The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1082:

Her head snapped up. “I am not!” she shot back.

“It’s best if you aren’t.” But his next words landed like a punch to her chest. “I disabled his limbs. He’s crippled now and probably won’t make it through the year.”

The color drained from Gemma’s face. Grabbing his hand, she clutched it tightly, not caring about his hiss of pain. “Is that true?” Her voice cracked, tears welling up and spilling over. “What did you do to him?”

Corey was silent. Seeing her so distressed, he sighed. He had been right to restrain himself earlier. If he had truly gone too far and crippled Pierre, it would have shattered her completely.

“I was just teasing you,” Corey finally said, his voice soft as he gently wiped the tears from her cheeks. “You’re going to drive me crazy, Gemma. But listen to me. Pierre got into that fight today because of his ex-girlfriend. He’s been playing with your feelings all along. I need you to understand this—whether Pierre survives or not, you have to end things with him. Promise me you’ll let him go.”

That woman was his ex-girlfriend? So, all this time, the person he was truly thinking about wasn’t her

noticed the shift. A pang of heartache struck him, but he kept his voice steady. “He’s just one guy, Gemma. I can find you someone

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so easily? Turning away

to spend the night in the guest room. As Corey lay down, his thoughts drifted to Talia, who had caught his attention earlier that evening. There was something oddly familiar about her timid demeanor. He wondered if he had

next few days, Pierre

escape and leave her behind. Determined to move on, she tried to harden her heart, forcing herself not to

no matter how polite or interesting they were, not

eat more than a few bites a day. Do you have any idea how much you’re worrying me? You’re going