Rebirth After Being Betrayed by My Husband by Isabella Reed

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The girl sitting in front of him didn’t even glance up as she snorted, “Can’t you see? Are you blind?”

Ethan blinked in surprise. Her blunt words would have angered anyone else, but not him. He wasn’t upset No one had ever dared to talk to him this way–yet, somehow, it felt refreshing coming from her.

“I can see just fine,” he said calmly. “But why are you getting drunk? Are you facing some kind of problem?”

“I don’t talk to strangers,” she replied flatly, still not looking at him.

“Then let’s change that,” he said with a small smile. “We could get to know each other, and then we wouldn’t be strangers anymore.”

“No,” she said sharply. “I don’t want to know you.

For the first time, Ethan felt at a loss. What could he do to make her talk to him? Helplessly, he muttered. “But I want to know you…. His tone took on a boyish charm, one he didn’t even realize he had.

She looked up briefly, her tone tinged with frustration. “Aren’t you ashamed to make such a request to a complete stranger? Who do you think you are, anyway? Some bigshot? Are you the owner of this place? Or maybe a king?”

Ethan blinked, stunned. This was the first time anyone had ever snapped at him like that. He pursed his lips slightly, feeling strangely amused. “Okay, okay. Don’t be mad,” he said gently, trying to placate her.

“Then stop bothering me!” she snapped again, grabbing another shot and downing it swiftly.

“I can stop,” he offered with a nod. “But only if you tell me your name.”

She paused for a moment, finally lifting her head to look at him. Her face was mere inches away from his. and Ethan froze. She was breathtaking. Her skin was flawless, her cheeks flushed a soft pink from the alcohol. Her lips, naturally rosy and slightly moist, were mesmerizing.

He couldn’t take his eyes off her.

“You really want to know my name?” she asked, her words slightly slurred but carrying an unintentional allure that sent his heart racing.

“Yes,” he said, nodding eagerly.

“Lily,” she said, her voice soft and hazy but so captivating it felt like music to his ears.

Lily.

name rolled around in his mind. It was perfect.

narrowing her eyes at him. “Didn’t you say you’d leave after getting my name? Why are you still

decided I

skeptical. “Why do you

and smiled mischievously. “First, you tell me why, and then I’ll tell you.”

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makes sense,” she conceded, nodding slightly. He smiled, feeling victorious. But then her

her lips curving downward in the most adorable way. “Even

steady and assuring. “I can

This is my responsibility.

speech was cryptic, he understood enough to sense that her struggles were tied to her family. Judging by her modest clothes, she didn’t seem to come from wealth. Maybe they were struggling financially? If that was the case, he could help. He was rich–unimaginably so.

blurted out, his tone

instantly. She looked up at him sharply, her lips curling into an enigmatic smile. “You want to

eager. “I can help

voice, a trace of something he couldn’t quite place. “With money?” she repeated, her tone laced with something akin to sarcasm–or was it

he said again, more firmly this time. “I have plenty of it, and it’s yours if it can

imagining her gratitude and perhaps even affection for his generous offer. In his mind, this was the first step

glint in her eyes. She was clearly thinking something entirely different

with something unreadable. “I’ll accept your help… but only if you

fulfill one request,” she said, her voice soft and sweet, so disarming Ethan felt his heart skip a beat. The way she spoke, so effortlessly captivating, made him feel as if his chest

he thought to himself. My dear, just say the word. I’d fulfill not but all

just one

nod, eager to

your eyes and count to twenty,” she said, her tone teasing yet

But who was he to question her? This was the