Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband

His chiseled features were frozen in a harsh cold.

The car screeched to a halt right in front of Iris and Nathaniel.

Iris had just steadied herself, stepping back from Nathaniel’s arms, when she caught sight of the car.

She glanced over, her face calm.

The rear window rolled down, revealing Heriberto’s sharp, icy profile.

He turned his head, and their eyes met.

Meeting his harsh, suffocating gaze, Iris gave a taunting smile. “Did you rush back to check if I took anything of yours?”

Heriberto’s eyes fixed on her, and he let out a scornful laugh. “You really think this stunt is gonna make me think any better of you?”

Iris’s smile deepened. “It’s your problem. It has nothing to do with me.”

“Oh?” Heriberto squinted at her, grinding his teeth. “Get rid of the bastards in your belly, and we’ll have no more ties.”

Hearing this, Nathaniel froze, his gaze flickering to Iris in disbelief.

“Bastards?!”

a bitter laugh, but inside, it felt like a dull blade was slowly cutting through her chest, pain so sharp it took her breath

holding back the tears,

we were together, I used protection. Do you honestly think the

over and over but couldn’t figure

only answer that made sense to him was that the babies weren’t

she’s carrying. Let me be the first to wish you

to his senses. He threw his arm provocatively around Iris’s shoulders, pulling her close. His blessings were

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cold gaze snapped to Nathaniel, his lips curling into a

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and you don’t even mind? I didn’t know you had a

Using her…

Secondhand goods…

words cut into Iris

like blood was

love. Nearly three years of unwavering devotion. And all along, the man she

was nothing but

her smile twisted, sharper than his own,