(Maxwell’s POV)
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I stood outside Scarlett’s penthouse door, my mind raced with the plan I had carefully crafted. The thought of seeing the woman who had betrayed me with another man had churned my stomach. But I knew I had to go through it.
It was not about rekindling my relationship with my mistress, but it was fixing my broken relationship with my ex-wife whom I could not get over with. Helping Layla could be the key to her accepting me back in her life.
I heard about the corporate scandal Layla’s father was involved with. Perhaps, the documents would be the key to help him with the case. It was my leverage to get Layla back.
I knocked gently before I used the keycard to Scarlett’s home, composing a fake expression of one of regret and longing. “Scarlett” I opened the d
