Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

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Chapter Twenty Six

Third–Person Pov

Richard’s hands clenched tightly around the steering wheel as he drove down the familiar streets

towards Amber’s place. His face wore a sullen expression, his brows furrowed as he tried to stop himself from blurting out the things he had in mind.

Beside him, Amber glanced at him from the corner of her eye, a sense of unease settling in the pit of

her stomach.

Unable to ignore the obvious tension any longer, Amber finally grew frustrated with Richard’s

silence. She turned towards him, her tone annoyed. “Richard, what’s going on? You haven’t stopped

frowning since we left your parents‘ place. Did something happen? Do you have something to say?”

Richard let out a frustrated sigh, his gaze fixed on the road. He had been wrestling with his emotions.

caught between wanting to confront Amber and resisting the urge to say anything so that he wouldn’t seem petty and unreasonable.

But her question pushed him to the brink, compelling him to voice his curiosity.

“I didn’t want to sound petty,” Richard began, his voice tinged with a mix of frustration and confusion, “but can you explain to me why, out of all the words you could’ve chosen to describe me,

you had to use the word ‘insane‘?”

Amber’s eyes widened at his words, a tinge of surprise coloring her features. She didn’t expect that he still had in mind the comment she made almost an hour ago. Her initial response was one of confusion. “Richard, are you really still stuck on something I said almost an hour ago?”

Richard scoffed, his frustration bubbling to the surface. “How can you expect me not to be stuck on it When you had countless other options to describe me, why use a word so negatively loaded? Why w you look at me and think that the best word to describe me would be insane?”

her lips. “Fine, then. Mr. Perfect, tell me what other word I could’ve used to describe you since insane doesn’t cut it for

funny, caring.” he

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tone. “Yes, Richard, you are handsome,” she conceded, “but answering your parents‘ question with such a basic response would have made me seem shallow and unintelligent. And don’t even get me started on the other things,

first thing that came to mind when she asked me to describe you.”

of frustration and confusion etched

couldn’t fully accept that the only thought that came to Amber’s mind when asked to describe him

can’t believe it,” Richard muttered, his voice laced with

thing that came to

in response to

do think of you as

of insane.”

in surprise, his confusion growing.

hint of mischief dancing in her eyes. She leaned back against the car seat, her voice tinged with amusement. “Only an insane person would decide to take revenge on his business rival by marrying his ex–wife,” she explained, a mischievous smile tugging at her

I don’t know

I’m insane because I offered to help you get back at your cheating

it is,” she conceded. “But, Richard, I still stand by what I said. You’re

“I will never

cool, and that’s not insanity,” he retorted.

reaction, her eyes sparkling with amusement. “Come on,

Stop being such a baby

wounded by her laughter. “I’m not being a baby,” he snapped, his voice edged

was filled with an unusual silence, as exhaustion

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Clupter Twenty Ne

of the drive to Amber’s apartment was filled with an unusual silence, as exhaustion eventually overcame her, lulling her into a

sleeping figure, the corners of his

that came

he debated the