The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 102:

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Mrs. Reyes let out a shrill scream.

She spent no time fixing her smudged makeup and immediately rushed to help her son, Ted, who was sprawled across the soft grass.

Her breathing hitched as she knelt beside him, her hands quickly but gently feeling for any signs of injury. “Are you okay?”

The grass beneath him was more forgiving than anything else, but Ted's flushed face was a storm of anger. His round cheeks, red from embarrassment or frustration, puffed out as he glared at Alicia. “It's all your fault, you stupid girl!”

Alicia blinked, her eyes widening slightly at the outburst. Ted was only eight, face still chubby, brow still furrowed, but the sharpness of his words stung.

Mrs. Reyes, who had already pulled Ted to his feet, turned to Alicia with a hard look.

"Alicia, if anything happens to Ted today, I won't let you go so easily," he said, his voice warning.

Alice responded to the boy's gaze with a slight smile, not of amusement, but of complicity.

He understood that such petty disputes as that could spiral out of control if given the chance.

Instead of fanning the flames, he turned his gaze to Rachel, the host of the meeting.

“Mrs. Gray,” Alice began softly, her tone deliberately calm, “surely you can tell me… have I done anything wrong here?”

Rachel, ever serene, let out a soft sigh, her expression one of gentle reproach.

“Miss Bennett,” he said, his voice lilting like the wind brushing through the trees, “why argue with a little girl?”

Alicia hesitated, her smile hardening as Rachel walked past her, reaching out to smooth Ted's tousled hair with motherly tenderness.

“I was just messing with you,” Rachel continued lightly. “Why didn't you just play along? Do you really think a child could hurt you?”

Alice's smile disappeared, replaced by a shadow of disappointment that crossed her features.

She studied Raquel for a moment, waiting for some flash of understanding, but Raquel's attention had already wandered elsewhere.

Ted

running off to join the others, gave Alice a devilish grin and waved

playing peacemaker, dispelled the tension with a gentle pat on

don't let something so insignificant dampen your spirits, okay?

gently removed her hand, her voice soft but firm. “If

a time when Alice had felt a pang of pity for Rachel, but now, she could see that Rachel was the one who had gotten caught in this

different worlds, after all. Alicia was beneath her in every way. Even after Alicia humiliated Randolph,

the tension in the air began to dissipate as everyone

Reyes' makeup was running down her face, making her look like a soaked rat. Rachel, ever the gracious hostess,

Reyes gritted her teeth. “No wonder no man wants her.

her fingers working skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’ face. “Do you want

in Rachel’s tone. She was

into a subtle smile. “Oh, yes I do. But unlike her, we won't

up a few tables for card games, the

the others, as if the previous dispute had never

the trap, having anticipated

was no way she could leave

Alice replied coldly, not wanting to

sparkled with false delight. “Perfect! Mrs. Reyes can teach

silent, sighing

Good.

older men often complained about being forced to do things they didn't want

force that left her no easy way

and it was getting closer

her watch. Was Caden coming or

almost predatory.

sharpened and she met the challenge. "Mrs. Reyes, how much

smiled with satisfaction. “Not much. Just three thousand

of Alice's lips twitched. Three thousand dollars? She should have

been in enough high-stakes games to know the rules of the table: one bad round and you could lose tens of thousands in an instant. And these women – smiling behind their perfectly manicured facades – were professionals at exploiting

Reyes's eyes glittered as Alicia fell silent, her laughter laced with cruelty. “What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Is it too much for you? I thought

her voice firm. "Then you must teach me how to play, Mrs.

mocking smile. “Oh, no problem. “I’ll be