LOGINShare
Ch-18
Last Updated:
2025-01-09 23:27:56
Related chapters
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-19
019Alora's POV I had definitely offended the universe at one point in my life, I was just beginning to see the consequences now. Shit. I should have known Eliaz's presence here would ruin things, but why was he here in the first place? He had bid for the contract and lost, so what the hell was he doing here? I gulped, hoping that my unease wasn't showing through my calm facade. The entire conference room could be likened to a graveyard, with everyone's eyes daring someone else in the crowd to speak. But no one did. No one could.“Mr Eliaz.” Donald cleared his throat. The atmosphere was still tense with anticipation, but it was better than radio silence. “That's quite an objection. Can we know why?”“Isn't it obvious?” Eliaz snarled. “The reasons are glaring at this point.”“Please list those reasons.” Donald's patience had to be studied at this point. “And why now? Why are you bringing up your displeasure at this gathering?”“The auction couldn't have been the best place to e
Last Updated : 2025-01-10The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-20
020Alora's POV Even after everyone in the conference room had cleared, I still remained, my body glued to the swivel chair I had been offered. When I had first gotten into it, nothing could hear how soft and lush it was, but now, it was the complete opposite. Invisible pins and needles pricked into my back at every interval, but I couldn't bring myself to move. Whether it had to do with shock or disbelief, I wasn't exactly sure, but I just knew Eliaz was the cause. Eliaz. I should have known he wouldn't take my surprise lightly. I didn't remember him being this vindictive, so when did that happen? No matter how hard I thought about it, I just couldn't wrap my head around it. It didn't make sense, it didn't make sense for him to pull this stunt on me. Was it Cynthia? Had she somehow convinced him to do this? Even though I asked myself a million and one question all at once, it did nothing to stop the fact that I knew the answers to the questions. It was Eliaz. It was all
Last Updated : 2025-01-11The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-21
021Eliaz's POV I'd never been more glad wiping off the smile off someone's face. I always heard it was satisfactory, but this, I could bet my life that an English word to describe what I felt hadn't been invented yet. Time seemed to slow to a halt as I watched the expressions change on Alora's face. First came shock, and then a steely determination that I didn't exactly like. “You do know this is a lost cause right?” She called out, her voice as cool as a cucumber. “You have nothing against me….”“Yet, I just submitted a file.” I responded with a smirk. “I implore you to not judge from it's size, it's more efficient than it looks.” The woman in front of me parted her lips to speak, but pressed her mouth shut again. I liked to think that I had rendered her speechless but she cornered me just at the last minute. “I hope you know you're only digging your own grave, right?” She asked quietly. “it would be a shame to see you lose twice in a row.” “I think you have enough things
Last Updated : 2025-01-11The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-22
022Fredrick’s POV A sigh slid past my lips as I flipped the channel. A sports channel came on, but just before I could get the least bit excited for it, i realized I'd lost interest. “Next.” I droned on in a monotone, aimlessly flipping from one channel to the other. “Next.” A small surge of frustration filled my insides when I realized there was still nothing to watch, even after going through at least ten different channels. If anything, the more I swiped, the worse the options became. What the hell? My frustration grew to its peak as I abandoned the TV entirely. I wasn't exactly a big fan of the big screen, but there was nothing left for me to do today. I'd completed all my tasks at the office and given my assistant a half day at work too. The rest of my plan wasn't ready to be set in motion yet, so there was no way I could rush it. With literally everything on my to-do list done and checked out, what exact eas i supposed to do?Alora. My subconscious filled my mind i
Last Updated : 2025-01-12The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-23
023Alora's POV If someone had told me this would happen, then I would have simply laughed in their faces that they were being delusional and had no idea what they were talking about. Over the years, I'd guarded my heart so heavily that nothing could penetrate, no matter how hard they tried and it had been working, it so I thought.I'd practiced being stoic to things that would previously make me feel emotional,and I had swapped my overroy emotional heart, for one wrapped up and decided with steel. It had helped me become who I was today and now that I thought it was going to hold it's weight, it fell through. I couldn't exactly pinpoint the remote cause of it all, but I broke down. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Eliaz was out to ruin me or perhaps it could be likened to the fact that Fredrick had easily noticed my foul mood and opened his arms for me to run into. I didn't want to, but that gesture was all it took me to snap. I buried my face deeper into his
