A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 33:

Belinda’s remark subtly transformed Kristopher into what seemed like a commodity available for rent.

The mood at the main table quickly became tense.

Kristopher narrowed his eyes, glaring intensely at Belinda as if his gaze could ignite. “Rent? So you see me merely as an item to be lent out at convenience?”

Cathy snickered silently, her face a mask of confusion. “Belinda, what exactly are you implying? Kristopher is no mere object…”

Belinda’s smirk was faint but unmistakable. “If that’s the case, then what exactly is the nature of your relationship?”

She lifted her glass, delicately sipping the orange juice Anthony had thoughtfully provided. Then, turning towards Kristopher with increased volume, she demanded, “Mr. Cox, would you care to clarify?”

The discussion at the main table had already captured considerable attention, but Belinda’s loud and clear pronouncement now commanded the focus of everyone remaining in the room.

voice cold and detached. “You know well your

you really think I can keep putting up with your humiliations just because I’m usually calm? We’ve been married for three years. You don’t even know I’m sick. You’ve ignored my pregnancy. When I miscarried and ended up in the hospital, you were off fetching Miss Miller from the airport. After I lost our baby, while I was trying to recover, you ignored me completely and took Miss Miller to a high-society event in the next city. And at your Grandpa’s birthday, you had the nerve

had practiced these words over

could deliver them without any emotion. Yet, standing before Kristopher, revealing these

heartache triggered waves

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sharp pain surged through her body, forcing her hands to

swept through the room. Everyone stared at Belinda in astonishment, struggling to reconcile what they

knew was the epitome of composure

reputation of the Cox family, Belinda maintained a gentle and dignified demeanor whenever she

Kristopher’s mind, yet as he gazed into her

could chill the bone. But confronted with Belinda’s

all wrong about me