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The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-66
066Alora's POV Apparently, I hadn't only surprised myself, but the entire courtroom too. Call me crazy or whatever but I could swear I heard the judge gasp. Even the man who was standing in front of me wasn't left out. His eyes were wide, his lips pulled together to pull a small O shape. For the next couple of seconds, no one said anything and it led me to think that maybe, somehow the world had stopped. “Impossible.” Ethan was the first to break the silence. I wasn't ordinarily a violent person, but right now, I wouldn't mind hurling one of my boots into his face. “Utterly impossible.” For some strange reason, I guess Ethan's voice was what the rest of the court had been anticipating. The moment the last word slid past his lips, the entire room went into an uproar. Men and women barked, and with the rage burning in their eyes, I wouldn't put it past them to hurt me if they got the chance. “Silence!” The judge slammed the gavel as hard as he could against his desk and just
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067Alora's POV Honest to God, the only word that could properly describe how my life was going, had to simply be a joke. A sick and twisted joke aimed to make everyone around me laugh except me. While I had to grunt my teeth in pain and go through everything without a little bit of anesthesia, whoever was involved in my ill luck was probably laughing their asses off at my misfortune. Ethan included. It was funny really, I agreed but at this point, I liked to think they were pushing it too far. I was hanging on to my sanity by a tiny thread and honestly, I wasn't exactly sure how much I could hold on to before I snapped into half. Radio silence settled in the court room and for a moment, I really thought the only thing that could be heard was the rapid thump of my heart against my chest. Right now, I was this close to a heart attack and at this point I was sure no one would blame me if it happened. I had gone through a lot and was still going through it. When Laura had assur
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-31The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-68
068Alora's POV I'd never been more grateful for a lunch break right now than in my entire life. Technically, it was recess as Laura and the judge had said, but I didn't care. I would take anything it took to get me out of that box. The next thing on my list right now, was to get out of here and never set my eyes on a court room ever again. So help me God. “Are you okay, Alora?” It was Laura. I had my eyes closed, but one nudge from her was all it took for me to turn in her direction. When I didn't say anything, she added. “I got you something.” “Oh.” My stomach growled as loudly as it could, even without seeing what she had bought and that's when I knew I was completely finished. Since I'd gotten here, I hadn't eaten a proper meal. Yes, they served us breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it was always to yucky for me to eat. Since I wasn't sure I could stomach that kind of things I always passed it down to my roomies. I bit back the smile that made its way to my lips at the li
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069Alora's POV. I hated the fact that he always got the last say. Not only did it irk me, it sometimes made me feel like maybe, just maybe he wasn't ever going to pay for what he did to me back then . There was every tendency that what he did back then would ever be brought to life, but winning this could just be the win I had no idea I needed. “I just hate it when he's so smug.” I hissed, even after he had walked away from us. “I hate it so so much.” “I feel like I'm missing something” Laura added. “How do you know the biggest jerk in the world of the law?” “It's a long story.” I waved her off with a hand. Truly, Ethan didn't mean Jack shit to me, but there was just something he said that didn't sit right with me. “Um, Laura, I have a question.”“We are making progress, right?” Somehow, the strange expression that made its way to Laura's face after my question isn't what I'm expecting. “The judge is probably going to say something in our favour when we get back, right?” “Actua
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-31The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-70
070Eliaz's POV It's been two days since Laura's visit and simultaneously two days since I had a good night's rest. No matter how hard I tried to shake it off and classify her visit as something meaningless, it just didn't work out for me. Time and time again, I found my mind wandering back to that day in the office. In fact, I wasn't exactly sure which was more shocking, her audacity, or the message she had come to pass across. I want you to testify in Alora's favour in court in the next two days. Her voice echoed in my ears. With the unhealthy number of times my brain had replayed her voice on its own, I hated to see that I could recognize her voice anywhere now, even in my sleep and I didn't like it one bit. I wish she had never walked into my office. Laura didn't just have the guts to stand up against me, she made look like a fool while doing it too. I hadn't put much thought into dealing with her yet, but now, I guess I was just going to have to consider it. Whether
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-31The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-71
071Alora's POV I was still having a hard time grasping it all and it might sound like an exaggeration, but I honestly didn't see that happening anytime soon. It had been close to an hour since the verdict had been given, but if you asked me, I would absentmindedly say it just happened a couple of moments ago. The only thing that would easily dispute my claim though, was the fact that the courthouse was now empty and stripped bare, except for the few people thst still hung back, myself included. I was currently waiting for Laura and Fredrick. In their words, they needed to finalize something with the court so as to not have any problems moving forward. Thanks to them, I also learned that the judge had been extremely favourable to us. Usually and according to practice, failure to bring your evidence was a risky thing to do. Yes, people did it, but the success rate after that, was usually very low and you had no one else to blame but yourself. Over the past weeks, I haven't rea
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-31The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-72
072Fredrick's POV “Are you sure that's all we need, Laura?’ I watched her throw some documents into her bag. We'd been waiting in front of this office for the past hour now and now that we had finally been attended to, the last thing I wanted was anything ruining that for us, especially Alora. “Yes. Yes.” She murmured absentmindedly. It was a very small thing, but I found it really upsetting. A part of me wanted nothing more than to call her out, but I just knew that it wouldn't be fair to either of us. “I've cross checked everything. I just need one last thing before we can leave. I'm coming.” Before I can get any more words out, she dashed into the room opposite the office we'd just walked out of, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I ran a hand through my hair, not knowing what else to do. The last hour had been so intense, I wasn't sure I'd ever felt this tensed up before. Laura had pulled a big what if in the court room today, and if it had gone south, we could be lookin
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-31The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-73
073 Alora's POV The drive home was quiet and I didn't like it. Yes, sometimes I craved my peace and didn't want to hear from the world, but this wasn't one of those times. Tonight, I wanted to scream. My mind was a beautiful mess as a million and one thoughts all raced at once, each one of them begging to be picked and expanded on. The downside of the whole issue, was that I didn't have the mental health nor the energy for any of that. I was exhausted, with a side serving of anger too. I snuck a glance at the man at the wheels. I'd caught him staring at me life times than I could count, but I didn't dare call him out on it. I wasn't scared of what he was going to do, I was just scared that he would start talking to me, and I didn't want that. I guess Fredrick had kind of made it up to me by showing at court today, but that wasn't exactly the case. I was stil mad at him because a tiny piece of me felt that if he had just listened tor, none of this would have happened. Because o
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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.
