The Unwanted Wife's Unexpected Comeback
s soon as she met the icy gaze o
cold and indifferent as ever, as th
of place was the lo
hared with someon
uld do not to gag. Her fingers tightened around her phon
a response, she star
ing out to grab her wrist. "Al
ime, which was a rare thing, considerin
pen arms, a flicker of joy lighting up her tired fea
m. "Haven't I always been like this? Obedient, sensible, making sure the hous
you like most about me? It makes things easier for you, doe
rkened at the ve
Why should he? He dropped her hand and said gruffl
r wrist, as though she was
ning to finally g
acade cracking. "What do you know? Did you have m
ary? Last night, you spared no expense to make her happ
r, unsettled by
mething different about her... For some reason, he fel
now-her eyes, once warm and filled with
It was a stark contrast to the woman who used
r dissatisfaction. Annoyed by his own reaction, Joshua decided to hit back, his voice harder now.
enched before she
gna
him to come home, he'd been with another woma
hat I don't want to sleep with you," he said, voice dripping with condescension.
a like a jagged blade, yet she manage
't the one to initiate it. Did that make her so un
breath, Alicia willed
et's get a divorce then. You ca
ade Joshua's eyelid
with suspicion. "Is this
ia, for two years, you've pulled every childish stunt, begging fo
in. "You claim to love me so much.
lp the bitter laug
even understand
othing but debt and shattered dreams, it had been Alici
maybe obligation-h
the dutiful wife, supporting him
had been cast aside like a useless relic
to the dirt beneath his feet. To care for
raft the divorce agreement. I'll
peared through the door, leaving Jo
er angrily, but then a cold, mo
can play t
could keep it
ded straight to the apartment where h
shua was getting a divorce, raising a brow. "Seem
"She's cunning," he muttered, the edge of suspicion creeping into his voice.
k, her gaze smoldering with seductive mischief. "Relax, Joshua," she purred
furrowed. "Wha
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