Download 17.21 % Chapter 1 All it took was her mother accidentally brushing against the custom - made gown of the city's richest heiress - for Sloane West's mother to be dragged away , limbs broken , and thrown into the sea . When she finally pressed charges against that arrogant debutante , the court ruled the girl not guilty . Because the defense attorney standing by her side was none other than the founder of the city of Riverstone's most prestigious law firm - Sloane's husband , Declan Hawthorne . As the trial ended, the poised , aristocratic man with cold eyes walked away from the defendant's seat and placed an apology letter on the table in front of her . " Sloane , just sign it . You wouldn't want to get sued for slander and end up in jail , would you ? " His tone was gentle and coaxing , but behind the gold - rimmed glasses , his eyes were sharp as a blade . Sloane stared at him , defiant tears brimming in her eyes , her voice trembling . " Why , Declan ? " She couldn't understand . She was his wife . He had loved her so fiercely that he gave up his inheritance and endured being locked away by the Hawthornes - just to marry his former caregiver . But after her mother's death , she had begged him countless times , crying . Even this morning , she had knelt at his feet once again , threatening divorce if he refused to drop the case . And what had he said ? " Don't push me , Sloane . " Declan loosened his tie , visibly frustrated . " Vivienne's different . She chased me for ten years . She once saved my life . " " I owe her . I have to protect her - even if that means going against you , my wife , the woman I love most . " He tapped his tablet , bringing up a live stream and turning the screen toward Sloane . " You have two minutes . If not for yourself , do it for your mother . Sign the apology , and I'll give her Chapter 1 Wanna watch the rest of " Office Girl " ? Download Drama Pops and watch the re ... 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He once saw her glance at a patch of bellflowers , and that same night had all the roses in the garden replaced . When she twisted her ankle , he booked out an entire hospital floor just for her . That was also when she learned about the girl chasing him - Vivienne Blake , childhood friend and heiress of one of the wealthiest families in Riverstone . She'd pursued him for years , to the point of obsession . But Declan never once looked her way . " Sloane , I love only you . So what if Vivienne and I are ' a perfect social match ' ? I can't stand her . " The Hawthorne family tried to force him to give up . They stripped his shares and exiled him to a private island overseas . He went on a hunger strike for twenty straight days to get the outside world to relent - and it worked . He moved Sloane's heart . Chapter 1 Download 18.03 % They got married . And for a time , he truly loved her like he promised . Everything changed six months ago when Vivienne suddenly returned from abroad - and this time , Declan's attitude toward her shifted drastically . He canceled international meetings just to pick her up at the airport . For her welcome - home party , he stayed out for three straight nights . When Sloane confronted him , he told her the truth . " A year ago in London , I was in a car crash . Vivienne saved me - she was in a coma for a year because of it . " " Sloane , I love you . But she just woke up . I need to repay her . Just give me a year , okay ? " At first , she believed him . Until the night of the party . She collapsed from a flare - up of an old illness and was rushed to the ER . Declan didn't answer a single call . In desperation , her mother went to the yacht where the party was held . But she never came back . Everyone insisted her mother had taken her own life - that it was suicide , not murder . Even Declan , who hadn't been at the scene , believed that . But Sloane remembered the call she got after the surgery . She'd heard chaos , Vivienne yelling- and her mother's screams of pain . Her mother didn't jump . She was forced . In the six months since , she'd been drowning in guilt and grief , crying herself to sleep night after night . In the depths of her despair , she finally uncovered a single clue - from a waiter . She pleaded with Declan again and again , begging him to help her . But when the case finally went to court , he didn't hesitate to stand on the other side . To defend the woman who killed her mother , Declan threatened Sloane with her own mother's ashes , just to force her to bow her head and apologize . At that moment , as Sloane looked at Declan , he felt so foreign - like a demon risen straight from hell . She was done . Broken . Her fingers shook as she scrawled her name on the apology letter . Chapter 1 AD Drama Pops - Best Short Dramas Wanna watch the rest of " Office Girl " ? 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On screen , the ashes was poured from the boat - caught by the icy sea wind , they scattered bit by bit , vanishing into the churning grey waves . A gut - wrenching guilt tore at her heart . Her mother had always feared the cold . She'd hated the ocean most of all . And now , she'd died in it -and would remain trapped in it forever . " I'm so sorry , Mom ... " Sloane's sobs shattered . Suddenly , she was filled with regret . Regret for ever loving Declan . Regret for ever marrying him . Endless guilt tolled through her like a funeral bell and her vision dimmed . As the world went dark , she heard one last thing - Declan's panicked voice outside the courtroom . " Vivienne , hang in there . I'll do anything you want - just stay alive ! " Chapter 1 LAD Drama Pops - Best Short Dramas Wanna watch the rest of " Office Girl " ? Download Drama Pops and watch the rest ! Google Play