My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 24 A brief tension clenched Sandra’s hands into fists before she quickly masked her emotions with a sly smirk.

She had deliberately brought Elijah along, eager to flaunt her success.

Sandra wanted to show Elizabeth that she hadn’t just stolen Elizabeth’s man, but was also taking the lead role she craved.

Hastily masking her true feelings, Sandra tugged at Elijah’s sleeve and feigned surprise.

“Why, what’s Ms.

Campbell doing here?”

Snapping out of his reverie, Elijah responded with cool detachment, “She’s had years of luxury, but this rough patch might be the reality check she badly needs.

Maybe she can’t handle it anymore and is considering crawling back to me.”

His awareness of Elizabeth’s situation was always current.

She had been living in a hotel, deliberately leaving all her belongings at their shared home.

Her actions seemed more like a petulant retreat for lack of attention than a genuine effort to divorce.

In his view, Elizabeth was so accustomed to a life of indulgence that she likely found it difficult to adjust on her own after their separation.

To him, Elizabeth’s sudden appearance was simply an acknowledgment of her inability to manage, perhaps even a sign of impending remorse.

marriage, it

lobby, Elizabeth lingered by the vending machine, eyeing the cans of

to buy just one, but after some thought, she

took the time to meet me here,” Sandra

I know how busy you

cadence of Sandra’s voice

gentle, in the stillness of the lobby, her words were

tender gesture, smoothing down the fabric of Sandra’s coat as

recent business trips kept me away, and I haven’t had much time to

I’m back, I’m focused

Everything else can wait.”

insert

it heartache, or

out of

scene before her

divorce proceedings unresolved, and

she wondered what, if any, place she

so intense that it almost choked

together tightly, her fingers curling into a fist,

watched as two cans of

and just as her hand reached for the second, a

Elizabeth knew