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

Chapter 79

Linda Miller had always thought she was shrewd enough to sense a betrayal before it came her way, but Karen’s treachery caught her off guard.

She gritted her teeth, fuming silently, unable to believe that Karen had dared to betray her. What had that foolish girl been thinking?

“Mum,” Kris prompted grimly after several seconds of silence. “You haven’t answered my question.”

Immediately, Linda summoned the most pitiful, heartbroken look she could conjure. “Why would I answer such a question? I refuse to believe that my own son would think me such a monster as to even consider that I could be behind something like that.”

Kris pursed his mouth into a tight line. “Mum, I’m not trying to accuse you of anything. I’m just looking for answers here. I know you never liked Thalassa, so I just want you to be honest with me.”

“I never liked Thalassa? You know that’s not true. Yes, in the beginning, I didn’t approve of her because I thought she was only trying to take advantage of you, but once I realized how serious you were about her, I changed my mind. Don’t you remember everything I did to try and make her feel welcome in the family? I was beginning to love her like a daughter until we discovered that she slept with another man the night before your wedding.”

“Mum, Thalassa never did any such thing. It was-”

you see those images yourself? If even you believed that she truly cheated on you, was I supposed to continue loving her? But to go to the extent of accusing me of being behind what happened to her… I’m so disappointed in you, Kris. You know what I went through growing up, and I would never want anything

into tears, and seeing how vulnerable she looked, Kris felt a pang of guilt. He knew what his mother had been through. She hadn’t been rich before meeting his dad; her life had been

was I accusing you of anything. I know

paused, thinking of the best way to word his thoughts without hurting his mother again. “I just want to know if Karen ever told you about her plans or if she ever

think I would’ve kept it to myself? Yes, I hated Thalassa after we both thought she betrayed and hurt you, but I would

Karen, Mum.” Kris sank down onto the desk in the study room, sweeping his hand over his face as frustration, anger, and guilt coiled tightly around him. “We all owe Thalassa an apology for how we treated her when she and I were married, but most of

face when Kris wasn’t looking. Then she stepped closer to him. “Son, please don’t beat yourself up over this. After all, we know that Thalassa never cheated

as he shook his head firmly. “No, Mum. After all

You saw all the evidence, had it verified, and

“Yes, I had it verified, but also

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So no, Mum, from now on, I’ll never believe any other evidence against