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RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 12
Chapter 12The nightmare always started the same way."Look at her, trying so hard to belong," Emily's voice echoed through the grand ballroom. "Like a monkey in designer clothes."In her dream, Mona stood frozen as the crowd closed in around her. Their faces twisted with cruel amusement, champagne glasses raised in mocking toasts."Did you really think Samuel loved you?" Lora's laugh cut like glass. "You were just a convenient stepping stone."The red wine felt hot against her skin as it soaked through her expensive dress. But this time, in the nightmare, it wasn't wine at all. It was blood. Her blood. Their cruelty made physical."Garbage belongs in the gutter," Emily's voice again, closer now. Hands grabbed at Mona's clothes, tearing, ripping away her dignity piece by piece."Please," dream Mona whispered. "Please stop."But they never stopped. The laughter grew louder. The hands grew rougher. Samuel stood watching, his arm around Lora, not even seeing her anymore."Time to take ou
Last Updated : 2025-03-20RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 13
Chapter 13"Again." Alexander's voice echoed through the private training room.Mona tried to keep her hands steady as she poured the tea, fighting exhaustion. They had been at this for hours - the same movement, over and over. Her arms ached from holding the heavy silver teapot at the perfect angle."Your elbow is too high," he said, walking around her. "A true lady never shows strain."The tea splashed slightly as she adjusted her position. A drop landed on the pristine tablecloth."Now we start over." Alexander's voice stayed calm, but Mona heard the steel beneath it. "Every detail matters. Every movement must be perfect."Mona bit back her frustration as servants rushed to replace the tablecloth. This was her life now - endless lessons in everything from table settings to corporate finance. Dawn to dusk, Alexander pushed her harder than anyone ever had."I don't understand," she said, watching the staff reset the table. "Why does it matter how I pour tea? I thought we were plannin
Last Updated : 2025-03-21RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 14
Chapter 14The silk dress felt like water between Mona's fingers. It shimmered under the bright boutique lights, its fabric soft and smooth against her calloused hands. Weeks of wearing secondhand, scratchy shelter clothes made her feel like this dress was from another world. Just touching it sent her heart racing. The price tag dangled tauntingly, the number enough to feed everyone in her shelter dorm for an entire month."Miss? Are you alright?" Lisa, her shopping companion, touched her arm gently, her voice pulling Mona back to reality.Mona blinked and forced herself to nod. "Yes, I’m fine." But her fingers trembled as she placed the dress back on the rack.Behind them, glass shattered.The sharp sound echoed through the boutique, turning heads. Mona’s stomach sank as she turned to see Sarah Caldwell standing near a display table. Champagne spilled onto the floor around her designer heels, the bottle lying broken at her feet. Her face twisted into a mask of disgust as her cold eye
Last Updated : 2025-03-21RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 1
Chapter 1Mona stood in the corner of the grand ballroom, her presence barely acknowledged by the people around her. It was Emily Caldwell’s birthday party, a celebration that should have felt full of warmth, but instead felt like a performance one in which Mona was the unwanted actress. Samuel’s family, his friends, all of them pretended she wasn’t there, or worse, treated her like an inconvenience.The soft murmur of conversation filled the room, interrupted by the occasional laugh or clink of glasses. The night should have been filled with laughter, but every laugh, every comment that wasn’t directed at her, felt like a painful reminder of her place. The Caldwells didn’t even try to hide their disdain anymore. Mona wasn’t just the “lesser” daughter-in-law, she was the joke. A burden to their perfect, polished family.She shifted uncomfortably, adjusting the glass of champagne in her hand. The cold liquid felt insignificant, yet she needed something to hold onto something to ground
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 2
Chapter 2Mona straightened her spine, lifting her chin. “Don’t worry about me,” she said, her voice steady despite the tremor in her hands. “I’m not the one who has to prove my worth to this family.”The room fell silent, the laughter dying in their throats.Lora’s smile faltered, her eyes narrowing. “Oh, Mona,” she said, her tone mocking. “You’re so dramatic. No one cares about your opinion anymore.”Mona met her gaze, unflinching. “You’ll find that my opinion matters more than you think.”For a moment, there was a flicker of doubt in Lora’s eyes. It was small, almost imperceptible, but it was there.Emily stepped forward, her face hardening. “Stop pretending, Mona,” she said, her voice sharp. “You’re nothing. Just a simple woman clinging to a life that doesn’t belong to you.”Mona didn’t respond. She turned away, no longer willing to engage..“Attention, everyone!” Emily’s voice rang out, silencing the chatter. She stood near the grand staircase, her regal presence commanding the r
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 3
Chapter 3The rain poured mercilessly as Mona collapsed onto her knees in the empty street. Her body shook with violent sobs that tore through her chest like knives. The ruined dress clung to her trembling frame, wine and rain mixing together."Why?" she whispered into the darkness. "Why wasn't I ever good enough?"Her voice broke, dissolving into another wave of tears. She'd lost her shoes somewhere between being dragged out of the house and thrown onto the driveway. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the gaping hole in her chest.*Five years earlier*"Stand up straight!" Emily's sharp voice echoed in her memory. "God, do you even know how to walk properly? What did Samuel see in you?"It was Mona's first dinner with the Caldwells after the wedding. Emily had insisted on "teaching" her proper etiquette, though each lesson felt more like torture."I'm sorry," Mona had whispered then, trying to balance the book Emily had placed on her head. "I'll try harder.""Try harder?" E
