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?”

Heriberto could say anything, Mara began to

steal jewelry and cufflinks?” Without looking at Mara, Iris kept her gaze fixed

at her and got what she meant. He fell silent for a

dared to say yes, he would be the biggest jerk

Mara glanced at Heriberto. Seeing his cold, tight–jawed silence as he stared at Iris,

dripping with disdain, “When you left, you even changed out of the clothes Mr. Hale bought for you. I never thought you would

this, Nathaniel clenched his teeth

he would have lunged at Mara

that’s Mara. I’ll keep her in mind. If I have the

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

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Mara again.

had been hostile toward her

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for nearly three years. Now she was about to divorce Heriberto, and Mara must be eager to take

weren’t still technically married to Heriberto, Mara would

slander now. The only