The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1068:

Corey’s impatience was palpable as he directed, “Take her upstairs to rest.”

“Alright,” Pierre responded, carefully carrying Gemma upstairs.

Once they had departed, Corey lingered in the silence of the room, his thoughts turning to Gemma’s health. She had undergone heart surgery, yet she still suffered episodes of oxygen deprivation. He gazed up at the bedroom, realizing Gemma’s actions were likely a ruse. Though he saw through her tactics, he sighed, resigned to turn a blind eye unless he caught her outright.

Gemma listened to the sound of the door closing. When she was sure Corey had left, she broke into a mischievous giggle. “Didn’t I put on a good show?” she asked, still cradled in Pierre’s arms.

Pierre, who had seen through her act from the start, raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you worried about hurting your brother’s feelings with all this?”

dissatisfaction. “If I hadn’t stepped

before and couldn’t bear the thought of Pierre being on

piqued. She had always seen Pierre as the most capable and composed of her bodyguards. “I was eager to get back to you, so I may have sped a little. That was indeed my fault,” Pierre admitted

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blush crept onto her cheeks as she

reflecting on the day’s events and feeling a twinge of guilt for manipulating Corey, Gemma decided to

picking out something for Corey, she

expense, tried to decline. “These things are too

items. However, she couldn’t resist keeping two

of options before her. Pierre found the activity dreary and stood aside,

then, his phone vibrated in his pocket. He checked it and found a distressing message from an unknown number. “Please help