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-79
079Alora's POV I hated confrontations, but if anything, I hated the very person who was about to do it all the more. My heart skipped a beat, and as I stared at the man in front of me, I allowed my head to do the math. It was going to determine which was more dangerous; the man or his words. If you asked me though, I was going to say both. An unsettling silence settled between both of us. His words echoed in my ears, and it sent goosebumps down my spine but it did nothing to calm my curiosity. When had Eliaz gotten so bold? I snuck a glance at the man in question. He stood his ground, and in the past minute, I wasn't sure he'd moved a muscle. His face looked stoic and even though I wasn't a mind reader, I could already tell he had come here just for ulterior motives. But what kind, and what was he going to be on about?A sharp throb formed at the side of my head, and I winced. Eliaz hadn't even started speaking yet and I was already feeling this tensed up. What would happen
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-78
078Alora's POV I tossed and turned, but apparently, it did nothing to ease the torture I was in. Red hot pain seared at my sides, and I found myself whimpering. A dull ache spread through the back of my head, but it did nothing to numb the frequent banging at my left and right cranium. Even though I felt all of this, I didn't find anything more strange than the fact that even though I wasn't exactly sure if I was conscious or not, I still felt like I was on the verge of dying. Shit. What the hell was going on? My question, obviously, wasn't a priority to whoever was listening, because despite my laments and silent cries, nothing changed. If anything, the pain seemed to be growing by the minute. I pressed my eyes tighter, and that was when it dawned on me that I must have my eyes closed. I wanted to open it, badly too, but I couldn't help this strange sense of fear that enveloped me. What the hell was going on? I knew what I needed to do, but it didn't make it any less dr
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-77
077Fredrick’s POV “Are you even listening to yourself?” I was furious and even that couldn't fully describe how I was feeling. One would think that with the beautiful memories I had of last night, it would transcend into the remaining parts of our lives. Alora and I had had a shitty life combined, especially her. It didn't even help that even after she'd returned for her fresh start, things were still going horribly wrong. And the worst part, it wasn't just from one person. At this point, if she already had the thought that Los Angeles was cursed and probably not the right place for her, I wouldn't even judge her. In a way, it was true, because the number of things she'd experienced in just this short period of time wasn't exactly nice. That's why I had organized that dinner for the both of us. I'd rented out her favourite restaurant just for the two of us. While the cherry on top had to be the rooftop view, I still had other activities planned out for the rest of the week. I
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-76
Alora's pov There was no way this could be happening. My ears buzzed and I felt the world around me fade away into nothing. I tried to stare at the man in front of me, but I couldn't. Instead, the more I stared, the more the colors around me blurred together, before forming a single color. Black. I blinked back, but it did nothing to return to my immediate environment. I blinked and blinked, but nothing came. What the hell was happening to me? Before I could so much as ask myself another question, Mr Donald's voice reached my ears. I'm sorry ma'am, but we'll have to pull you out. The panel wants you disqualified, effective immediately. No no no no. I wanted to scream but I couldn't bring myself to force the words out. I couldn't even see what I was and it felt like I had been transported into another universe. An idea popped up in my mind and I froze. Had I died somehow? Had the news been so shocking that I died right on the spot? My mind raced, but as I thought about I
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-75
075 Alora's POV. My mind was a reeling mess, but I tried my level best to keep it in check. I was feeling all of the emotions I could think of at the same time and it was becoming overwhelming at this point. Right now, if I could be granted one wish, it would be to disappear forever till everything was back to normal again. But I knew that couldn't happen. This wasn't a fairytale and I wasn't exactly the luckiest person alive. I sighed. With as much dexterity as I can, I slip into the suit jacket just hanging off the cost rails. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and even though I'm the picture-perfect representation of what a confident woman should look like, that's now how I feel on the inside. I'm on the verge of collapsing. Last night was a blast, and while I enjoyed it, I genuinely did not want it to end. Fredrick had taken me to one of my favorite spots in the city but that wasn't all. He had booked the entire restaurant just for the two of us. I actually thought it w
The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-74
074Eliaz's POV My body ached and it was weird because I couldn't particularly pinpoint something stressful that I'd done that day. The only thing that involved stress had to do with my mind and I didn't even feel as mentally tired as compared to the physical. Maybe it was a kind of foreshadowing of what was coming. I had no idea, but whatever it was, I just needed to rest. I pushed the door open and breathed a sigh of relief the moment I was met with silence. The lights were out and I quickly put two and two together that Cynthia had gone to bed. She'd been bugging me about the whole picture issue and I wasn't sure she would want to hear that I hadn't fulfilled my part of the bargain. She was a handful. And sometimes I wondered if I had done the right thing by getting married to her. I counted to ten and once there was no sound coming from any of the rooms, I settled into the living room. I'd ordered takeout on my way back and eaten it in the car, so there was no need to star
