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A Pact

Author: ~S.Y
last update Huling Na-update: 2024-11-26 01:31:47
Grace

During dinner, Seb tells me that he has made a new friend in the private daycare, and he likes him a lot. He continues to talk and moves his hands animatedly.

While talking to him and listening to his stories, I almost forget that there is a problem at all.

But when everyone retires to their room and Seb falls asleep beside me, everything just comes back to haunt me.

I glance at the clock on the side table to notice it’s already twelve in the night, and Tristin hasn’t returned. If he is ever late, he calls to let me know because…

We have made a pact at the beginning of our marriage.

No matter what problems arise, we will never sleep in separate beds. When he suggested it, I thought it was foolish.

He had to go on so many business trips and had to attend so many late-night gatherings…

But when he returned every night and held his side of the promise…

I thought the pact was not foolish. I was.

I didn’t believe he could make it happen. But he had.

He was adamant about taking me on
~S.Y

Hi Lovelies, Some exciting chapters are coming up in the next few days, so enjoy the calm and peace for now :)

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Ava Wolf
Thank you for the update! Smooches!
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Ava Wolf
I’m with you on that kaiknebel. Hopefully, Tristin practice what he preaches regarding loving & wanting only Grace.
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Sharon Liggins
Me too, a sequel is never as good as the first one anyway
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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Wrong Idea

    Tristin“ Stop whining. ” I lean back and look towards the nervous man staring at the scene. “ I like actions. Show me your sincerity. ”Mona Alfonso is a smart woman. Before my gaze flicks back to her face, a loud noise echoes through the room. She lifts her hand and slaps her face. But it’s not hard enough.If she doesn’t want me to destroy everything she has built by being everything she called Grace…She should show some more sincerity in her apology. I close my eyes and rest my head on the couch, listening as the noise continues. Once, twice, thrice. I lose count as my mind diverts back to Grace’s face.I should have considered that this time was not right for a fight. Ethan’s return has made her nervous, and she is reacting more strongly to everything around her.But I think his return is having the same effect on me. When she told me she came across him in the corridor, I almost lost my mind and searched her eyes to see what she felt.She is not the only one who fears things.

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Sulking Seb

    GraceI was in a daze the whole night. I sat in the corridor outside Ethan’s room and stared at the doctors and nurses who passed by.I should have been scared of him. But staying here seemed like a temporary escape. I had a hunch that Tristin wouldn’t come to find me here, and I was right.He didn’t come. Unconsciously, a little of revenge had been served cold to him. It must have hurt him to know that I was here all night.Or maybe not. What if he didn’t even care about me enough to worry over such things now? I thought and then lost the ability to think.I sat there—numb, cold, empty inside. And it was better. Memories didn’t haunt me as long as I focused on the accident and not what happened before it.Just when I was beginning to get used to the numbness, two familiar bodyguards arrived and stood beside me. They didn’t say anything—they didn’t have to.He didn’t come himself. But he sent his two minions to ensure my safety. It was funny to me.What was the point of keeping me s

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Mrs. Calder

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Moved On

    Grace“ Mrs. Calder, Boss is resting. If you are going to stand there and disturb him, you should take your leave. ” A familiar voice says.A frown etches between my brows. I look ahead to find the same assistant addressing me as ‘Mrs. Calder.’It irks me out. “ I am Mrs. Roberto. Tristin Roberto’s wife. ”He remains unfazed and stares at me as if he is not even interested in what I have to say.I sigh, my gaze drifting to Ethan again. My mind was clouded with emotions before, but now, I can think a little.And I refuse to believe that Ethan’s heroic act is a coincidence. With Ethan Calder, coincidences are not only rare—they are nonexistent. I stroll inside and stop a few steps away from the bed. He still doesn’t look up.“ Are you deliberately ignoring me? ” I question, anger simmering beneath my tone.Slowly, he picks up his head, and his green eyes meet my narrowed gaze. He blinks and remains stoic before he looks down again.“ What are you doing here? ” He asks, his voice devoid

