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 to play with

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

dispelled the tension with a gentle pat

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

gently removed her hand, her voice soft but

Rachel, but now, she could see that Rachel was the one who had gotten caught in this web of superficial pleasantries. Sensing Alice's withdrawal, Rachel's

aloof attitude, in Rachel's eyes, was nothing but arrogance. They were from different worlds, after all. Alicia was beneath her in every way.

skillful mediation, the tension in the air began to dissipate

like a soaked rat. Rachel, ever the gracious hostess, guided

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

softly, her fingers working skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’ face. “Do you want to teach her a

she caught the insinuation in Rachel’s

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

before dinner, Rachel set up a few tables for card games,

join Mrs. Reyes and the others, as if the previous dispute had never happened. With a warm smile, Rachel invited her. “Mrs. Bennett,

trap, having

at the table, there was no way she could leave

coldly, not wanting

“Perfect! Mrs. Reyes

silent,

Good.

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

felt trapped, powerless against a force that left her no easy way

it was getting closer

at her watch.

smile almost predatory. "What's

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

satisfaction. “Not

Alice's lips twitched. Three thousand

table: one bad round and you could lose tens of thousands in an instant.

Mrs. Bennett? Is it too much for you? I thought Mr. Yates would have left you plenty of money after the divorce. Surely you

her voice firm. "Then you

smile. “Oh, no problem. “I’ll be happy to teach