After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The latest Manhattan gossip was all about a shocking transformation: notorious playboy and CEO Alistair Chase had suddenly gone cold turkey on his

womanizing ways.

Every mistress-including his pregnant girlfriend-had been kicked to the curb as he launched an all-out campaign to win back his ex-wife.

"Wait, they actually got divorced? I totally missed that memo. Last I saw, he was following her around insisting they were still married..."

"Oh honey, it's been official for months. He's just in denial and still introduces himself as her husband."

Some people at the corner table kept dishing, completely oblivious that the star of their bitchfest was sitting just a few tables away.

Elaine sipped her latte, genuinely puzzled by the whole situation. Why was Alistair, who could barely be bothered to look at her during their marriage, now blowing up her phone and ambushing her at every turn?

here?" Elaine asked, staring across the table at Alistair's stubborn

dozen times. Beyond all the ways he'd hurt her, she couldn't buy that a man

once and walked

this right," he pleaded. "I

cut him off. "Best case scenario? We pretend we don't

grabbed her purse to leave. Seeing him ready to follow her yet

her father's legacy now, especially after weeks of non-stop meetings to get the company back on solid ground. Her personal

hand caught her wrist. His eyes were practically begging. "Please," he said quietly. "I know I've

desperate face, she

Vivian disaster, maybe this version of Alistair might have gotten to

life doesn't work on

dad was gone forever. Everything that happened was permanently

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