Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 119

LEAH

I swallow hard, my hands trembling so badly I have to clutch them behind my

back.

"No," I say, my voice cracking. "Of course not! Alex, you know me..."

"Do I?" he asks, tilting his head, his green eyes unreadable.

The assistant stands frozen behind the counter, the dress draped over her arm like a dead body.

I force a smile, blinking fast to hide the sting in my eyes.

"I'll just... call Daddy," I say quickly. "He'll transfer the money right now. It's no big deal."

Alex chuckles a low, dangerous sound that makes my blood turn to ice.

Is he testing me?

"Of course," he responds, "Call Daddy."

His words are laced with mockery, but I ignore it.

I'm sure it's a test.

One I'm not going to lose!

I've come too close to the goal to let it slip off my hands.

I yank my phone out of my purse so fast it almost flies across the room.

Dialing my father's number, I press it to my ear, forcing a smile at Alex.

He watches me, hands still shoved casually into his pockets, like he's enjoying every second of my slow public death.

A part of me is upset. How can he humiliate me this way? Even when I've

portrayed a picture of how rich we are, he still wants proof?

Fine!

The phone rings.

And rings.

And rings.

Finally, it goes to voicemail.

I laugh it off and redial, panic clawing at my throat.

No answer.

No answer.

No answer.

I want to scream.

eyebrow, his silence

meeting," I say, lowering the phone, my hand shaking. "You know how busy

Alex hums thoughtfully.

money!" I blurt out. "It's just a large... eh..I'll just

even be having, but Dad's

back ten

and the dress is packed

have a refund policy?" I whisper the question to one of the

smile, "Yes ma'am, as long

walk outside

"I'm so excited!"

He responds as he

is excited to marry

the dress packed carefully in the back as I imagine how beautiful I'll look

I can't stop smiling.

Alex said he's excited.

Excited.

over until it starts to sound like a

those years weren't for nothing. Maybe, finally, he's seeing me the way

up to is one of those artsy

to.

grind my teeth at the memory of how my heart used

pictures Henry sent me.

on a dazzling

dead

soon enough if she keeps looking

world -because he does and I trait after him, my hips swaying, letting every woman in the café

table, Sloane sits like

spots me, her

Good.

your bitterness, you

squeeze Alex's arm, flashing a sugar-sweet

enough

are glued to Alex, her

loud enough to make people turn and stare.

Wait....

What?

is

Oh my God!

Sloane. Now you've ruined the surprise." Alex says as he takes a

I join him.

doesn't know?"

wedding is in motion but i haven't told her it's this

me,

I mean, no. It's

breathless laugh,

in her chair, looking at Alex like he's lost

betray Athena by helping plan

you know you have no choice. Leah, tell her what your dream wedding is. She will make it

Her eyes flick to me like I'm some disease she can't scrub off the floor and I hold

actually have

phone with a bright, fake

album titled "Mrs. King".

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