A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 205:

She hadn’t anticipated encountering Belinda there.

“Cathy, what are you saying?” Helen responded with concern. “If someone chooses to degrade herself by pleading for a reconciliation, that’s her burden to bear, not ours! Even if we hadn’t seen her, someone else would have.”

She couldn’t resist mocking Belinda. “If you knew it would end like this, why go through with it? Why not just remain Mrs. Cox? Now, you’re just embarrassing yourself.”

Belinda’s gaze dropped, her fingers nervously twirling the car keys. She endured Helen’s barrage of harsh words in silence. When Helen’s stream of invective finally dried up, Belinda looked up, her eyes steady and calm. “Are you done?” she asked, her voice even.

Helen scowled back, her mind scrambling for more venomous words, but none came.

her mouth. “Do you really think all women are cut from the same cloth as you? That we can’t stand on our own without clinging

the other, caught in the tense atmosphere, his words stuck in his throat. A heavy silence descended upon the group, the air thick with unspoken words. Those friends behind Kristopher held their breath, too wary to utter

intensified, his eyes boring into Belinda as if trying to pierce her soul with

“But that doesn’t mean everyone here is on his payroll.” She laughed shortly. “I came here for my own reasons, certainly not to swoon

noisy ambiance of the bar, he should have emerged by now. As

you fresh

ring, all four women shifted their gaze

Helen, darting over to Kristopher and grabbing his arm. “When did you

at Belinda, Maggie said, “Still pretending you’re not here to beg Kristopher for

no shame in seeking a reconciliation. But why the pretense? You claim you’re not here to beg, yet here you are, dialing