After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Jolie froze, realizing she'd let something slip. Her gaze darted nervously as she stammered, "Oh, uh, maybe? Maybe not? I might have remembered wrong..." Selena narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing her closely.

Under that piercing gaze, Jolie's confidence crumbled, and she finally avoided eye contact altogether.

The atmosphere in the living room grew tense as Selena remained silent, simply staring at her.

Unable to bear the pressure any longer, Jolie threw up her hands in surrender. "I give up! I'll confess! Just stop looking at me like that. You're making me panic!"

Selena crossed her arms and raised her chin. "Start talking. Tell me everything."

"Um..." Jolie coughed awkwardly, finding it hard to voice the details.

"Hmm?" Selena's sharp gaze cut through her hesitation, making Jolie deflate instantly.

"Well," Jolie began hesitantly, "at a banquet at the Cooper family home, I was, uh, drugged... and Gavin took me to a room to help me. Then... um... one thing led to another, and... something happened."

She coughed again, her voice growing softer. "After that, I told him I owed him for saving me. He... he said I could repay him... ten times. So, yeah, that's... basically it."

utterly stunned. She couldn't believe her

Cooper was secretly bullying a young girl

And... ten times?

What a shameless man!

he already

shattered into a million pieces. Truly, one should never

glanced at Selena and continued, "After that, the Quin family hosted two more banquets and invited Gavin to both. He showed up,

I don't like him. Once everything is settled, I don't plan to have any more contact with him. So,

ignored my wishes and tried to send me abroad, all to force me to break up and shift my focus

bitter smile appeared on her

of events she'd endured recently had felt suffocating. Yet, strangely, saying it all

though, from the moment she decided to fight back, her emotions had begun

silently, unsure what

with him. Refusing the Quin family's attempts to push her toward him, even though they were

and suffering serious consequences just to avoid breaking up

complex as she