My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1103

With a bitter laugh, Lise twisted her lips in disgust. “That pathetic woman, Billie…”

Lise’s words sliced through the air, sharp and fleeting, but a glint of impatience flared in her narrowed eyes. “Why do I even bother talking to you?”

Carrie, however, had already unraveled the truth woven into that single, venomous sentence. The person who had dragged Lise from her troubles was not Billie. No, it was someone else entirely, someone with their own agenda.

Her mind raced, conjuring a parade of faces. She wavered for a moment, teetering between Kelsey and Alethea. Then, like a puzzle piece snapping into place, her thoughts locked onto Alethea.

If Kelsey had been the one pulling strings, only one explanation made sense: she had uncovered Carrie’s secret—that Carrie was her niece. The revelation would have shifted everything, given Kelsey a reason to act.

She might bribe or manipulate, but dragging Lise into this mess? That seemed too reckless, too

in her every glance at Carrie, a cold, unrelenting disdain. But she had no desire to gain anything from Carrie. Still, Carrie doubted even Alethea’s loathing ran deep enough to warrant

ties to the Hinks family. If Alethea feared Carrie might challenge her claim to the Hinks fortune,

made sense now. Lost in her spiraling thoughts, Carrie barely noticed Lise’s gaze sharpen. Lise, misreading

pegged you for someone with spine. Guess I was wrong. Just another coward, trembling at the thought of

hiss. “Scrambling to beg me now? Keep dreaming. Let me spell it out: I am broke. There’s no way I can get out of Mothor. If I

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pulling out a sleek

savoring the small luxury. Then, with deliberate slowness,

flame finally sparked to life. She lit