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 4
Chapter 4The Caldwell mansion blazed with light, music and laughter spilling from every window. Inside, Emily's birthday party had transformed into something else entirely, a celebration of Mona's destruction."To getting rid of the trash!" Emily raised her crystal champagne flute, her face flushed with triumph. The crowd of society's elite echoed her toast, their laughter cruel and sharp.Samuel stood by the fireplace, his arm around Lora's waist. He hadn't even bothered to change his shirt, still stained with the wine they'd thrown at Mona."I can't believe you actually married her," one of his cousins said, shaking his head. "What a waste of five years."Samuel laughed, pulling Lora closer. "Had to be done. We needed access to her father's company, didn't we? Besides," he kissed Lora's cheek, "I had something better waiting."Lora preened under his attention. She was everything Mona wasn't, tall, confident, from the right social circle. She belonged in this world of wealth and pri
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 5
Chapter 5The women's shelter smelled of bleach and sadness. Mona stood in line, arms wrapped around herself, still wearing her ruined designer dress."Name?" The intake worker barely looked up from her computer."Mona... Lowes," she said, stopping herself from using her real name. Emily had connections everywhere."First time homeless?"Homeless. The word hit Mona like a physical blow. Yesterday she'd lived in a mansion."Take a shower token. Clean clothes are in the bin. No designer stuff allowed here, attracts the wrong attention."The shower room was basic, cracked tiles, rusty pipes. She peeled off her ruined dress. Five thousand dollars, that dress had cost. Now it was garbage.The donated clothes were old but clean: faded jeans, a stretched-out t-shirt, worn sneakers. Everything slightly too big, making her feel smaller."Bed 47," the worker told her. "Lights out at 10. No exceptions."The dormitory was crowded, filled with coughing and quiet crying. Women of all ages lay on na
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Chapter 14The silk dress felt like water between Mona's fingers. It shimmered under the bright boutique lights, its fabric soft and smooth against her calloused hands. Weeks of wearing secondhand, scratchy shelter clothes made her feel like this dress was from another world. Just touching it sent her heart racing. The price tag dangled tauntingly, the number enough to feed everyone in her shelter dorm for an entire month."Miss? Are you alright?" Lisa, her shopping companion, touched her arm gently, her voice pulling Mona back to reality.Mona blinked and forced herself to nod. "Yes, I’m fine." But her fingers trembled as she placed the dress back on the rack.Behind them, glass shattered.The sharp sound echoed through the boutique, turning heads. Mona’s stomach sank as she turned to see Sarah Caldwell standing near a display table. Champagne spilled onto the floor around her designer heels, the bottle lying broken at her feet. Her face twisted into a mask of disgust as her cold eye
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 13
Chapter 13"Again." Alexander's voice echoed through the private training room.Mona tried to keep her hands steady as she poured the tea, fighting exhaustion. They had been at this for hours - the same movement, over and over. Her arms ached from holding the heavy silver teapot at the perfect angle."Your elbow is too high," he said, walking around her. "A true lady never shows strain."The tea splashed slightly as she adjusted her position. A drop landed on the pristine tablecloth."Now we start over." Alexander's voice stayed calm, but Mona heard the steel beneath it. "Every detail matters. Every movement must be perfect."Mona bit back her frustration as servants rushed to replace the tablecloth. This was her life now - endless lessons in everything from table settings to corporate finance. Dawn to dusk, Alexander pushed her harder than anyone ever had."I don't understand," she said, watching the staff reset the table. "Why does it matter how I pour tea? I thought we were plannin
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 12
Chapter 12The nightmare always started the same way."Look at her, trying so hard to belong," Emily's voice echoed through the grand ballroom. "Like a monkey in designer clothes."In her dream, Mona stood frozen as the crowd closed in around her. Their faces twisted with cruel amusement, champagne glasses raised in mocking toasts."Did you really think Samuel loved you?" Lora's laugh cut like glass. "You were just a convenient stepping stone."The red wine felt hot against her skin as it soaked through her expensive dress. But this time, in the nightmare, it wasn't wine at all. It was blood. Her blood. Their cruelty made physical."Garbage belongs in the gutter," Emily's voice again, closer now. Hands grabbed at Mona's clothes, tearing, ripping away her dignity piece by piece."Please," dream Mona whispered. "Please stop."But they never stopped. The laughter grew louder. The hands grew rougher. Samuel stood watching, his arm around Lora, not even seeing her anymore."Time to take ou
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 11
