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!”

cherished daughter of the Cox family, Maggie had led a sheltered

once more, her tone laced with worry. “Do

“Bitch!”

latest

so composed, was standing at a distance when she lost her

stormed toward Belinda with wild fury, arm raised to strike.

emotional while berating

they had never happened. Rosie anticipated

time

agilely sidestepped Rosie’s

If not for Kristopher’s quick reflexes in grabbing her arm, the

her face flushed with rage. “You dare to

told you, I’m not

cutting deeper than

watched, a frown creasing his forehead, feeling an odd twinge in

evident that

resolute about divorcing him and severing all

night, she had looked

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