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

Chapter 171

As soon as the little boy set eyes on Thalassa, his face broke out with pure delight. "Mummy!"

"Sweetheart," Thalassa croaked, moving toward the bed and pulling him into a tight embrace. She held him close until he wriggled in her arms.

"Mummy, let go!" he giggled.

Thalassa chuckled softly and loosened her hold, pressing a gentle kiss on his forehead. "I'm sorry, baby. Mummy's just feeling a bit emotional today." She wiped away a stray tear and glanced at Betty. "Why was he crying?"

Betty smiled warmly. "You know how he gets when he doesn't see anyone after waking up."

Thalassa sighed and met Betty's gaze. "You don't seem surprised."

Betty scoffed lightly. "That Kris is the father of Alex?" Betty scoffed. "Oh come one. I knew it the moment I saw him on the CCTV. Even a blind person won't fail to see how much the boy looks like his father. I assumed it was a lovers falling out thing and now he's trying to make amends."

"What surprised me," she continued. "was when he didn't even once ask about the boy. I had my suspicions but decided not to ask any questions. But this morning, it has become quite clear. He doesn't know about the boy, does he?"

Thalassa shook her head. "No. He doesn't."

never told him?" Betty's brow

let out a bitter laugh. "Oh, I told him, alright. He called me a liar to my face and kicked me out of the

shock. "He did that?

genuinely shocked, as if she couldn't believe Kris would do

bitterly. "Because his mother convinced him I was lying. First, she orchestrated a plan to make him believe I cheated on him the night before our wedding. We were married for a year, and for every single day of that year, Kris dedicated himself to making me the most miserable I've ever been. The worst part? He never told me why. I had no idea what I'd

her voice thick with emotion. "I stayed, hoping that one day, things would change-that I'd get back the man I fell in love with. But that day never came. His mother had me framed for embezzlement, and I spent three days in jail. After that,

she'd gone to the Miller mansion, desperate and broken, begging him not to divorce her. How she'd told him about her pregnancy, only for him to dismiss

that to you?" Betty's mouth dropped open. "She tried to have her own grandchild killed? How

woke up in the hospital, they told me I'd lost my pregnancy." Betty's brow furrowed. "I don't understand. You have

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voice lowering. "I *did* lose a child." She paused, collecting herself. "When I moved to New York with the Mathews family, I was devastated, convinced I had miscarried. Then, months later, I

with twins. I only lost one. The doctors told me that since my

miracle that the other child survived, but they didn't think it would make it out to the world since my pregnancy was too high-risk and might lead to lots of complications. Everyday, I feared that I

too absorbed in playing with his Batman and Superman toys to

short of a warrior who fought to come into the world despite all the odds being against him. You don't know how grateful I am that he fought to come to me." Tears welled in her eyes, spilling down her cheeks. "But I've never been able