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

a devilish

with

something so insignificant dampen your

removed her hand, her voice soft but firm.

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

tension in the air began to dissipate as

look like a soaked rat. Rachel, ever the

wonder no man wants her. With that attitude,

skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’ face. “Do you want to

Mrs. Reyes’s eyes as she caught the insinuation in Rachel’s tone. She was not alone in her disdain. “Do you have

I do. But unlike her, we won't stoop

time to kill before dinner, Rachel set up a few tables for card

Reyes and the others, as if the previous dispute had never happened. With a

the trap, having anticipated this

table, there was no way she could

Alice replied coldly, not wanting to be drawn

Mrs. Reyes can

remained silent,

Good.

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

a force that left her no easy way

passed and it was

looked at her watch. Was Caden

in her chair, her smile almost predatory. "What's wrong,

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

smiled with satisfaction. “Not much. Just three

Three thousand dollars? She

tens of thousands in an instant. And these women – smiling behind their perfectly manicured facades – were

too much for you? I thought Mr. Yates would have left you plenty of money after

you must teach me how

Reyes’ lips curved into a mocking smile. “Oh, no