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.

an eyebrow, his silence louder than

in a meeting," I say, lowering the phone, my hand shaking. "You

Alex hums thoughtfully.

blurt out. "It's just a large...

card I shouldn't even be having, but Dad's

will come back ten times more

and the

I whisper the

ma'am, as long as it's still

nod and walk outside to

"I'm so excited!"

responds as he starts the ignition, and my

is excited

in the back as I imagine how beautiful I'll

I can't stop smiling.

Alex said he's excited.

Excited.

over until

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

up to is one of those artsy

to.

of how

pictures Henry sent me.

plaster on a dazzling smile. That's now in the

is dead

be soon enough if she keeps looking at me this

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

corner table, Sloane sits like the self-righteous

second she spots

Good.

in your

arm,

enough for the whole place

even acknowledge me. Her eyes are glued to

turn and stare. "You don't

Wait....

What?

is

Oh my God!

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

I join him.

know?" Sloane

only knows the wedding is in motion but i haven't told her

to me, "Is

I mean, no.

laugh, full

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

Athena by helping plan her enemy's wedding," she says

choice. Leah, tell her what your dream wedding is. She will

Her eyes flick to me like I'm some

have

bright, fake smile, tapping into my

album titled "Mrs. King".

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