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.

invited Ted to

Alice a devilish

playing peacemaker, dispelled the tension with a

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

hand, her voice soft but firm. “If

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

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

tension in the air began to dissipate as everyone slowly returned to their

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

her teeth. “No wonder no man wants her. With that attitude, she deserves everything that comes her

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

insinuation in Rachel’s tone. She was not alone in her disdain.

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

set up a few tables for card games, the perfect

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

the trap, having

at the table, there was

not wanting to be

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

silent,

Good.

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

against a force that left her no easy

passed and it was getting

watch. Was

Alicia's discomfort, Mrs. Reyes leaned back in her chair, her smile almost predatory. "What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Are you afraid to play

challenge. "Mrs. Reyes, how much do you want

with satisfaction. “Not much.

thousand

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 –

fell silent, her laughter laced with cruelty. “What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Is it too much for you? I thought Mr. Yates would have left you plenty of money after the

voice firm. "Then you must teach

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