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.

gently invited Ted

to join the others, gave Alice a devilish

playing peacemaker, dispelled the tension with a

something so insignificant dampen your spirits, okay? The girl didn't mean anything

her hand, her voice soft but firm. “If you say

felt a pang of pity for Rachel, but now, she could see that Rachel was the one who

They were from different worlds, after all. Alicia was beneath her in every way. Even after Alicia humiliated Randolph, Rachel had let it go. However, Alicia still looked down

tension in the air began to dissipate as everyone slowly

soaked rat. Rachel, ever the gracious hostess, guided her

gritted her teeth. “No wonder no man wants her. With that

softly, her fingers working skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’

she caught the insinuation in Rachel’s tone. She was not alone

But unlike her, we won't stoop to crude

to kill before dinner, Rachel set up a

if the previous dispute had never happened. With a warm smile,

immediately sensed the trap, having anticipated this

table, there was no way she

Alice replied coldly, not wanting

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

remained silent,

Good.

forced to do things they didn't want to, because she was

felt trapped, powerless against a force that

and it was

at her watch. Was Caden

her smile almost predatory. "What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Are you afraid

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

Reyes smiled with satisfaction. “Not much. Just three

Three thousand

round and you could lose tens of thousands in an

laced with cruelty. “What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Is it too much for you? I thought Mr. Yates would have left you

you must

lips curved into a mocking smile. “Oh, no problem. “I’ll be happy to teach