My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 977:

Her steady tone barely seemed to affect him, but the final sentence struck a nerve. A surge of unexplainable fury flashed through his eyes, and his grip on her wrist tightened.

He pressed her hand firmly against the wall, his gaze burning with accusation. “No matter how you twist it, you can’t escape responsibility,” he growled. “I’m reporting this to the police. I want you to pay for what you did to my child. Everyone has to face the consequences of their actions.”

Carrie’s composed facade wavered. His words sliced through her, reopening old wounds she had struggled to heal.

“Everyone has to face the consequences of their actions?” she echoed, her voice trembling. She tilted her head back, her eyes reddening, as she repeated his words with a questioning tone.

Lise had killed her child—there had been evidence, undeniable and clear. Yet Kristopher had begged her to let Lise go, pleading until the cost was their marriage.

protect Lise, the woman he cherished. But now, without a shred of proof, he demanded Carrie’s punishment. Some things could be excused by amnesia, but this blatant hypocrisy had nothing

vulnerable life caught in the crossfire. How much pain had

expression remained hard.

bitterly, the sound sharp and hollow. “Then go and hold Lise

confusion crossed his face. “What does this have

Her heart felt like it was being wrung dry. “Kristopher, you

narrowed, and his grip shifted, fingers closing around her neck. “Don’t push me, Carrie. Don’t think I won’t hit a

cut through the tension, and both of them turned. Daxton stood at the end of the

he had been carrying on the floor. Within moments, he

hadn’t intended to harm Carrie seriously. The raw emotion in her eyes had rattled