Last Updated : 2025-01-12The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-24
024Eliaz's POV I couldn't remember the last time I was this happy since Alora's arrival. My grin seemed to widen with each second that passed by, and that wasn't even the best part. Amidst all of this, the real fun was yet to begin because Alora had no idea what was coming for her. By the time I was done with her, she would have no other choice than to come crawling back to me for forgiveness. She and Fredrick both.With a satisfied smile, I pushed the thoughts of my ex wife away from my mind. I was more than aware of the little thoughts that lingered, but I pushed them aside nonetheless, before taking a quick sweep of my office. Nothing has changed, except the high stack of papers in front of me. Usually, or more specifically, ever since Alora came back, my desk had been particularly empty, why? Because for some strange reason, her presence had done nothing but sweep away all potential investors away from my doorstep. Everyone wanted a piece of The Alora Henshaw. Not only w
Last Updated : 2025-01-14The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-25
025Alora's POV “Deep breaths, Alora.” I muttered to no one but myself. It was particularly windy outside today, and I couldn't begin to express how thankful I was for the harsh weather. Whether anyone spotted me or not, no one would be able to tell I was talking to myself and I would save myself the stress of appearing in the news again,and for all the wrong reasons too. “Deep breaths. You can do this.” I really wish I could, because right now I dnt feel like it. I didn't feel anything at all. My mood had been a mess and I'd been numb since the hullabaloo on the news. I hadn't waited to hear what the repoeter had to say before dashing into my personal library to cry, but it didn't matter. The damage had already been done and everyone saw me as a failure, all thank to Eliaz.In the last couple of days, Fredrick had been more than supporting. He checked up on me when I didn't want it, and even when I yelled at him to leave me alone, he would offer me a cup of coffee or a promis
Last Updated : 2025-01-14The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-26
026Alora's POV I had to have offended someone at this point. That was the only reason I could think of. Even as I watched Cynthia's smug grin widen by the second, it still didn't make sense. I was the one who had been wronged. I'd been betrayed and pushed to the curb. I was treated like trash and literally pushed to the verge of death. I was this close to jumping off the rooftop, but nothing happened. Now, five years after, and simply because I wanted those who had wronged me to suffer, just a little bit, suddenly I'm the bad person in the eyes of the universe? Make that make sense. I was literally out of options and reasons as to why mother nature was treating me this way. It wasn't even fair at this point anymore. Just one small win, and it had been accompanied by so many things going wrong alongside it. This was messed up. “Cat got your tongue, sister?” Cynthia's drawl was all it took to pull me out of my thoughts. “Don't tell me that's all it took to get you to keep qui
Last Updated : 2025-01-14
Latest chapter
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-88
088Alora's POV I'd lost count of exactly how long I'd been standing here for, but there was one thing I was sure of, it was a lot. My ankle ached and my knees buckled underneath my. My feet was this close to giving way, and while crouching sounded like a good idea, it was a risk I wasn't exactly willing to take. Stay strong, Alora. I muttered more to myself than anybody else. You can do this. I'd been muttering that for a while now, but frankly, I wasn't sure i really believed it. I was exhausted. I wanted to run back to the comfort of my car, but I knew I couldn't do that. If I did, how was I going to see just what that sneaky Eliaz was up to? He'd been in the bar for the past hour now, I knew because I took record of when he'd first walked in, and he was yet to come out. I had no idea what he was even doing in there. Did he come with someone? Was he waiting for someone?.A million and one questions ran through my head,but the more I asked myself, the more confused I got
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-87
087Alora's POV I'd messed up, and Ethan's smirk grin wasn't the only indication I was getting. I felt it all around me. Up until now, it felt like I was under some kind of spell. Well, maybe that depiction wasn't exactly correct, but I'd allowed my anger and desperation to get to me, and now, I'd just shot myself in the foot. Ethan wasn't supposed to know what I'd just told him. My business was strictly meant for the court and the court only, but now, I'd just gone to spill to him, that the potential evidence I had was nowhere to be found. Way to go Alora, fucking way to go. “Can't got your tongue miss?” He called out to me. “I've never taken you to be the quiet type, but I guess it's true what the saying says; situation changes people, a lot. It's so sad to see that this is what you've been reduced to.”“I haven't been reduced to anything and you know it.” I shot back. “I'm simply just in a bad spot and…”“You've been in a bad spot since I knew you, Alora.” He cut me off.
