Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife (Eveline)

Chapter 375 375: I want to ruin you

A deafening silence pierced through Mischelle as she sat alone in the dimly lit room, her mind drifting toward Ella and the words she had spoken on the call.

"Will she come looking for me?" she muttered, hoping Ella had understood the desperation in her voice earlier.

As she waited for the call to come again, the door suddenly flung open.

Mischelle flinched at the sight of Jedrick's brooding eyes, her body tensing as she slowly adjusted herself in her seat.

"Where did you go?" he asked, his voice laced with a deadly calm that sent a shiver down her spine.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and for a moment, her heart nearly sank into her stomach. Fear clawed at her insides, but she refused to let it show.

She remained silent.

Jedrick's fury darkened.

"Mischelle, I asked you something," he snapped, his patience wearing thin. In a swift motion, he grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet his piercing gaze.

Tears welled in her eyes, her lips quivering, but she held her ground. She wanted to see just how far Jedrick was willing to go to hurt her, to break her.

But then, as the first tear slipped down her cheek, something shifted. The darkness in his eyes wavered.

"Hey, why are you crying?" he asked, his voice unexpectedly soft, catching her completely off guard.

Mischelle's breath hitched. It was the first time she had seen him act out of character, the first time his voice carried anything other than cruelty.

She blinked, bewildered, staring up at him as if he were a stranger.

her utter shock, he sat beside her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders

didn't mean to scare you," he murmured, smiling,

man was a wreck of contradictions, a twisted enigma. Believing his

She choked out,

into hers. Slowly, he reached out, wiping away her tears before cupping

ruin you," he said, his

hitched, her face draining of color. The horrifying incident from the past came rushing back, flooding her mind like a tidal wave.

moments before breaking into a

sweetheart," he murmured, his fingers caressing her cheek,

voice deceptively smooth. "And

expression darkened, his lips twitching in amusement at her foolish attempt to seek help from their

what?" he mused, tilting his head. "I can be merciful. Even if Ella finds out you're

she was his wife now.A decision made in a moment of weakness, driven by fear of losing the people Jedrick had threatened

choice, made in desperation. A choice that

but his words had been chillingly clear when he threatened to kill Ella if

showing her a video of a man pointing a gun at Ella. The sight alone had been so triggering that she had dropped everything, making the impossible choice to

but it was necessary. She couldn't bear to watch her daughter

A cunning man like him

sliced through her thoughts, yanking her from her trance. "Why would you leave when I

steady breath,

her voice even as she gestured toward the envelope resting on

sharply toward the

a mess right now," he said flatly before standing up and striding out of the

closed the door behind him, one of his

looking for