My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 408:

She cut him off, her voice cracking. “It’s not about money, Kristopher! It’s about how you treated me.”

His tone remained steady. “The way I treated you before is how I’ll continue to treat you in the future.”

Lise smiled faintly, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. Beneath the surface, her gaze was fractured, brimming with an ache that refused to fade.

“I used to be your girlfriend,” she said softly. “Your only choice for a wife. Will I still be?”

Hope flickered in her eyes, fragile but persistent, like a candle fighting against the wind.

first time, a faint shadow crossed his expression.

the flicker of hope in Lise’s eyes extinguished. Desperation overtook her, and she reached out,

haven’t dared to disturb you. I haven’t even called you, afraid she’d misunderstand. I’ve already lost you… I

she continued, “Kristopher, all Carrie lost was a shot at a variety show. With you by her side, doors will keep opening for

instantly, without a shred of resistance. But now, hesitation rippled across his face, his uncertainty plain as he

tinged with vulnerability. “Perhaps… you could keep her identity as Mrs. Norris under wraps, just to preserve my dignity? As long

was evasive, his tone vaguely warm. “Lise, you could never be a joke to me. You’re the most

have made her feel like the sun itself revolved around her. But now, the same words sounded hollow, as if their meaning had shifted with the tide. To Lise, they felt less like devotion

seemed to weigh her thoughts, then spoke with quiet resolve. “If you help me this time, I’ll finish everything by year’s end, retreat to Izrosa, and never return. I’ll follow the treatment, take care

mid-motion, his expression hardening as