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.

bag you always carry?” His voice was sharp, his eyes narrowed as he studied

she was playing at. Then she calmly took the ring out of her bag

"Let's sign the agreement."

evenly, getting straight to the

anything more than what I brought to this marriage. You can

darkened, a storm

at all?” His laugh was bitter, full of disdain. “Stop acting so important,

only seemed to fuel

worked a single day, living off of me. Are you sure

an almost mocking smile. “What exactly

had "enjoyed" a meager monthly allowance

jewels she once treasured

lost her way completely after getting married. She had worked here and there, saving some money. She

up the pen and, with a

didn't hesitate

Joshua with a firmness that made the air

“I know

into

mockery. “Her skills far surpass yours. Even though she’s pregnant, she

settled deep within her,

so

clenched his jaw and fists until his knuckles

signed with a cold look, the sound of the pen scratching the paper threatening to

he growled, “don't come crying to me

agreement, her heart feeling light for the first time in years. It was as if

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

said quietly, his tone determined.

pierced

a painful tightness

of his words cut deep, like an ice-coated

to his feet, his hand instinctively gripping

"Alice, wait!"

her neck, hidden beneath the collar. The

asked, his

of her wrist, her expression

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