The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 299

“Yes, I'm suing you,” Trent said, making no attempt to soften the blow. “You lied, told me it was a routine funds verification, then used my phone to transfer fifty million. You knew the company is strapped for cash, and that money was supposed to douse the fire licking at our feet, yet you wired it to Lindgren. Because of you, I'm teetering on the brink of collapse, and it will take three months to get any of it back. Do you have any idea what your betrayal has cost me?”

“Everything I did was to keep the bond between us from shattering,” Sidonie answered quietly.

“Bond?” He gave a cold laugh. “You brushed me aside when I was nobody. The moment success crowned me, you clung on—not to me, but to the title of Mrs. Grafton.”

Blood drained from Sidonie's face, yet she lifted her chin. “Regardless of your contempt, I'm pregnant with your child—you can't do this to us.”

“Ah, the child.” Trent's gaze darkened as it settled on her abdomen. “So you haven't gotten rid of it yet?”

“It's ours, Trent. I would never get rid of it,” Sidonie insisted.

“You'd better do it yourself, or I will see it done,” Trent growled, closing the distance between them.

“Never. I won't sacrifice this baby,” she shot back.

Fury erupted in Trent's eyes. He snapped his leg forward, a vicious kick aimed at her womb. Sidonie folded over her stomach, but the blow still hurled her to the glossy parquet, breath knocked from her lungs.

Pain shimmered in her gaze, yet a brittle smile curved her lips. “Trent, every word you just said—and that kick—were recorded and streamed straight to my computer.”

“What?” Trent froze, stunned into silence.

Sidonie drew a ragged breath and pushed herself upright, one hand still cradling her stomach. “Did you truly think I'd walk in defenseless? A micro-camera is sewn into that purse. It caught everything. Withdraw the lawsuit, or the video will flood the world and drag your name through mud you can never wash off.”

A flash of panic sent Trent lunging toward the coffee table. He snatched the purse Sidonie had casually set there upon entering. Peeling back a hidden flap, he found a pin-sized lens winking up at him. She had been telling the truth.

Only now did Sidonie grasp the fathomless reach of Trent's cruelty. If he could erase Quinn from his life with a single breath, why have I ever imagined I would be granted mercy?

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