Chapter 11The study was dark except for a single lamp, its warm glow barely reaching the corners of the massive room. Alexander Kane stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, an untouched glass of thirty-year-old whiskey in his hand. Outside, his vast estate stretched into shadows, but his eyes fixed on the old oak tree silhouetted against the setting sun.Twenty years. The weight of those years suddenly felt heavy on his shoulders.With movements that seemed almost reluctant, he moved to his desk and opened the bottom drawer, the one he never let anyone else touch. Inside lay a battered tin box, its blue paint chipped and faded. His hands trembled slightly as he lifted it out.The first photo hit him like a physical blow. A dark-haired boy grinning proudly next to a half-built treehouse, his clothes clearly secondhand but his smile bright enough to light up the world. His father's handwriting on the back: "James Jr - Summer, 2004. Dreams under construction."Dreams. He almost laughed a
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 10
Chapter 10Alexander's study was dark except for the massive screen on the wall. Mona sat rigid in her leather chair, watching the video his butler had recorded at Samuel and Lora's engagement party. Her hands gripped the armrests so hard her knuckles turned white."Look at her trying to use the right fork!" Emily's voice rang through the surround sound speakers. "Like a monkey at tea time!"Laughter echoed through the room. On screen, the Caldwells and their guests were enjoying their champagne and cruelty in equal measure."Tell them about the necklace," Emily urged Lora. The camera zoomed in on her triumphant face."Oh yes!" Lora's laugh cut like glass. "That tacky little key pendant she always wore. Called it her father's last gift or something equally melodramatic. I told her I might wear it at the wedding, you know, something borrowed?"More laughter. More mockery. More pain.Mona's chest felt too tight. She could barely breathe as she watched these people, people who had preten
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 9
Chapter 9The Caldwell mansion blazed with light, crystal chandeliers casting their glow over the gathered elite of society. Emily had outdone herself for Samuel and Lora's engagement party, with ice sculptures, champagne fountains, and enough flowers to fill a greenhouse."To the perfect couple!" Emily raised her glass, standing on the grand staircase. Her designer dress caught the light as she turned to address the crowd. "Finally, my son has found the woman he truly deserves."The assembled guests cheered. Lora stood beside Samuel, radiant in a white designer gown. Her eight-carat engagement ring sparkled as she raised her hand to show it off."I still can't believe he wasted five years with that other one," Sarah, Samuel's sister, said loudly to her friends. "What was her name again? Mona something?""Does it matter?" Emily's laugh was sharp as glass. "She was nothing but a gold-digger who thought she could social climb her way into our world."More laughter rippled through the cr
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 8
Chapter 8 The first thing Mona noticed was the silk sheets. After weeks of shelter cots and park benches, the feeling was so foreign it jolted her awake. She lay there, disoriented, staring up at a hand-painted ceiling that probably cost more than most houses. This wasn't the shelter. This wasn't even the Caldwell mansion. Memories of the bridge came rushing back - the fall, the hand catching her, that calm voice in the darkness. She sat up quickly, making her head spin. The bedroom was massive, easily three times the size of her shelter dorm. Moonlight streamed through floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating furniture that looked like it belonged in a museum. Even in the dim light, she could tell everything was authentic. Old money. Real power. A fresh change of clothes lay neatly folded on a nearby chair, silk pajamas that probably cost more than her entire wardrobe at the shelter. Her father's necklace sat beside them, cleaned and polished until it shone like new. "You're awak
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 7
Chapter 7 After Lora left, Mona sat on that park bench for hours, staring at nothing. The night grew colder, but she barely felt it. What was cold compared to the emptiness inside her? She pulled the necklace from the trash, her father's last gift now dirty and tangled. Like her. Like everything in her life. "I'm sorry, Dad," she whispered, clutching the key pendant. "I'm so sorry. I failed you." Failed everyone, really. Failed at being a Caldwell. Failed at keeping Samuel's love. Failed at basic survival. The shelter would be full by now. Not that it mattered. She couldn't face Rose's kindness tonight. Couldn't bear to see pity in anyone's eyes. She walked instead, letting her feet carry her wherever they wanted. Past the diner where she'd been rejected. Past the bookstore Emily had bought just to spite her. Past all the places that marked her descent from wife to nothing. The city lights blurred through her tears. When had she started crying again? She couldn't remember the l
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Mona was sorting papers in the old man's office when she saw it. The morning newspaper, casually tossed on his desk. Her hands started shaking before she even picked it up. The society pages. A full-color photo of Samuel and Lora at some charity gala. His arm around her waist, both of them glowing with happiness. Samuel's smile, that same smile he'd once reserved for her, beamed at the camera. Lora looked radiant in a designer gown, her perfectly manicured hand resting on Samuel's chest, diamond ring prominently displayed. "CALDWELL HEIR TO WED BENNETT HEIRESS LORA BENNETT" Three weeks. It had only been three weeks since they'd thrown her out into the rain. "In a romantic twist worthy of a fairy tale, Samuel Caldwell, heir to the Caldwell fortune, announced his engagement to longtime family friend Lora Bennett. The couple, who reconnected after Caldwell's separation from his previous wife, plans a spring wedding..." Previous wife. Like she was just a footnote. A mistak
