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Chapter 26

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HENRY

FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER

The incessant ringing of telephones was driving me crazy. The lines would not just stop buzzing since the news leaked out in the media.

I needed to find who was responsible for that leak and deal with them.

My lawyer Tom stepped into the office space and beckoned to me.

Glad to be torn away from the buzzing telephones and the strained voices of my employees trying to explain our situation away to our partners, I let him into a small office.

“What’s going on Tom, did you look into it?” I asked him as I shook his hand.

Tom nodded, his expression was grim.

I just knew the news was not going to be good, “Tell me,” I said, determined to face it head on.

“Your finance staff had been keeping it from you but after the leak, I was able to threaten them with legalities and they finally admitted it, your company is broke and about to file for bankruptcy.”

His words hit me hard and I squinted, not believing my eyes or ears for that matter. “How? How did this happen?”

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    CARA“C’mon Cara, give me two more reps, two more reps!” Carmen’s loud voice boomed in my ear.I strained as I struggled to get back on my feet with a 110 pounds barbell on my back.“C’mon, one more to go, you can do it,” she said, clapping loudly to keep me motivated.I shook my head, my temple was covered in sweat and I was drenched completely, from the top of my sports bra to all the way down to my gym pants.“Don’t quit on me, you are not a quitter, don’t quit on me!” she kept yelling.I let out a strained yell as I went down for the final rep, my thighs felt as if they were being drawn apart.I gritted my teeth and got back up to my feet and then dropped the barbell back on the squatting rack.“That’s it… that’s how it is done,” she clapped as she looked at me, “Two more sets to go.”I looked up at her with a raised eye brow, “What?”“C’mon Cara, no pain, no god dem gain.”“I think I have felt enough pain to last a lifetime,” I said back to her.My personal trainer shook her head

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 28

    CARAPhilip pushed hard into me, driving me backwards until I was pressed against the hot tiles, the water from the shower causing steam to rise up in the stall.Up until the point I was protesting and trying to squirm out of his control he had been soft but firm, his kiss, almost a whisper on my lips, his touch like a fleeting breeze but the second that I gave in, it was like everything was turned up a notch.He clasped his fingers in mine and raised it up from my sides all the way up until it was over my head and he held it to the wall.I could feel the mass in his pants as it pressed into my belly, my breathing was becoming more rapid, just like his.His broad back was shielding me from the onslaught of the jet of hot water, but not enough, my pants were soaked with the water and it clung to me even tighter than before.“Kiss me,” Philip muttered.I almost could not hear him above the sound of the stream of water.I looked up at him, his eyes were dim as they stared at my breasts,

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 29

    CARA“Tell me that you want me,” he grunted into my ear and stuck his tongue out and ran it around my ear.It was a mixture of a pleasurable and tickling sensation, my body was reacting to every little thing he was doing.“I want it, give it to me,” I moaned.He didn’t stop, he kept running his wet hot tongue around my ear and whispering into it, “Tell me you need it.”My hips jerked forward as I felt another spasm, “I need it, please, give it to me.”I could not restrain my yearning any longer, my body was calling out for his cock, why was he being so stingy, I needed to feel it on my tongue, to stroke it, to put in my mouth and finally to feel it sliding back and forth inside of me.“Give it to me,” I tried to break free from his hold but Philip’s grip was solid.“I don’t believe you,” he said and thrust his tongue deeper into my ear, I cocked my head to one side as a woozy feeling came over me and my eyes rolled back in their socket.Damn it, that felt so damn good.“Ahhh, don’t st

