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

Chapter 81

Chapter 81

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Right after leaving his house, Kris called Alden to meet him at their usual club. Alden was exhausted after the long night, but he reluctantly agreed, fearing Kris would go crazy if he had no one to talk to.

“So, did you ask your mother about what Karen said?” Alden asked after they had sat in silence for a bit, observing Kris taking shot after shot of vodka.

“Yes,”

Alden raised an eyebrow. “And?”

Kris looked annoyed. “What do you mean by ‘and‘? There’s nothing else to say because Karen is nothing but a manipulative snake. My mother is innocent. She isn’t capable of doing the vile things Karen did to Thalassa. She was just as shocked as I was to discover the truth.”

Alden nodded slowly, feeling a bit relieved. He’d had his doubts after hearing what Karen said, but he was glad Kris had been able to clear it up.

Kris poured himself another shot of vodka and downed it in one gulp. As he was about to pour another, Alden spoke up.

“Dude, don’t you think you’ve had a little too much to drink?” he asked worriedly. When he arrived, Kris had already drunk almost half of the bottle.

Kris shot him a scowl. “I didn’t call you here to lecture me on whether I can drink or not.”

A frustrated sigh escaped Alden. “Yes, you called me here to unburden yourself, but I’m not the one you should be talking to, Kris. The one you should be speaking to right now is Thalassa. Tell me, have you apologized to her yet?”

another shot before answering grimly, “No.”

head. “Why not? Kris, the more you wait, the more she’s going to think that you just

slurring more than a bit. “You just don’t get it. I can’t… I can’t stand in front of her. Just the thought of even speaking to her fills me with so much shame because I know I don’t deserve even a minute of her time after everything I did to her. After

rant, so Alden kept quiet and let him continue.

he didn’t let them fall. “She loved me, Alden. She loved me so much. She trusted me with everything–her pain, her love, her body, even her soul–and what did I do? I tore it all to shreds. I made her suffer so much. Yet no matter what I did, she continued to stay, and my conclusion was that it was because of my money.”

abject misery. “We could’ve been so happy. So fucking happy if I hadn’t been such

blame yourself for that. We all know

Kris poured himself another shot. “I should’ve protected her, yet when she told me about the pregnancy, I told her to her face that she was lying and still kicked her out of the house. If I hadn’t done that, she wouldn’t have been attacked. It

looked at Alden. “Now tell me, how

eventually have to,”

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Chapter 81

didn’t respond as he poured himself another shot. Alden poured his first shot and chucked it down his

appeared at the table, a bemused look on his face. “Has this turned into a two–best–friend group

at him. “But you’re also here, right? And you didn’t bother to invite either of

Henry mused, his expression even more bemused now.” In fact, this is not the first time. You guys have been up to something lately, yet you haven’t told

third chair, and Henry sat down before Alden began to explain everything that had happened–from the day Kris confronted

Alden was done, Henry looked as

are you okay?” Alden

Henry shot to his feet, glared down at Kris, and exploded. “You fucking had Karen

and glared at him but didn’t say anything. It was Alden who