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

Chapter 202

Chapter 202

Kris groaned as he stirred awake, his head pounding with the force of his hangover. The sharp throbbing made him wince, and he blinked his eyes open to find himself sprawled on the floor of his living room. Slowly, he got up and stumbled upstairs, each step feeling like it echoed in his skull. Once he reached his bathroom, he opened the cabinet and grabbed a container of painkillers, popping two into his mouth and swallowing them dry.

He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, and the sight wasn't pretty-dark circles under his eyes, messy hair, and his skin red. Worse was the foul taste in his mouth. His breath was atrocious.

After brushing his teeth, he stripped out of his clothes and stepped into the shower. He stayed under the shower for a while, the cold water slowly helping clear some of the fog from his mind.

By the time he finished, Kris felt a little better. He dried off and slipped into a pair of trousers and a simple shirt-nothing too formal. He had no intention of going to work today, not with the press probably swarming his office once again, waiting to pounce on him the second he stepped out.

Walking back downstairs, he spotted his phone on the coffee table. He picked it up, his thumb hovering over the power button. He was about to turn it on, but he stopped himself and slipped the phone into his pocket instead.

He knew the calls and messages would start coming immediately, and that was the last he needed. But there was something he knew he needed to do.

As much as he hated the thought of even setting eyes on his mother, Alden was right. There were a lot of things he needed to get off his chest.

Grabbing his car keys, his expression darkened as he headed out of his penthouse, making sure to wear a stormy look to deter anyone from bothering him.

Luckily, unlike the last time, there were no reporters around the police station when he got there.

Inside the station, he requested to see his mother. After a brief wait, they led him to the cell where his mother was being held.

laid eyes on her, his stomach twisted, his hand balling

a relieved smile spreading across her face. "I knew you'd come, son. I

hands through the bars to touch him, but Kris stepped back, his gaze cold

sharp, like a blade cutting through the air. "Why did you

son. I could never hate you. How could you even

that why you did everything in your power to destroy what I had with Thalassa, the

the beginning of our relationship, but you pretended to accept her while you plotted to have her assaulted to make me believe she cheated on me the night before our

Son. I

again, Linda!" Kris growled under his breath. "You framed Thalassa for embezzlement; you had her arrested when you knew she was innocent! You watched me throw her in jail -the woman I loved. I threw her out of my life and

"Kris-"

Kris's voice dropped even further, filled with pain as he continued. "Even after all of that, maybe...just maybe,

out, her nostrils flaring. "Why would I want to

his voice filled with disgust.

would admit to something

do? Linda shot back. "That woman has been lying to you this whole time. You would've seen

his head slowly, his heart squeezing painfully inside his chest. "I don't know why I thought you would show even a little bit of regret for ruining my life. But I see you're too much

turned to leave, but Linda's voice stopped

lost the baby like she claimed, then how do you explain the three-year-old son she's

body rigid. Slowly, he turned back to face her. "What did

"She didn't tell you, did she? Of course she didn't, because then it would prove that she's @liar who manipulated you into having

don't