The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 100:

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“Oh, really?” Lilliana asked.

Joshua's voice was flat, his face a mask of indifference. “She's your assistant. What could she be hiding from you?”

Lilliana's lips curved into a sharp, mocking smile. “Who knew what you were up to, Joshua? Let me give you a word of advice: don't dip your pen in the company ink. It’s a dirty business.”

Joshua's patience ran out and his cold eyes narrowed. “Okay. Since you don't trust me in the slightest, I'll drop everything. I'll stay by your side 24 hours a day. “How about that?”

Unfazed by his scathing tone, Lilliana raised an eyebrow. “If you want me to trust you, stop playing around. “I know you’re hiding something, and I won’t stop digging until I find out every secret you’re keeping from me.”

Joshua's gaze locked with hers, the tension building between them.

He knew she had found out something, rumors that could destroy everything. Alicia was becoming a real threat.

However, the more dangerous the situation, the more he wanted it; the challenge only fueled the fire in him.

“Very well, then,” he said with eerie calm. “Do as you wish. “I have work to do.”

As he walked away, Lilliana's eyes followed him, suspicion simmering beneath the surface. She snapped her fingers and called for her assistant.

"How many times have you been here?" Lilliana's tone was sharp, loaded with accusation.

The assistant froze under his gaze, his voice shaking. “Miss Green, I swear this is the first time I've been here. “I lost sight of you earlier and panicked, so I went to Mr. Yates’ office.”

Lilliana’s eyes narrowed, amusement flickering as she watched the assistant squirm anxiously. “Do you really expect anyone to believe that pathetic lie?”

"Miss Green, I don't..."

A sharp crack cut through the air.

Lilliana's hand shot out, leaving the assistant reeling from the prick.

Her cheeks burned and her eyes filled with tears, which spilled down her face despite her efforts to contain them.

grown accustomed to Lilliana's outbursts, the pain and humiliation stung her and she couldn't

dust, her chin raised in a gesture of defiant arrogance. “Wipe that pathetic look off your face,”

pregnant now and I'm not going to tolerate any little temptresses hanging around

assistant, her voice shaking with frustration, pleaded softly,

bad mood today," Lilliana interrupted, her tone

flick of the wrist, she pulled a wad of cash from her purse and tossed it carelessly at the assistant's feet.

assistant stood frozen, biting her lip to suppress her humiliation as the money fell

to pick up the money; the

Her eyes flashed with mockery.

assistant's face turned red, each word tightening the knot of shame and fear around

salary I give you, how exactly would you cover those medical bills? Let's face it, if you can't handle this, then

and helplessness

the bitter taste in his mouth, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Miss Green. It

“Now get out

you don't need me anymore, I'll go back to the office," the assistant said

compose himself, he hurried away, stopping only to splash cold water on his

a thermos in one hand and her

phone conversation, she didn't notice

collision occurred in an instant; the thermos fell to the floor with a

“I spent over six hours on it and now it’s

assistant immediately crouched down,

to clean up the mess. Joshua's voice came over

soup spilled. I made it especially for you since you're not feeling well. Honestly, nothing’s been going

ties with Alicia now. I'm sick of seeing her every day.

The assistant's breath caught.

recognized Shelia as

And Alice…

Joshua's ex-wife?

up the phone, she murmured:

already seeing with frustration, noticed the slap mark on the shy assistant's cheek. The sight barely fazed her, and money

stunned by the series

quietly sprouted in his mind, taking root despite his

the day's work, Alice sank into her chair, idly flipping through the news. Her eyes scanned the headlines until one caught her eye: Joshua had fired all the female employees in his

more to the story, so he dug deeper into the related reports. It didn't take long for him to put