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 1

    CARA“Happy fifth anniversary, Darling.” A small smile formed on my lips as I sat atop my sleeping husband who I was trying to wake up with kisses and wishes of our anniversary. Today marked our five years of marriage and I was intent to change how things have been going between us for the past two years. “Sweetie, wake up. It’s our anniversary!” I called again, trying to rouse him. My husband’s eyes fluttered open with a slight confusion shining in his brown eyes and I smiled. I always loved how dazed he was when he woke up from sleep. It made him look cute. “What’s going on?” he asked, yawning and rubbing his sleepy eyes. “It’s our anniversary!” I announced happily. Henry’s face transformed into a sour expression as he pushed me off him, standing up with a scowl. “What is wrong with you?” he snapped at me. I was confused, “What happened? Did I do something?” “What anniversary are you celebrating, huh? Five years of barrenness?” he queried, “It’s just another year to celebr

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 2

    CARA “I’m sorry Mrs. Richardson but your baby didn't make it.” These were the first words I heard from our family doctor the moment I opened my eyes and saw myself in the hospital with a worried Jade beside me.Two minutes after she announced my baby’s death I felt numb and unable to breath. The doctor had confirmed that I had indeed been three weeks pregnant but the fall from the stairs had resulted in early miscarriage. The tears won’t stop rolling down my cheeks as I thought of how I had found out I was pregnant and how I lost the pregnancy the same day. My hand had unconsciously been rubbing my stomach as I thought of what my little angel would have looked like. This baby would have been able to repair the broken bond between me and Henry. “Cara,” I heard my name.Blinking as more tears rolled down my cheeks I stared at Jade as she pulled my hands away from my stomach. “The doctor is talking to you,” she said to me, her voice breaking at the end. I stared at the doctor unab

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 3

    CARA“What… what is going on here?” I asked, my voice breaking at the end.Standing before me was the man whom I have spent the last five years with as my husband. Now he was holding the hands of Jade, the woman who had been by my side for two years as my husband’s sister.“Who are you?” I asked her, my eyes assessing the simple white dress she was wearing.She gave me a smirk, her warm eyes suddenly turning cold as she walked up to me.“I’m the new Mrs. Richardson,” she cackled.I looked in the corner and saw Henry’s mother who was smiling happily. It’s no secret that the woman has always hated me. All through the years I was married to Henry she barely visited. Whenever she visited it was to nag and insult me for not having any child then she would leave after threatening to throw me out of her son’s house. “What is she talking about, Henry?” I called out to the man who I had spent the last three peaceful years with before our two years turned sour.“Please, Henry, tell me it’s al

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 4

    CARAI couldn't walk properly but I was able to drag myself out of bed and stop Jade from falling. I wasn't so callous as to not help her especially since she's pregnant. “What is wrong with you?!” I cried, removing the syringe from her stomach. She was now bleeding from her stomach and her leg as she stared at me with a smug smile. “I knew you wouldn't be able to resist, you fell right into my trap; thanks to your good heart,” she smirked. “What are you talking about?” I queried, confused. Immediately the door to my ward was pushed open as Henry stood in front of me, his face a mask of fury. “Help me, Henry!” Jade suddenly cried out.“Henry, help! I don't know why Jade –” My words were cut off by a resounding slap from Henry as he grabbed Jade from me. I felt the sting of the slap as my eyes watered immediately and my lips bruised.“How could you be so wicked, huh?” Henry yelled at me.“No, it’s my fault, Henry. I shouldn't have told Cara I was pregnant,” Jade cried. My eyes

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  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 5

    CARAHenry hissed in anger, “You spiteful witch, you still have the nerves to think you can demand something of me?” I could not believe it, there was absolutely nothing left of the man that I had married, the person standing before me breathing out these harsh words was something entirely different.I was done, done taking all this humiliation and maltreatment from him, done trying to repair what was already beyond repair, I was done with it all, I just wanted everything to come to an end, my marriage, my pain, even my life.“I want a fucking divorce!” I screamed more emphatically as the policemen held me on either side and dragged me away from the hospital ward.My entire body hurt, I was nowhere close to being in good health but right then, I didn’t care, I just wanted it all to be over with.“Oh you will get your divorce, you child killer!” he fired back. “Take her away from my sight.”The pieces of my heart broke into even smaller fragments and a tear rolled down my left cheek.

