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.

she had long since grown accustomed to Lilliana's outbursts, the pain and humiliation stung her and she couldn't help but tremble

hand as if brushing off dust, her chin raised in a gesture of defiant arrogance. “Wipe that pathetic look off your

to tolerate any little temptresses hanging around waiting for an

voice shaking with frustration, pleaded softly,

in a bad mood today," Lilliana interrupted, her tone

of the wrist, she pulled a wad of cash from her purse

suppress her humiliation as the money fell to the floor, her pride as wounded as her

up the money; the very thought made

courage?” Her eyes flashed with mockery. “Or have you conveniently forgotten that your

red, each word tightening the knot of shame and fear

bills? Let's face it, if you can't handle this, then quit. Do you

tears, a storm of hatred and

he whispered, "I'm sorry, Miss Green. It

dismissively. “Now

me anymore, I'll go back

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

a thermos in

in her phone conversation, she

inevitable collision occurred in an instant; the thermos fell to the

spent over six hours on it and now

assistant immediately crouched down,

the mess. Joshua's voice came over the

made it especially for you since you're not feeling well. Honestly, nothing’s

tone sharpened. “And did you hear what I said before? Cut ties with

The assistant's breath caught.

recognized Shelia as Lilliana's future

And Alice…

she Joshua's ex-wife?

insist. When Shelia hung up the phone, she murmured: “I am very sorry, ma’am. I will

barely fazed her, and money wasn't what she

by the series of unfortunate events, stood

his

idly flipping through the news. Her eyes scanned the headlines until one caught her eye:

the story, so he dug deeper