The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 132:

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But Rachel still feared Caden deeply, a weight she couldn't easily shake off. Joshua was despicable, but Caden… he was a different kind of ruthless. If she and Randolph were caught up in one of their schemes, the path forward would be nothing short of treacherous.

“Randolph, can’t we find another way?” she pleaded, gripping his arm tightly, her voice shaking with despair. “This deal… isn’t worth the risk we’re taking.”

Randolph’s expression darkened, his patience wearing thin. Her tearful pleas grated on his nerves and he couldn't help but lash out at her. “You have no say in this matter!”

The next instant, he slapped Rachel, knocking her off her chair. She fell to the floor with a thud, a muffled moan escaping her lips.

Her side ached, but she suppressed any sound, knowing she shouldn't scream. Embarrassment burned her cheeks as she slowly stood up, thankful there was no one else in the private room to witness her humiliation.

He slowly sat back in his chair, his gaze cast down, his spirits crushed. He had long since grown accustomed to submission, and with such serious matters at hand he dared not provoke Randolph any further.

Yet as she sat silently, he continued to berate her. “This is all your fault!” I have barked.

Rachel's chest tightened. How could she blame her?

“My fault?” she repeated incredulously, her voice a mixture of pain and disbelief. “I didn't do anything.”

Randolph's taunt cut through her like a knife. "If you hadn't fought with Alicia, none of this would have gotten out of hand."

“Randolph!” Rachel's voice rose with a spark of defiance, her frustration boiling over. “It was you who said you couldn't stand Alicia and wanted to teach her a lesson! I tried to stop you, but you wouldn't listen. Now that things have exploded, you're blaming me.”

“I told you to teach him a lesson, yes,” Randolph growled, eyes narrowed. “But why did you have to involve Joshua?”

Rachel's gaze wavered, flickering with guilt.

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she couldn't shake the feeling of having been wronged. “I did it for you,” she whispered, her voice shaking with emotion.

least their wives are by their side. And what

poor, but in recent years their fortune had dwindled. The stability they enjoyed had crumbled like loose stones. Without the safety net of a powerful alliance, she lived in constant fear of being slighted by the imposing

snapped, and she couldn't take it anymore. She ran from the room, covering her face with trembling

of the Gray family's downfall filled her with dread. The judgment of these high

glow of attention, smiling despite the sting of his snide remarks. Losing her dignity now would be unbearable, it would be like stripping away the fabric that held her

back, burying her grievances deep within. Her mind raced and she

attacks were all because of Alicia. Maybe if he

notice Caden's black car pulling into

Rachel was little more than a temporary inconvenience

frustration hung in the air like thick smoke. He raised his glass to Caden twice in a row,

last hold on what dignity he had left.

with indignation. “And now I've fallen right

had struck the first blow, setting off the chain of events that led

Joshua's actions had only cracked the surface. It was Caden himself who dealt the death blow to Randolph's finances, quietly dismantling his empire from within. Randolph had no idea who was the real mastermind behind his

glass. “That's chump change to me. But tell

With shaking hands, he reached into his coat pocket

Joshua’s secret,” Randolph said, lowering his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. He leaned in, eager to fan the flames of Caden's well-known grudge against Joshua. “Mr. “Ward, use it as

satisfied smile, I put the document away. Randolph, knowing the deal was sealed, exhaled deeply. A weight had finally been lifted

time in days, he was able to eat with ease, savoring each bite as

on Caden, who stood stock still, barely touching his plate. A

curling the corners of his lips. “I’m saving my appetite for something a little more…

jaw and took a cab straight to the Yates mansion. With the Yates family involved,