A Wife's Ultimate Retribution

is tech empire with my inheritance, but for months, his a

ent back to our apartment to get my mother's neck

ket, claiming it was an accident. When I lunged at her

he said coldly. "I'll

rew a painful secret from my past in my face-a trauma I had only eve

her the weapon

't just cheated; he had used my money to build

I had created and

rn your entire wo

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e need to

r living room. The floor-to-ceiling windows showed th

grunted, his thumb still scrolling. "Aza, n

ould wait. My feelings, our problems, our

us, Caleb.

not hurt. "Done with what? Being emotional? We talke

was familiar. It had bee

istant answering your phone at two in the morning. I

perfectly styled hair. "Kimberly is

steady, but my hands were shaking

for a second. He kne

ng to help me unde

as inserting herself into our life, a

e defensive. "And here

ted," I shot back.

"Go cool off. You'

I once loved who now felt li

e bedroom to pack, the front

smiling brightly. "Caleb, I got your favorite Thai foo

e was wearing a dress that was a little to

en he saw her. "Kim, tha

from her, his hand brushing aga

htening. "Azalea, are you okay? You

formance of a concerned friend.

p it. What is wrong with you? Kimberly

ding her. Ag

e flat. "I'm not apol

r the door. I didn't need to p

t. "Don't make a scene. The investors are having

was always abo

of me,

h gritted teeth. "Not until you calm

oftly, placing a hand on his arm. "She's just hur

e poison. She was positioning herself as the cal

ting into gratitude. "See, Azalea?

ct, the constant gaslighting, the slow erosion of

balled into a fist. "You're right, C

I never thought I would

oed in the si

, shock turning to fury in his eyes. Kimb

e of ice. "And I hope you and your 'mat

ut the door, not looking back. I didn't slam