The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 59

Thalassa raised an eyebrow. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Kris took some steps forward toward her desk. “Don’t pretend. I’m sure Millicent must’ve already called to tell you what we talked about.”

He pursed his lips into a grim line before speaking again. “You told me that you and Zeke Mathews were lovers. You even made me believe that he could’ve been the father of the child you lost.”

A cold smile curved Thalassa’s lips. “Did I? Did I really say those things to you?” She let out a snort. “It was you, Kris. It was you who came here with your guns blazing, throwing all sorts of accusations at me.”

“You didn’t deny any of them,” Kris said accusingly.

“Because I had no need to,” Thalassa stated calmly. “You see, your opinion of me is as worthless as you are to me.”

Her words stung, but Kris managed to keep a straight face. So you would rather I continue thinking the worst of you than to tell me the truth.”

“No, I would rather you finally understood that I don’t give a flying cow what you think of me, whether good or bad.”

She scoffed. “Besides, when did you become so gullible? I thought you were smarter. Someone tells you a story, and you believe everything they said? Didn’t it occur to you that I might’ve been the one who told her to tell you all that?”

For several seconds, Kris could only stare at her in silence as the wheels began turning in his head until it finally clicked.

He let out a small chuckle. “I see. It finally makes sense why you’re doing this.”

way around her desk, walking toward her so that there was no barrier between them. “It’s because you’re afraid.”

his mind. “Afraid

I’ll be able to melt your coldness away

“Now you’re talking nonsense.”

perfect sense. If you aren’t afraid, then why do you so badly want me to keep hating you? You want me to continue hating you so that you can keep hating

very busy, and you’re obviously just wasting my

could finish her sentence, Kris suddenly snaked his arm around her waist, pulling her flush against his body, causing her to let out a breathless

Let go of me!” she demanded, trying

in your eyes whenever you look at me.” His eyes fell on

feeling his body warm with all the incendiary emotions he’d tried so hard to keep at bay, to

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tell me that you didn’t think about our kiss the whole night just like I did. Tell me you didn’t toss all night in bed because you just couldn‘ get me out

wasn’t for the fact that she couldn’t smell any

glared at him. “Are you out of your mind? What has come over you?”

from Kris’s throat. A chuckle that almost sounded deranged. He wished he knew what the hell had come over him, but he

Despite all the years that had passed, despite how much she hurt him

maybe he was truly going crazy. Otherwise, why would he even be thinking about doing what he was thinking

heavy with fear and need, he gazed into her eyes and spoke, “Why are we doing this to ourselves, Thalassa? Why do we keep trying to hurt each other at every chance when it’s obvious that there’s so

only thing that’s between