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.

and gently invited Ted to play with

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

the tension with a

insignificant dampen your spirits,

soft but firm. “If

pang of pity for Rachel, but now, she could see that Rachel

from different worlds, after all. Alicia was beneath her in every way. Even after Alicia humiliated Randolph, Rachel had let it

Rachel's skillful mediation, the tension in the air began to dissipate

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

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

her fingers working skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’ face. “Do you

eyes as she caught the insinuation in Rachel’s tone.

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

with time to kill before dinner, Rachel set up a few tables for card games, the perfect

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

sensed the trap, having

sitting at the table, there was no way she could leave

replied coldly, not wanting to be drawn

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

silent, sighing

Good.

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

felt trapped, powerless against a force that left her no

minutes passed and it was

looked at her watch. Was Caden coming

Mrs. Reyes leaned back in her chair, her smile almost

the challenge. "Mrs. Reyes, how much

satisfaction. “Not

corners of Alice's lips twitched. Three thousand

table: one bad round and you could lose tens of thousands in an instant. And these women – smiling behind their perfectly manicured facades –

cruelty. “What's wrong, Mrs. Bennett? Is it too much for you? I thought Mr. Yates would have left you

her voice firm. "Then you must teach me how to

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