My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1102

Realizing just how much danger she was in, Carrie found herself growing strangely calm.

The cramped trash bin rocked and pitched, making it clear she was being hauled away in some sort of vehicle. Only the steady hum of tires on asphalt broke the silence. The quiet pressed in from all sides, leaving her with no clue about what might be happening beyond. She dared not utter a word. If others realized she was awake, things could take a turn for the worse.

Trying to keep panic at bay, she drew in a slow breath and forced herself to think clearly. Rope bit into her wrists, but her first instinct was to check her belly. She couldn’t reach, but she looked down anyway. No sharp pain. No discomfort. For now, her baby seemed unharmed.

Flashes of memory tumbled through her mind. The restroom. That sudden wave of dizziness. Slumping to the floor, sliding down the wall—she didn’t remember falling hard, which brought a small measure of relief.

Pitch darkness wrapped around her, making it impossible to spot any bruises. Other than the throbbing in her skull and the raw burn left by ropes at her wrists and ankles, nothing felt broken.

her out of here. Her fingertips caught on something sharp—a piece of rusted metal, rough and jagged, likely a splintered bracket left behind by years of neglect. Clutching the shard in her fist, she felt

slowly and as quietly as she could, she began to scrape it back and forth against the ropes, just like

the bin with harsh, blinding light. Blinking upward, Carrie’s eyes locked

deep wrinkles, gray-streaked hair framing a

as disbelief overtook

the matter? Shocked by how I look now? Like death warmed over? You shouldn’t be. You’re the reason I’ve become this.

her pocket, praying Lise wouldn’t notice. Fortunately, the woman seemed too lost in her whirlwind of resentment

throat—wasn’t all of this misery Lise’s fault in the first place? If she hadn’t lied about Kristopher’s sister’s heart, none of this would have spiraled out of