes
183. Chapter 183 Clara, honey
184. Chapter 184 Watch out Serena
185. Chapter 185 Jake.
186. Chapter 186 Unresolved
187. Chapter 187 Meddling Mother-in-law
188. Chapter 188 Time for phase two.
189. Chapter 189 Poor Jonathan
190. Chapter 190 Hello, Cassandra
191. Chapter 191 His Wife
192. Chapter 192 One Last Time
193. Chapter 193 You’re a strong woman Mrs Crowne
194. Chapter 194 A Drunk Crowne
195. Chapter 195 In His Room?
196. Chapter 196 Diamond in the Cold
197. Chapter 197 The Crowne curse
198. Chapter 198 What she saw
199. Chapter 199 The morning after
200. Chapter 200 Good news
201. Chapter 201 Teabags and Eyebags
202. Chapter 202 A visit to the Manor
203. Chapter 203 Background Check
204. Chapter 204 The missing sister
205. Chapter 205 Goodbye Serena
206. Chapter 206 We The Gregory girls.
207. Chapter 207 The Divorce papers
208. Chapter 208 Evidence and Discovery
209. Chapter 209 Evidence and discovery continuation…
210. Chapter 210 I will enjoy it
211. Chapter 211 Are you going to be okay?
212. Chapter 212 1780 bottle of scotch
213. Chapter 213 Divorcee
214. Chapter 214 Wrong intel
215. Chapter 215 The empty Road
216. Chapter 216 Shattered glass
217. Chapter 217 That car
218. Chapter 218 Clara’s appeal
219. Chapter 219 Time to call Damian
220. Chapter 220 You’ve got to be kidding me
221. Chapter 221 Some answers
222. Chapter 222 What’s happened?
223. Chapter 223 Speak, now!
224. Chapter 224 The butler did it!
225. Chapter 225 The butlers confession
226. Chapter 226 The butler’s confession part two
227. Chapter 227 Give that back!
228. Chapter 228 Lose yourself
229. Chapter 229 Born Ready
230. Chapter 230 Finding Mrs Crowne
231. Chapter 231 When the World Exploded
232. Chapter 232 Sound of the broken
233. Chapter 233 Death of the Heiress
234. Chapter 234 As of today
235. Chapter 235 Happy ending(not)
236. Chapter 236 A familiar name.
237. Chapter 237 Home away from home
238. Chapter 238 Rekindling
239. Chapter 239 Together
240. Chapter 240 Whispered truths.
241. Chapter 241 Boardroom from Hell
242. Chapter 242 The END
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