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    CARA“Tell me that you want me,” he grunted into my ear and stuck his tongue out and ran it around my ear.It was a mixture of a pleasurable and tickling sensation, my body was reacting to every little thing he was doing.“I want it, give it to me,” I moaned.He didn’t stop, he kept running his wet hot tongue around my ear and whispering into it, “Tell me you need it.”My hips jerked forward as I felt another spasm, “I need it, please, give it to me.”I could not restrain my yearning any longer, my body was calling out for his cock, why was he being so stingy, I needed to feel it on my tongue, to stroke it, to put in my mouth and finally to feel it sliding back and forth inside of me.“Give it to me,” I tried to break free from his hold but Philip’s grip was solid.“I don’t believe you,” he said and thrust his tongue deeper into my ear, I cocked my head to one side as a woozy feeling came over me and my eyes rolled back in their socket.Damn it, that felt so damn good.“Ahhh, don’t st

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 28

    CARAPhilip pushed hard into me, driving me backwards until I was pressed against the hot tiles, the water from the shower causing steam to rise up in the stall.Up until the point I was protesting and trying to squirm out of his control he had been soft but firm, his kiss, almost a whisper on my lips, his touch like a fleeting breeze but the second that I gave in, it was like everything was turned up a notch.He clasped his fingers in mine and raised it up from my sides all the way up until it was over my head and he held it to the wall.I could feel the mass in his pants as it pressed into my belly, my breathing was becoming more rapid, just like his.His broad back was shielding me from the onslaught of the jet of hot water, but not enough, my pants were soaked with the water and it clung to me even tighter than before.“Kiss me,” Philip muttered.I almost could not hear him above the sound of the stream of water.I looked up at him, his eyes were dim as they stared at my breasts,

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 27

    CARA“C’mon Cara, give me two more reps, two more reps!” Carmen’s loud voice boomed in my ear.I strained as I struggled to get back on my feet with a 110 pounds barbell on my back.“C’mon, one more to go, you can do it,” she said, clapping loudly to keep me motivated.I shook my head, my temple was covered in sweat and I was drenched completely, from the top of my sports bra to all the way down to my gym pants.“Don’t quit on me, you are not a quitter, don’t quit on me!” she kept yelling.I let out a strained yell as I went down for the final rep, my thighs felt as if they were being drawn apart.I gritted my teeth and got back up to my feet and then dropped the barbell back on the squatting rack.“That’s it… that’s how it is done,” she clapped as she looked at me, “Two more sets to go.”I looked up at her with a raised eye brow, “What?”“C’mon Cara, no pain, no god dem gain.”“I think I have felt enough pain to last a lifetime,” I said back to her.My personal trainer shook her head

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 26

    HENRYFIFTEEN MONTHS LATERThe incessant ringing of telephones was driving me crazy. The lines would not just stop buzzing since the news leaked out in the media.I needed to find who was responsible for that leak and deal with them.My lawyer Tom stepped into the office space and beckoned to me.Glad to be torn away from the buzzing telephones and the strained voices of my employees trying to explain our situation away to our partners, I let him into a small office.“What’s going on Tom, did you look into it?” I asked him as I shook his hand.Tom nodded, his expression was grim.I just knew the news was not going to be good, “Tell me,” I said, determined to face it head on. “Your finance staff had been keeping it from you but after the leak, I was able to threaten them with legalities and they finally admitted it, your company is broke and about to file for bankruptcy.”His words hit me hard and I squinted, not believing my eyes or ears for that matter. “How? How did this happen?”T

