Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1125

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The border highway was quiet in the middle of the night, the road lit only by headlights. Up ahead, Mercedes drove her sports car with a calm confidence. She kept an eye on the rearview mirror, watching the military jeep tailing her so closely. The corner of her mouth curled into a smile. All these years had passed, and even though James was with another woman now, he still hadn’t truly moved on from her. She could feel it.

No wonder Shelly Nelson had reached out recently. Shelly, with her notorious pride, had always looked down on Mercedes. Back then, she saw Mercedes as nothing more than an actress from a humble background, someone unworthy of Jamie. She did everything she could to keep them apart, even threatening to blacklist her from the entertainment industry. In the end, Mercedes had no choice but to step away.

But times had changed. Shelly had finally relented, dropping hints left and right that she wanted Mercedes and James back together. The reason was obvious—Shelly disliked Emmy even more. Between an unpredictable Emmy and the now-successful, well-known Mercedes, she’d rather pick Mercedes any day.

Staring at the stretch of road ahead, glowing under her headlights, Mercedes felt like she was seeing her own future bright and clear. The biggest obstacle was gone. She couldn’t help but feel hopeful, already imagining the day James would come back to her. After all, he was the man who had loved her through his entire youth.

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The break room was finally quiet, but Mercedes’s sweet perfume still hung in the air. James wrinkled his nose, got up, and swung open every window he could find. The cold wind rushed in, and only then did he feel like he could breathe again.

He grabbed his phone, and almost without thinking, called Emmy. The line was busy. He tried again, but this time she hung up after just one ring. James stared at his phone, frowning, confused. He shot her a message instead. What are you doing? Isn’t it lunchtime for you right now?

He waited, but there was no response. Not for a long while.

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Across the ocean, Emmy was on the phone. Right after hanging up on Mercedes, she found Brett’s number in her contacts and called him. She couldn’t even picture his face, but James had mentioned his name yesterday, and his number was saved in her phone. If he was one of James’s teammates, he’d definitely know what was going on.