The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1060:

Understanding the cue, Pierre nodded. “Very well, Miss Hampton. I’ll give you space tonight.”

Gemma frowned, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips. That wasn’t what she wanted to hear. “You’re impossible,” she muttered, crossing her arms. “You’re nothing like my brother.” Corey would waste no time trying to calm her storms. But Pierre? He simply nodded, his agreement almost robotic. It felt like their previous closeness—the hugs and kisses—had never happened.

Pierre’s expression remained unreadable as he methodically cleaned the kitchen.

That night, as Gemma shut herself in her room, Pierre lay on the living room couch, staring at the ceiling. No matter how hard he tried, sleep eluded him. In the dead of night, the shrill ring of his phone startled him.

Expecting it might be Gemma relenting, Pierre was surprised to see an unfamiliar number on the screen. He answered cautiously, only to hear a vaguely familiar voice. “Pierre, why aren’t you asleep?”

His breath caught. He remained silent for a moment, his mind racing to place the voice. Then, it clicked. It was Talia Blakely, his ex-girlfriend.

tragic accident. Pierre had been a shell of himself then and had ended things with Talia, not wanting to pull her

at

out into the cool night air, Pierre held the phone

the line. It carried a mature timbre, hinting at the changes life had wrought upon her. “Can’t I just call you out of the blue?” she

say it.” A spontaneous late-night call seemed unlikely to

Talia said. “Will

stoic façade. He felt a strange sense of

“I’ve moved

of Aitana, prompting him to quickly

okay.” Before Pierre could respond, a man’s voice

barely caught the words before the call ended abruptly. His brow furrowed, sensing that

then, a gust of wind