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

the others, gave Alice a devilish grin and waved

with a gentle pat

something so insignificant dampen your spirits,

soft but firm. “If you say

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

was nothing but arrogance. They were from different worlds, after all. Alicia was beneath her in every way. Even

the air began to dissipate as everyone slowly returned to

makeup was running down her face, making her look like a soaked

“No wonder no man wants

Reyes’ face. “Do you want to teach her

in Rachel’s tone. She

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

to kill before dinner, Rachel set up a few tables

previous dispute had never happened. With a warm smile, Rachel invited her. “Mrs. Bennett, do you play

immediately sensed the trap,

at the table, there was no way

not wanting to be drawn into

false delight. “Perfect! Mrs. Reyes can teach you. It’s just a

silent, sighing

Good.

older men often complained about being forced to do things

against a force that left her no easy

it was getting closer to

watch. Was Caden

back in her chair, her smile almost predatory.

met the challenge. "Mrs. Reyes, how much do you

satisfaction. “Not much.

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

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

much for you? I thought

voice firm. "Then you

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