Too Late, Ex-Husband: Watch Me Shine

Chapter 4

Word Count: 806 | Released on: 22/04/2026

ad. The wind whipped across the estate's sprawling gardens, dry

ugh loan sharks, payday loan

agonizing yelp shattered

e direction of the decorative infinity pool. I

immed hedges, thorns tearing at her

the clearing, the blood

thick rose branch covered in sharp thorns. In the water, Buddy

horny branch, jabbing it hard into Buddy's face and paws, pushing him back i

, a raw, guttural sound

The thick thorns sliced deep into her palms, but she didn't feel the

ve sneakers slipping on the wet tiles

e. She dove straight

ward the sinking golden retriever. She grabbed Buddy around the ch

left, Idella dragged the dog to the ed

ercing, theatrical wail erupted from Austin. He s

sti

dropped to her knees, grabbing Austin and frantically checking his arms for

Fount strode out from the pa

ith instant tears. "She came out here demanding mone

y, her arms wrapped around Buddy. Blood dripped

la yelled, pointing at the blo

right up to Idella, his shadow falling over he

his voice a dangerous, low rumble. "Yo

nimal!" Idella screame

estate will believe the word of a hysteric

, his face inc

ald family's philanthropic donations will be permanently revoked, and I will make sure they understand the endless legal harassment they will face if they

skull. All the fight, all the righteous anger, evaporate

hes weighed a hundred pounds. She dug her bleeding finger

a smirk behind her hand, and Austin,

The humiliation burned

forced the words

iped his fingers, as if just standing near her had contaminated hi

ce in his wet fur. The absolute despair morphed into a hard,

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“Idella's mother was dying in the ICU, needing a two-million-dollar deposit within forty-eight hours for a lifesaving surgery. Desperate, she begged her billionaire husband, Fount, for an advance on her own trust fund. Instead, he tossed her a hundred-thousand-dollar check for "funeral expenses," fired her from his company, and seized her life's research. He froze all her bank accounts, leaving her unable to even pay the vet bills after their five-year-old surrogate son nearly drowned her dog. When she tried to stop the boy, Fount threatened to have her dying mother thrown onto the street unless she bowed her head and apologized to the child. Stripped of her dignity and money, Idella dragged herself to Fount's private office, only to overhear a conversation through the cracked door. Inside, Fount was intimately holding his adopted sister, Angelita. "But Austin is our flesh and blood, Fount. He can't keep calling that barren loser 'Mom' in public." Idella's universe shattered. She was nothing but a pathetic shield to cover up their incestuous affair, and her severe infertility diagnosis had been a complete lie orchestrated by Fount's doctor. Three years of a sham marriage crushed her soul, but the absolute despair quickly morphed into a freezing knot of hatred. Just as she hit rock bottom, her phone buzzed with a call from Fount's biggest corporate rival, offering her a five-million-dollar signing bonus. Idella took off her diamond wedding ring, ready to burn the Fitzgerald empire to the ground.”