Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 254

Charles gently wiped the tears from her face.

"Don't worry, darling. I'll take care of everything."

"What happened with that woman was truly an accident. I'm a victim in all this, too. Besides, she's been in a coma for years-no one even knows if she'll ever wake up, or how long she'll last. I haven't had any contact with her all this time."

Rosalind eyed him skeptically, clearly unconvinced. "So she's the only one?"

"She's the only one, I swear!"

Charles raised his right hand in a solemn oath, his voice steady and resolute. "I promise there's only her. And I will always love you, Rosalind. If I'm lying, may everyone turn their backs on me, and may I never know peace."

Rosalind pressed her hand over his mouth, her eyes glimmering with fresh tears. "Don't say such things."

"Are you still angry with me?" he asked softly.

She shot him a glare, but said nothing more.

kiss her. His hands moved deftly, slipping beneath her clothes. Rosalind resisted at first, but soon gave in, her pale fingers curling around the edge of

air, filling the bedroom with soft,

...

passion faded into quiet, Charles stepped out of the shower and changed into clean pajamas. Just then, his phone rang, and he

was waiting for him

filled with tears.

head, sighing, then repeated the explanation he'd given Rosalind,

for us. The moment I open my phone, friends are calling, wanting to know all the gossip —they're practically celebrating our

no matter what happens, you're still the sole

Charles pressed

and our reputation's taken a hit.

were inevitable—but if the Montgomery name

less.

paused, wiping her tears, then

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