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Severed Ties

Severed Ties

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Severed Ties is a novel in English; you can read chapter 1 free here on EditWrx Reads.

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Story

The story

Chloe's birthday falls on the anniversary of Mia's mother's death, and when Mia sees Chloe and Arthur Sterling choosing a birthday cake together, she understands that the best friend who once took her father now means to take her husband too. Refusing to repeat her mother's fate, Mia ruins Chloe's birthday dinner, serves Arthur the divorce papers she prepared long ago, and leaves their home that same night.

Arthur does not believe he has done anything wrong. To him, Chloe has long since become Mia's stepmother, and Mia's hostility only makes his social obligations harder. He weighs every choice by advantage, never by feeling, and he cannot see why the day matters. Blocked and met with the divorce papers, he finally feels a flicker of panic.

Mia reaches her grandmother's house and stays. Behind her lies a mother lost to despair, a father who chose an eighteen-year-old classmate, and a husband who dragged her past the cemetery toward the city lights.

Opening excerpt

The moment I saw Chloe and Arthur Sterling picking out a birthday cake together, I knew.

This former best friend, who had already stolen my father, was now going to steal my husband.

But I wasn't going to let her win.

Determined not to repeat the tragedy of my mother—who was driven to suicide—I ruined Chloe's birthday party.

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

Chapters

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  1. Chapter 1~4,390 words
  2. Chapter 2In the app
  3. Chapter 3In the app
  4. Chapter 4In the app
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. More chapters in the official app →

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Can I read Severed Ties for free?

Yes — the first chapter of Severed Ties is free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapter 1. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 1?

Chapter 2 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code 583760, and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's Severed Ties about?

Chloe's birthday falls on the anniversary of Mia's mother's death, and when Mia sees Chloe and Arthur Sterling choosing a birthday cake together, she understands that the best friend who once took her father now means to take her husband too. Refusing to repeat her mother's fate, Mia ruins Chloe's birthday dinner, serves Arthur the divorce papers she prepared long ago, and leaves their home that same night.

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