A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 135:

Lifting her gaze to meet Kristopher’s eyes, Belinda responded indifferently, “That’s something you should tell Miss Miller.”

Kristopher scoffed. “As if Cathy could really be any trouble for you?”

“Miss Nelson isn’t the issue here.”

Perched on the edge of the sickbed, Cathy allowed a triumphant smile to play on her lips and turned to Belinda with a voice sweet and mellow. “Kristopher, I appreciate your concern, but you don’t need to be so protective. Just fetch me some water. I’d like to wash my face as soon as possible.”

Kristopher, eyebrows knitting together, gave Belinda a piercing look before brushing past her to exit.

As the door clicked shut, leaving only Belinda and Cathy in the room, Cathy’s smile faded, her gaze turning cold. “Are you pleased now? He’s fallen for it.”

Belinda arched an eyebrow. “Was that your grand plan? To convince me to stay?”

“Exactly.”

Narrowing her eyes, Cathy pressed, “So, when will you erase the recording?”

was clear. It all boiled down

sharp. “If

convince him to finalize our divorce as soon as

free herself from their entanglement as soon as she got a divorce. Without it, there

it coming — being duped by her made him the fool. Belinda

her eyes and clenched her fists

fact that Kristopher and Belinda were still married

urged Kristopher to end the

what was

insisted that Belinda’s divorce requests were impulsive, that their disagreements were trivial, and that neither truly wanted a

always left

the one bringing up the divorce, even

sarcasm, urged her to speak

as kissed her, let alone shared her bed,

a gaze filled with loathing,

certain that Belinda had orchestrated this intentionally. Belinda taunted that convincing Kristopher to divorce was as unlikely as them sleeping