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   An Accident

    GraceThe car speeds down the road. Everything seems blurred in the broad daylight. My chest feels tight, constricted by the silence radiating from Tristin. His hand is locked around mine, his grip almost painful, but I don’t care about the pressure. I care about the way his eyes refuse to meet mine, fixed instead on the bright world rushing past the window.I don’t understand what’s happening and why he looks so…strange. And it’s making my heart race. “Tristin. ” I whisper, my voice low but edged with worry. “ Tell me what is going on. ”He doesn’t answer. His jaw is taut, and his expression is unreadable. Beside the driver, Luca stares intently at his phone, his fingers flying over the screen. Every few seconds, he dials a new number, but from the stiff way his shoulders hunch, I know he is not getting the answers he wants.“ Luca, at least you should tell me what is wrong! ” I hiss, unable to stay silent anymore.“ Mrs. Roberto. Please stay calm. We will be there soon. ” He rep

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Leaving

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Unexpected

    Grace“ Whose child is that? ” I question.An eerie silence falls in the space. Looks are exchanged. Heavy breaths are released.The question must be too hard to answer even if it is so clear. I look into the child’s blue eyes and don’t look away. He stays rigid on his spot, never wavering, even under my penetrating gaze. “ What is your name? ” I find myself asking when the silence stretches for too long.A frown forms between the child’s brows, and he replies without hesitation. “ Sebastian. ”My breath hitches, my chest tightening as if the air has thickened around me. My fingers tremble slightly at my sides, and I curl them into fists to stop the shaking.Sebastian. My son’s name. A dizzying wave of nausea rolls over me, tightening its grip on my lungs. I can barely breathe.I swallow hard, my throat dry, and my heart pounding in my chest.“ Sebastian… ” I whisper, the name foreign on my tongue even though I have said it a thousand times before.The boy tilts his head slightly,

  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Whose Child is That

    GraceTristin underestimates my understanding of him.I know when he is lying. And when he said that ‘no’, he was clearly, desperately trying to make me believe that there is nothing he is hiding from me. But everything I wanted to know was written right on his face.The question is…Will I ask him that question again? No. I gave him a chance. He didn’t take it.Now, I need to find out everything in my own way. As he tells me that we will go home together and that he just has one meeting to attend, I nod and tell him that I will wait for him.After he leaves, I take out my phone and see the contact information Talia has sent to me—the private detective.Her Aunt has already told the detective about me. So, I click a picture of Serena from the photographs and sent it to him with her name.A message appears on the screen, asking me about what kind of information I seek.I stare at the screen for a moment. What do I want to know? Her connection with Ethan or why Tristin looks so uncomfo

  • Chased by my Ex Husband   A Lie

    Tristin“ Leave, Luca. Do what I said. I want them gone. Tonight. ” I tell Luca while keeping my eyes on her.“ Yes, Boss. ” Luca hurries out and moves past her.Grace walks inside once he has left and closes the door behind her. I straighten up, my gaze flickering to her fingers that are turning white around the envelope she is gripping too tight.“ What is this? ” Grace’s voice stays low as she comes to stand on the spot where Luca sat moments ago.“ What? ” I blink calmly.Her hands shake as she rips the envelope open and takes out some pictures. Before I can open my mouth, she throws the pictures towards me.They fly across the space and hit my chest before dropping on the desk. Instinctively, my hands clench into fists, and my jaw grits. She is rightfully angry—I reason with myself. But a voice inside me keeps whispering…I have seen her in a more compromising position. But I have not reacted this way. I look down at the pictures. Just like I thought…That bitch kneeled between

  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Gone Tonight

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  • Chased by my Ex Husband   Not a Saint

    GraceA woman should never ignore her intuitions.When something feels wrong…She should believe that something is wrong instead of trying to find reasons to prove that nothing is wrong.Because when you try so hard to prove nothing is wrong, and it turns out to be a mistake, it hurts more.I stare at the three pictures on my desk. In the first one, Serena is kneeling between Tristin’s legs, holding onto his knees In the second, she is hugging him from behind.In the third, she is on her toes, her hands over his coat, and her lips so close to his. Why did he smell like her so thoroughly? It was because she was all over him. It was because…he was doing things he shouldn’t have done with her. I grip the edge of the desk, my fingers digging into the wood, the unease in my chest tightening with every second I spend staring at those pictures. I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t be looking at these images, shouldn’t be letting my mind spiral like this.But I can’t help it. Every inch of

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