Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband

Clearly, Iris and Nathaniel had just enjoyed breakfast together.

What did that mean?

They were living together, possibly sharing a bed.

And what about Iris’s unborn child…

Heriberto’s anger boiled over..

Iris seemed oblivious to his mood. She glanced at Mara, raised her eyebrows, and said, “Ms. Caine, you accused me of stealing. I’m curious. What did I steal that brought Mr. Hale here to scold me?”

Nathaniel walked in, pulled out a chair next to her, and sat down. “Ira, don’t listen to her nonsense. I’ll call security.”

“Don’t bother, Nathaniel. I don’t think Mr. Hale is here to cause trouble,” Iris said with a smile.

Then she looked at Heriberto. “Right, Mr. Hale?”

Her gaze on Heriberto was light. Her voice was unhurried and soft, with a subtle rise in pitch and a touch of sarcasm.

“Ms. Aguilera, you pretend to be so indifferent, but why did you take the jewelry Mr. Hale got you before and his starry cufflinks when you left?”

could say anything, Mara began to question

I steal jewelry and cufflinks?” Without looking at

her and got what she meant. He fell silent for a moment and stared at Heriberto, waiting

say yes, he would be the biggest

Heriberto. Seeing his cold, tight–jawed silence as he stared at Iris, she found the courage to

you left, you even changed out of the clothes Mr. Hale bought for you. I never thought you would still be

Nathaniel clenched his teeth in

he would have lunged at Mara and shut her up by

thought, “Okay, that’s Mara. I’ll keep her in mind. If I have the chance, I’ll teach her a lesson for

was so mad that he was grinding his teeth. But Iris’s expression remained

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Mara again.

been hostile toward her ever since

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three years. Now she was about to divorce

still technically married to Heriberto, Mara would have buried her

about Mara’s attacks and slander now. The only