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

Chapter 114

Chapter 114

The guard grabbed Kris, ready to drag him out, but Kris shrugged him off.

“I know my way out,” he muttered.

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With that, he made his way out of the backstage area and entered the main hall. Murmurs of accusation still filled the room, all directed at his mother, who looked increasingly frustrated.

As he looked at her, suspicion twisted in Kris’s gut. He remembered his mother vehemently telling him that she didn’t want Thalassa anywhere near their lives.

Had she become so obsessed with keeping Thalassa out of his life that she would orchestrate this to make Thalassa hate him even more, ensuring she would never forgive him?

His chest tightened as he approached her. “Mum, you and I need to talk,” he said firmly.

Linda looked at him, her eyes widening in alarm. “Kris, why do you have that expression on your face? You can’t possibly believe—”

She tried to continue, but Kris wasn’t listening. He led the way, giving her no choice but to follow him. The rest of the family trailed behind, and all eyes in the room turned toward them, murmurs following their every step.

Kris approached one of the event organizers. “Can you get my family a room or some space where we can talk privately?” he asked.

The man hesitated for a moment but nodded. “Sure.”

the office the man had shown them to, Kris fixed his questioning gaze on his mother. “I need you to tell me the truth, mother. Was it you? Did you do it?” he asked, his voice steady and laced with accusation, but

the one who’d been asked that question, stepping forward. “Kris, how can you even

hand and hissed, causing susan to flinch and back away, and Kris turned his gaze back

woman was trying to make me look guilty in front of

insulting her!” Kris snapped, startling her

Linda bounced back, her voice rising as she retorted. “Why shouldn’t I insult her? She’s making false

one who had the most to gain from Thalassa pulling

She fumed. “There were three other designers competing with us, Kris. Why is it me and not

“Because you

You and I both know the race for

jutted her chin defensively. “That doesn’t

his fingers through his hair, pacing a small length of the office. He tugged

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didn’t pull out of his scalp.

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mother again. “If you’re behind it, then not only did you have

indignantly. “Is that the new lie she told you? Kris, why can’t you see that that woman is making things up for attention? I wouldn’t be surprised if she

do that!”

her voice filled with hurt. “Did

accuse him in front of everyone was because any evidence linking ‘him‘ to the sabotage had been destroyed. Seeing how his mother was demanding for proof made him feel like he’d been punched in the gut.

you, wasn’t it?” he said, his voice echoing the betrayal he felt. “How could you,