Revenge With My Undercover Cop Hubby

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Chapter 122 He Has A Weakness

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Kelly blocked Eric's number and WhatsApp, and for a brief moment, the world grew still. But her peace. didn't last long. Soon, Eric called again, this time using someone else's phone.

He wouldn't let up. Kelly couldn't even figure out what he thought he could achieve by this persistence.

"Kelly, if you keep ignoring me, I'll just keep calling from other numbers. I know you'll come back to work eventually,” Eric's message read.

"Do you realize how dangerous it is for you? Living alone with all that money? And that Zev... he's nothing but a thug. He's after your money. You've been tricked. He must've convinced you to divorce me for the assets, right? I always knew you wouldn't come up with something as low as using the kids to threaten me. He's the one who taught you that, isn't he?""

Eric kept sending messages, calling Zev,names and warning her about her finances.

"Kelly, that money is dangerous. Do you really think it's safe with him? Your inheritance-it was meant for us, not for him. I can help you manage it, but it's too risky for you to hold on to it alone."

His words seemed full of concern, but every single one of them came back to money.

It became painfully clear: Eric wasn't worried about her safety. He was just desperate to make sure she

didn't give away what he thought was his.

"Kelly, let's talk. I want us to get back together. This stubbornness ... let it go, please," he continued.

Kelly barely recognized the man anymore. His insistence felt foreign, almost unrecognizable.

It was unnerving how much he had changed.

She blocked the number from which the messages came and powered off her phone.

"Who was that?" Zev asked lazily from the bed, stretching like a cat and pulling her toward him. "Who's calling you? Got some other guy out there?" he joked, but there was an edge in his voice, something she couldn't ignore.

sighed and shot him an irritated look. "Just drop

Zev murmured, pulling

The closer he got, the more likely it was that

asked softly, trying to find some clue in his face. "Do you remember why you

hoped-just hoped-that something in him would spark. Maybe it would help him

quiet for a while, still holding her, but not

least that was

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He was kidnapped and held for ransom. My mother

had done this, we knew he wasn't coming back. If by

herself. By then, he had been tortured beyond recognition." Zev's voice turned dark and heavy. "My grandfather blained her, said she ruined him. He believed if she hadn't pushed him into the business, none of it would've

paused and glanced

Had he been crying?

warmth of tears

mom couldn't live with the guilt. She couldn't

So ... she

left me

swallowed hard, her heart

she wasn't prepared for. Zev's life had been marked

with his grandfather, who ruled with an iron

nothing more than to escape-just like his father. He wanted to break free from the Lockharts' control, so he enlisted in the

I haven't had parents since I was eight,"

sympathy. He was simply stating the

for as long as he

gaze softened. "Is that why you went undercover in Solmaris? Because you had nothing

her hair. "Yeah. I didn't care. I didn't have anyone

it's different," he murmured. "I have you. I'm not alone anymore. I don't want to keep fighting. I just want to be with you. To live