A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 35:

A resounding slap echoed throughout the banquet hall, silencing everyone instantly.

All eyes were wide with disbelief, unable to comprehend the spectacle they had just witnessed.

This evening had turned into quite the revelation.

Belinda, known for her elegance and composure as Kristopher’s wife, not only voiced her complaints and declared her intention to divorce, but she also… slapped Maggie across the face, leaving behind a vivid red mark!

The women who had earlier mingled with Belinda were completely taken aback.

Could this really be the same Mrs. Cox, who was always the epitome of grace and wore a constant, gentle smile?

Maggie, hand pressed to her stinging cheek, turned to Belinda with eyes brimming with shock. How could she dare slap her?

“Maggie!”

Cathy, jolted from her daze, hurried over, a look of concern etched on her face as she reached for Maggie’s stinging cheek. “Are you alright? Is it very painful?”

Maggie, now visibly reacting to the pain, gripped her face tighter, her lip quivering as she fought back tears. “Yes, it hurts! It really hurts! Not even my own parents have ever hit me like this!”

the cherished daughter of the Cox family, Maggie had led a sheltered life, never once having been slapped. “It’s

gingerly touched Maggie’s cheek once more, her tone laced with worry. “Do you think it’ll

“Bitch!”

latest

so composed, was standing at a distance when she lost

arm raised to strike. “How dare you hit my Maggie?

while berating Belinda, she could have resorted

family peace, had always silently absorbed these outbursts, acting as if they had never happened. Rosie anticipated the same response this time. That Belinda would just

this time was

sidestepped Rosie’s attempted

and almost crashed into the dining table. If not for Kristopher’s quick

steady, Rosie shot Belinda a furious look, her face flushed with rage. “You dare

sharp as she retorted, “I’ve told you, I’m not putting up with this

cold, cutting deeper than her

frown creasing his forehead, feeling an odd

was evident that she meant every

resolute about divorcing him and severing all connections with

other night, she had

was present, Kristopher noticed her patience and felt a brief happiness, thinking she could revert to her former self.