My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 656:

The sharp sound reverberated through the room as Marina’s hand connected with Aliza’s cheek.

Aliza stumbled slightly, her hand flying to her face as she stared at Marina, wide-eyed and disbelieving. “Marina, what did I do?” she asked, her voice trembling with an edge of wounded innocence.

But Marina was seething, her fury unchecked. “You’re as cunning as your mother! I looked into it and found out Carrie’s ex-husband is Kristopher. You’ve been getting cozy with him recently—don’t tell me you’re trying to use me to get rid of Carrie!”

Aliza blinked, then composed herself, her expression morphing into one of hurt. “Marina, how could you think that of me? Did Carrie put these ideas in your head?”

Her voice softened, as if appealing to their years of friendship. “We’ve known each other since we were kids. The Herrera family may not have the Webster family’s influence, but we’ve always had better manners than these small-town nobodies. How could you doubt me like this?”

Aliza’s expression turned earnest. “It’s true I’m getting close to Kristopher. But Carrie is his ex-wife, not his current one. They were already divorced before we met. If Kristopher truly loved her, why would they have gotten divorced in the first place?”

stance defensive but her expression still

slightly. She quickly masked it with a soft sigh of relief, her mind spinning. She had already looked into Carrie’s background. Carrie had grown up in Orkset, and her parents had no connection to the Morrison family.

your gateway

pity, she fixed Marina with a sympathetic gaze. “Oh Marina, you’re so gullible. Do you believe everything they tell you?” As

took a step back, suspicion flashing in her eyes.

has one sibling, Jenesis, who had no

certainty starting to waver. “Maybe she’s a cousin

“A cousin you’ve never heard of,

“If Carrie was involved in anything improper with either

it, do you?” Aliza said with a meaningful

furrowed her brow. “What do