Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 ~ Why did you hurt her?

Chapter 8 - Why did you hurt her?

Athena

I exhale sharply, ignoring her as I walk past, but her voice-

sickly sweet and taunting-halts me mid-step.

I grip the phone tighter, forcing myself to walk past her without a word, but she steps in front of me, blocking my path.

"Poor, poor Athena," she

drawls, tilting her head. "Still playing the devoted wife? It must be exhausting, trying to hold

on to a man who doesn't even want you."

So the bitch knew and played dumb last time?

I knew it!

I inhale sharply, refusing to take the bait.

"Move."

She chuckles, a slow, mocking sound.

"Why? So you can go home and pretend your marriage is real?" She takes a step closer, her eyes gleaming with mockery

"We both know Alex belongs to me. He always has. He always will."

I laugh, a real laugh I have to hold myself back. Now that

I think about it, she wouldn't be here spewing nonsense if all was going her way so that means Alex still needs me to play wife.

Lucky for her, I'm already too tired,

"You're so desperate to be important to him, aren't you?" I say coolly. "You knew he was married, and yet you still pretended not to. Must be really sad when the woman who birthed your obsession hates you like hell."

That does it.

"You bitch!" she tries to slap me but I block her wrist mid air.

SMACK!

one on her cheek so hard her neck cracks for a second. Then I step into her space. All my patience

as I stare

say this once.

the next time you'll try

bullshit? I'll

been three days but it sure

what she did to

snapping

glare.

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touches her cheek,

red imprint of my palm. For a second, I think she might try to slap me back, but I guess she's not so stupid because

slow, venomous curve of

her head mockingly. "That was a

arms,

going to do about it?

"Run to him like the desperate side-piece

mad because he doesn't

worse? You being delusional enough

is. But I'll never tell her

flare, her

at her sides. "You're nothing but a placeholder. He's only keeping you around

his

sake. Once that's over, he'll toss you aside for

laugh, stepping even closer. "And

of enjoying your so-called

dropping to

Leah. That must sting. Can

because you'll never

mother

if you'd like to try, I might divorce him

in her eyes before she masks

"Rot in hell, Athena."

I smirk. "After you."

sure you walk away with nothing when

painful to dream all the

past her, walking toward my car

held high. But as I

the engine, gripping the

glance in my rearview mirror. Leah is still

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