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

a devilish

peacemaker, dispelled the tension with a gentle

your spirits, okay? The girl

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

now, she could see that Rachel was the one who had gotten caught in this web of superficial pleasantries. Sensing Alice's withdrawal, Rachel's

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

began to

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

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

working skillfully on Mrs. Reyes’

Rachel’s tone. She was

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

up a few tables for card games,

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

the trap,

at the table, there was no way she

wanting to

“Perfect! Mrs. Reyes can

remained silent, sighing

Good.

men often complained about being forced to do things they didn't want to, because she was in their

against a force that left

minutes passed and it was getting closer

watch. Was Caden

chair, her smile almost

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

Reyes smiled with satisfaction. “Not much. Just three thousand

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

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

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 divorce. Surely you have some left over for some

firm. "Then you must teach me how to play, Mrs.

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