The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 13:

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That song - its melody, its heartfelt lyrics, the soulful voice behind it - had captivated the world in an instant. Thanks to that song, Lilliana became an overnight sensation.

For a moment, it seemed like she was just beginning her rise to stardom. But who could have predicted that it would be the peak of her fame? Since then, her career has stagnated and she has taken a backseat.

With an indifferent look, Caden said, “You’ll find out soon enough.”

Wasting no time, Alicia tried to arrange a meeting with Joshua to finalize the divorce.

It was hours before Joshua finally responded,

"I'll see you tonight at nine. Let's talk at home."

At nine o'clock at night, Alicia returned to the marital home.

As soon as I opened the door, I found something unexpected.

A pair of women's shoes lay carelessly in the entrance, as if the landlady had kicked them off in a fit of rage. Alice's gaze darted into the room.

A man's suit and a woman's dress were scattered messily on the floor, suggesting that something intimate had happened not long ago. His eyes moved upward and fell on the partially open door of the second-floor bedroom.

From inside, she could hear the sound of labored breathing, undoubtedly Joshua's.

Alice smiled with satisfaction, not losing sight of the irony of the situation.

“Amazing,” she thought wryly. “Just a couple of months pregnant and already back to such reckless abandonment.”

Moments later, her phone rang with a message from Joshua.

"Where are you?

Alice exhaled deeply, preparing herself for what was coming, and went back inside.

Joshua was already waiting in the living room, sitting as if nothing had happened.

His eyes, still glassy with the remnants of desire, scanned her with a calculated air, as if gauging her reaction.

His voice was sharp, his eyes narrowed as he

moment, not knowing what game she was playing at. Then she calmly took the ring out of her bag

"Let's sign the agreement."

getting

anything more than what I brought to this marriage.

darkened, a storm gathering

His laugh was bitter, full of disdain. “Stop acting so important,

his firm stance only seemed

for two years, you haven't worked a single day, living off of

you?” Alice's lips curved into an almost mocking smile. “What exactly

a meager monthly allowance and

jewels she once treasured had probably been discarded

getting married. She had worked here and there,

Alice picked up the pen and, with a firm hand, quickly signed on the dotted

didn't hesitate

with a firmness that made the

calmly. “Sign it. “I know someone is waiting

twisted into

you?” His voice dripped with mockery. “Her skills far surpass yours. Even though she’s pregnant, she knows exactly how to keep

had long since settled deep within her, overshadowing any sting his words might have caused. She shrugged, her voice

so lucky.

fists until his knuckles turned

cold look, the sound of the pen scratching the paper threatening to tear it. Then he

he growled, “don't come crying to me

light for the first time in years. It was as if a huge

at Joshua. The tenderness she once felt for him was gone; what they had once shared now seemed like a distant, fleeting

he said quietly, his tone determined. “I

voice, though devoid of malice, pierced her heart more deeply than any

a painful

cut deep, like an ice-coated dagger. Alice

Joshua jumped to his feet, his hand

"Alice, wait!"

eyes fell on the slight hickey on her neck, hidden beneath the collar. The confusion that

he asked, his tone accusatory. “Have you slept

of her wrist, her expression

too long to ask more intelligent questions than that," he said, his words filled with