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

not knowing what game she was playing at. Then she calmly took the ring out of her bag and showed it

"Let's sign the agreement."

evenly, getting straight to the

what I brought

expression darkened, a storm gathering behind

was bitter, full of disdain. “Stop acting so

firm stance only

got married, you gave me everything you could. Now, for two years, you haven't worked a single day, living off of me. Are you sure you can bear to lose this comfortable

almost mocking smile.

had "enjoyed" a meager monthly

the jewels she once treasured had probably been discarded first

had not lost her way completely after getting married. She had worked here and there, saving

Alice picked up the pen and, with a firm

hesitate

across the table toward Joshua with a firmness that made the air

calmly. “Sign it. “I know someone

lips twisted into

surpass yours.

settled deep within

so lucky.

and fists until his

grabbed the pen and signed with a cold look, the sound of the pen scratching the paper threatening to tear it. Then he practically dropped

he growled, “don't come crying to me

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

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

quietly, his tone determined. “I

voice, though devoid of malice, pierced her heart more

felt a painful tightness in his

his words cut deep, like an ice-coated

feet,

"Alice, wait!"

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

that?” he asked, his tone

of her wrist, her expression

me too long to ask more intelligent questions than that," he