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.

down and gently invited Ted to play with the other

to join the others, gave Alice a devilish grin and waved her off. “Wait,” his eyes seemed

playing peacemaker, dispelled the tension with a

Bennett, don't let something so insignificant dampen your spirits, okay? The

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

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

all. Alicia was beneath her in every way. Even after Alicia humiliated Randolph, Rachel had let it go. However, Alicia still looked

the tension in the air began to dissipate as

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

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

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

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

“Oh, yes I do. But unlike her, we won't stoop to crude antics. “We have

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

if the previous dispute had never happened.

sensed the trap,

sitting at the table, there was no

replied coldly, not wanting to be drawn into their

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

silent,

Good.

forced to

force that left her no easy way

and it was getting closer

looked at her watch. Was Caden coming or

leaned back in her chair, her smile almost predatory. "What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Are you

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

with satisfaction. “Not much. Just three

corners of Alice's lips twitched. Three thousand dollars? She should

the rules of the table: one bad round and you could lose tens of thousands in an instant. And these women –

as Alicia 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

expression remained cold, her voice firm. "Then you must teach me how to play,

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