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 louder than

the phone, my hand shaking. "You know

Alex hums thoughtfully.

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

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

back ten times

goes through, and the dress is packed in

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

ma'am, as long as it's still in perfect shape, we

walk outside to

"I'm so excited!"

even more excited than you are." He responds as he starts

is excited to marry

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

I can't stop smiling.

Alex said he's excited.

Excited.

and over until it starts

for nothing. Maybe, finally, he's seeing

café he pulls up to is one of those

to.

my teeth at the memory of how my heart

pictures Henry sent me.

dazzling smile.

dead to

enough if she keeps looking at

owns the world -because he does and I trait after him, my

sits like

spots me, her

Good.

your bitterness,

squeeze Alex's arm,

loud enough for the

doesn't even acknowledge me. Her eyes are glued to Alex, her face twisted in

she spits, loud enough to make people turn and stare. "You don't just wake up and decide the

Wait....

What?

wedding is

Oh my God!

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

I join him.

doesn't know?" Sloane raises

motion but i

to me, "Is it

I mean, no. It's

out a breathless laugh, full of

she leans back in her chair, looking

won't betray Athena by helping plan her enemy's wedding," she says

I'm sure you know you have no choice. Leah, tell her what your dream wedding

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

have some pinned

whip out my phone with a bright, fake smile, tapping into

album titled "Mrs. King".

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