A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 31:

The room grew quiet.

Rosie began to speak but quickly realized she had revealed too much. She attempted a reassuring smile. “No, you misunderstood.”

Anthony had no patience for her clarification.

“Belinda,” he said, turning to her. “Why do you look so unwell and thin?”

His question seemed rhetorical, his gaze suggesting he already held the answers.

Belinda dropped her gaze, her voice barely a whisper. “Grandpa, I’ll explain later…”

She was reluctant to spoil his birthday celebration.

“Why wait?”

Anthony’s hand thundered down on the table, his eyes piercing Kristopher. “Is it because you were seen with Cathy, causing Belinda distress, leading to her miscarriage?”

brow creased with concern. “Try

three years! Belinda was finally expecting, and then she lost the baby! What kind

loss of the baby. We can discuss this tomorrow. The baby’s gone, and one more day won’t change that. Today is your birthday;

voice trembled with a plea, her eyes brimming with earnestness. Anthony’s hands balled into fists, his chest heaving with a sigh as he regarded Belinda with

the place to air our grievances,” he started, his voice trailing off. “But, Belinda, don’t you ever feel unfairly

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Anthony exhaled a heavy sigh, his frustration evident, yet he chose to remain silent. Perhaps overwhelmed by

honor gone, several business partners

family remained. Once the outsiders

overt in their actions, yet she held back Anthony from

do you know? That’s how a true lady of stature behaves.

she’s putting

Kristopher just to get her hands on the Cox family fortune. She wouldn’t bat an eye if she

cares about is the money. It’s

the

a glance

maintaining her composure and eating as if the whispers