The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 94:

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Joshua's train of thought changed abruptly when the question was directed at him.

I chuckled. “You married me shortly after graduation, and yet you've barely had any contact with the elite. Rachel is a socialite. Do you think you can fit into her circle?”

Alice replied calmly: “It is rather strange. Despite my apparent simplicity, she extended her hand to me in order to make friends.”

Joshua's face darkened even further.

He asked himself: "Why is Alice acting against my wishes?

He then commented: “She’s just being polite. To her, you're insignificant. Trying to connect with her makes me look stupid.”

Alice, puzzled, asked, “How could that embarrass you? “We are divorced and no one knows about our current relationship.”

With obvious irritation, Joshua replied, “Just follow my instructions!”

Alicia hid a smile and preferred to remain silent. The atmosphere became tense and Joshua completely lost interest.

I have left the room.

Alicia put on her coat and followed him. It was too late for Joshua to stay. He had to get back to Lilliana.

Alice said goodbye to him.

Then I filled a glass with water and gently dropped a pill into it.

Its taste and appearance were undetectable.

As he handed her the glass, he whispered, "Be careful not to overindulge."

In his irritable, patchy state, Joshua drank without a second thought.

A fleeting look of triumph crossed Alice's face as her plan unfolded successfully, and she preferred to remain silent.

a pile of chores, left quickly.

examined the

log for the past three years lay before her, perfectly intact. A smile of

so many complex years, it was

he wondered why he possessed

he was contemplating this, his

It was Rachel.

a beat when the phone rang late at

He answered the call.

he greeted, his

the next few days?

asked, "Is it for a special

explained. “I often have friends over for tea and conversation. “I look forward

reluctantly replied, "I'm sorry, I may

offer to take you, and now you are refusing my invitation.

him. “It's just

too limited then. I suppose I shall need Randolph to extend the invitation personally," Rachel observed, with a lingering

of anxiety washed over

like a knife was pointed at his throat.

him

she

inevitable, but there was also the possibility

Gray,” Alice agreed with a forced smile. “Let me know the time and I'll

Rachel expressed her relief.

won't keep you

turned to Randolph with a

on me coming.

things clear to her. I won't let

that much, does it? Why

are stupid?

Rachel was silent.

a little more restrained with your ex, none of

it easy. But this is Alicia, Joshua's ex-wife.

that it