The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Christopher raised his voice. "It's been over a decade. I doubt you have proof that James set my mother up with that supposed affair partner."

"That's because I was the one who called your mother and baited her to meet him." The tremble in Astrid's voice was either from the hatred for James or the fear for Christopher. "Charles was with me when I made the phone call. It's a shame he's gone now, so he can't be your witness.

"But that's okay because I made a plan B. I took a picture when the bodyguard helped your dazed mother into the room. The photo is stored on the old phone in the bottom drawer of my room. You can turn on the phone if you find a charger.

"Chris, you should go after the right perpetrator. I was young, and James tricked me. You should take your revenge on him. I'm telling the truth. I swear on my life." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The voice recording came to an end.

The lively hall fell silent, and tension was thick in the air.

Though only an onlooker, Bella stared intently at Christopher's emotionless face, her heart sinking.

She knew a catastrophic storm lurked behind the calm.

For Astrid to come clean about the whole thing, Christopher must have gone to see her and reached some sort of negotiation.

would not realize his end of the

monster through and through, Christopher would not rest until he had nailed those guys and finished them off for good, a twisted form of

shivered and stumbled for words. "I did not! I have no part in that.

the eye. "Do you want to look at

Then came a smack.

Lance raised his hand and slapped James

felt like his eardrums

out! Get out of

want

out

again! Get

head.

once looked at his

filled

his innocent wife. Instead, he hated James for lying and using

ruined and

just screwed

With his hand over his swollen