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?”

of Cathy’s persistence was clear. It

just yet,” Belinda replied, her smirk sharp. “If

always do and convince him to finalize our divorce as soon as you can.” She was eager to sever

entanglement as soon as she got a divorce. Without it, there was

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

and clenched

fact that Kristopher and Belinda were still married gnawed at

Kristopher

what was his

impulsive, that their disagreements were trivial, and

always left

the one bringing up the divorce, even challenging Cathy to

words, dripping with sarcasm, urged her to speak ill of

nearly a month ago, Kristopher hadn’t as much as kissed her, let alone shared her bed, always maintaining that he saw her as

and a gaze filled

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