A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 39:

Darren’s expression darkened. “Mr. Cox, that’s hardly an appropriate way to phrase it.”

“I’m simply stating facts.”

With a sneer, Kristopher glanced at Darren’s hand, still entwined with Belinda’s. “You two appear quite intimate.”

Upon hearing this, Darren quickly released Belinda’s hand. “You’re misunderstanding the situation between me and Belinda.”

Kristopher scoffed, his gaze icy as he stared at Belinda. “So, you’re seeking a divorce because of him, aren’t you?”

He had been plagued by guilt, believing her desire for a divorce stemmed from his preference for Cathy and her family’s poor treatment of her.

He hadn’t considered she might want it because of Darren!

Belinda, caught off guard, managed a bitter smile. “Darren has nothing to do with this.”

on an affair during

erratic, terminating your pregnancy, and publicly

and he sneered again. “I felt remorse, thinking I had neglected you in favor of Cathy. But

tightly, a knot of

“Kristopher!”

distress as he stepped forward, positioning himself between Kristopher and Belinda. He could see the discomfort etched on Belinda’s face, and it

tug at his tie and a scornful twist of his lips, he retorted, “I’ve checked her condition before I came here. It’s merely

“Last night, you saw Cathy’s mouth bleed, so you instantly pretended to vomit blood as well, right? Really, Belinda, your acting has seen some improvement,” he mocked, barely concealing

had almost

his words sank in. Fighting back the bitter, metallic taste that threatened to overwhelm her, she managed a strained

condition a secret,

showed a sliver of the concern Darren did, perhaps then he would have seen

and protective. He was seething

sharply, cutting him off

care about her condition at all, and she certainly didn’t want his