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 25

    CARA“Ms. Steele, Ms. Steele,” the flustered receptionist called after me as I walked into Christopher’s office.Christopher looked up from his laptop, there was a frown on his face as he watched me come in through the door.“It’s okay, Pauline,” he said to his receptionist.She nodded and then looked at me, her eyes still wide with panic from me barging into her boss’ office.“Hello Cara, or should I say, CEO?” he grinned.I could hear the mockery in his voice and my anger rose but I fought it down. I could not lose my cool, I needed to be better than that.I tucked my jacket and walked over to his table and sat down, making myself comfortable.He watched me and then leaned back, “What can I do for you?”“I hear you have been talking to the other board members, telling them all sort of things.” I began, keeping my voice neutral.According to Philip, that was the way to go.After the disastrous first meeting where my father introduced me to the board, I had actually taken the time to

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 24

    CARARiding at the back of the Cadillac with my father, I felt so tense and uptight. What the hell was I doing?I was starting to question myself.Did I really have to do this?“Having second thoughts?” my father asked, he was calmly studying my face.“Kind of?” I said, being as plain and honest as possible, “Daddy, are you sure that I am right for this job?”“I founded Steele Corp from the ground with nothing but my wits and my ruthlessness, I would be damned if someone not bearing the name of Steele gets to run the company.”He looked at me before speaking again, “Whether you are ready or not, this is what you have to do. I know you would give it your best, Kiddo.”I forced a smile, give it my best?Sure, I was going to give it my best but I was not certain of what my best was worth. Was it even worth anything?I adjusted my striped suit once more and nestled deeper into the leather of the back seat, my heart was thumping in my chest and my palms were sweaty.The Cadillac pulled int

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 23

    CARAPhilip did not stick around to drop me so I walked and as I walked, I thought.He made it sound like my father was about to do something very drastic and I knew Philip long enough to know that he did not raise false alarms.How could it be? Sure my father was difficult and annoying at times, always trying to have his way but I loved him and he loved me.I had never really seen the other side of him. The side of him that made him one of the wealthiest men in New York, I didn’t think I wanted to see that either.He had this uncanny ability to leave all that at the office whenever he came home but today, I would be forced to confront that.As I reached the estate, my legs ached, I had not walked so long in such a long time but I knew it was good for me. I needed to exercise more, eat better, sleep longer, get back into a healthy cycle of doing things, something that I had not been able to do for a long time.I took a quick shower and changed into something more casual before I went

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 22

    JADE“Do you not love me?” I pressed on after breaking the soft kiss.I could see it now, the fight had left Henry’s eyes, I had to make sure that every ember of it died down and something else was rekindled in his eyes… lust!I leaned in more, pressing myself against him.“Of course I love you, of course I trust you, that’s not what I am saying,” he protested weakly.I splayed my fingers across his chest, it felt wet to the touch… he must have had a very hard day, what he needed now was good sex, “Then what does it matter? Nothing else matters but that,” I kissed him again.Henry grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me away from him, his eyes turning hard again.I tensed up, then I turned on the sprinklers, that always did the trick.I saw the hardness leave his eyes the moment he saw my eyes clouded by tears.“Don’t you want me?” I whispered and then seductively traced my hands up from my belly all the way to my breasts.Henry still had a strong grip on my shoulders but now the in

  • I Hate My Ex Husband But I Want Him Back   Chapter 21

    HENRYI could not just understand how I had been unable to get Jade to tell me the truth.I had brought up this issue twice already but somehow, I had not been able to get her to answer me, how? How was I always failing to find out what I wanted to know about? This time around, I vowed to myself that I would not let that happen. I would find out the truth, one way or the other.Enough of all the beating around the bush, but before I could do that, there was something I needed to do first.I drove back to the 5th precinct barely under the speed limit, there was an urgency burning in my soul as I pushed open those doors and headed right up to the detective lounge.Detective Gains was clearing out his table and putting files into a paper box.He looked up when I came in and the somber expression on his face turned into a mask of fury.“What the hell have you done?” he started.“Detective I need your help,” I began, ignoring him.He scoffed, “Need my help. Do you even hear yourself.”“Wh

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