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-86
086Alora's POV The door swung open, after what finally seemed like forever. In fact, it was forever because I had waited a long time, and by the time Ethan waltzed into the empty seat behind his desk that waa supposed to be his, it waa safe to say that he had wasted approximately two hours, if I wasn't mistaken. My eyes trailed the physique of his back as he took his sweet time getting to his chair. Like that wasn't enough, he even made a show of finally settling down. “Are you going to romanticize picking up the pens littered on your desk now?” The question had caught him off guard, but he was quick to gather the hens of his composure again. “Or are you finally going to realize that you're wasting both your time and mine?!”“Me?” He gasped slightly, but I didn't miss the skeleton of a smile making its way across his lips. “Is that what you really think? Well, I understand why you would think that though; you've been waiting for quite some time now. Unlike me, I've just clea
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-85
085Alora's POV Was I crazy? Well, we were about to find out. This wasn't going to be the first time I would think I was a little mental upstairs. I mean, if so many people had told me that, I liked to think it was true, even if it was only by a fraction. I used to get mad when I heard the word crazy being used to describe me. It ticked me off in most ways, but not anymore. Instead of always getting upset over it and all the time, I trained myself to see it as a compliment somehow and use it to better myself. If you thought about it, it was better to be referred to as the crazy lady, or crazy Laura rather than being pitied whenever your name came up. If they all thought I'd been crazy all this while, then they were about to get the biggest shock of their lives. For the second time, and more than I would actually like, I drummed my fingers against the steering wheel, anxiously waiting for the lights to turn green. It was almost the same scenario as this morning, the only diffe
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-84
084Alora's POV No. There was no way this was happening. I'd lost count of the number of times I'd said that since my move back to Los Angeles and while I could swear that the previous time I'd said that would be the last, my life has a funny way of rubbing it in my face. Over and over again. It was one thing to be hopeless, and another thing to have no sight of things turning around for you, but you still decide to hold on to that tiny piece of faith, that somehow, something good would come out of it. In case, you were doubting the latter was worse, because if life decided to pull out the rug from under your feet, then you were going to fall, hard. My ears buzzed, and even though Laura's voice echoed in my head, I refused to believe that what she'd said was true. “They're gone.” Her words swarm all around me. “The messages are gone.” While I was in prison and especially after my conversation with Laura, that was the only thing I could think about. Those messages. I knew
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-83
083Alora's POV One would think that at this point, and with everything I've been through, I would have gotten used to it by now. But no matter how much shit I've been through, I like to think that's the last. That doesn't necessarily work, and the phone call I received last night, was all the proof I needed in the world to finally understand that. I drummed my fingernails against the surface of my steering wheel. An unruly rhythm reached my ears, but I tuned them out the moment they got closer to my earlobe. On the outside, horns blared and honked at the traffic light that had been stuck at the red light for the past thirty minutes. At this point, I was beginning to think it might be a malfunction, because I had no idea what was causing the holdup. The zebra crossing in front of me was as empty as could be, so why wasn't the light changing? I sighed. If anything, it gave me some time to think. I'd sworn I wasn't going to do that too often, but life obviously had other plans
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-82
082Alora's POV I had no idea which was weird, the entire moments that led up to me fainting and waking up in the hospital, or Fredrick's weird energy. If I was being honest though, I would say it was Fredrick. I watched him from the windows in the living room as his car pulled out of the compound. I wasn't sure why, but his departure just didn't sit right with me. It sounded weird, and funny in a way. My mind went in a million directions, and so many thoughts crowded my head, but no matter how frazzled my brain was, my uncertainty didn't hint at the fact that he was probably cheating on me. It didn't. At all. For most women, that would be their first thought, but not for me. Fredrick wasn't that type of man, and he never would be. But at the same time, he had never been the kind to keep something from me. It was pretty obvious at this point. Usually, whenever he saw I was in a bad mood, he would do everything in his power to cheer me up. But throughout the drive home, he'
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-81
081Fredrick's POV The drive back home was silent. I hated it, but there was really nothing I could do about it. I wanted to speak, to try and ease out the tension that brewed in the car, but no matter how hard I tried or wanted to, I just couldn't bring myself to do anything. It just didn't feel right. I let out a sigh. I'd been doing that for the past couple of minutes now, but Alora didn't seem to complain. In fact, she hadn't reacted to anything I'd done and I would be lying if I said it didn't bother me. I snuck a glance at the woman in question. She had her head tilted towards the window, with her eyes trained on the scenery whizzing past. I knew Alora well enough to know that she wasn't staring at anything. She was looking at it, but she couldn't see anything. Even after Eliaz had left the ward, the tension that once brewed between the three of us didnt just go away. I'd stared at her for a couple of seconds, and it was obvious something was wrong . Very wrong. I was
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-80
080Alora's POV The devil really was after me, and I had all the proof I needed in the world. In fact, one of them was standing, no, sitting next to me right now. I couldn't believe my ears or eyes. The entire scenario replayed itself over and over again in my mind, but no matter how many times it did that, I just couldn't make any sense out of it. At all. “Not only do you want me to pull out from the real estate contract and everything that has to do with it, you want me to sign off a percentage of my company to you?” They were my own words, but somehow, I wanted to believe that I had a mistake. That Eliaz hadn't really just offered that bullshit as a way to help me. My eyes snapped back to the man in question. He had a sickly smile on his face and I wanted nothing more than to wipe it off his face with a slap.At first, I was worried about his threat of not leaving till he got what he wanted, but now I was just plain mad at his audacity and stupidity combined. “Get out.
