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Chapter 92 - Broken Trust
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The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 93 : Desperate Measures
Lucas’s POVHaving the door clicked shut behind her, and for a moment, I just stood there, frozen, my heart pounding in my chest. The silence in the room felt like it was suffocating me, crushing the air from my lungs. I could still hear her words echoing in my head, like a constant reminder of everything I’d messed up.That was the hardest part. The doubt. The fear that no matter what I did, no matter how hard I tried, I might never be able to fix this. Mandy had been my everything. She still was. But I’d pushed her to the edge, and now I didn’t know if she’d ever come back to me.I ran a hand through my hair, pacing back and forth in the empty space of the living room. What the hell was I supposed to do now? I’d screwed up, and no amount of apologies or promises was going to change that. I’d tried to protect her, but in the process, I’d only pushed her away.I had to fix this. I couldn’t let her go. Not like this.My mind raced, thinking of everything I could do to make things r
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-06The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 94 : The First Step
Lucas’s POVI stepped inside, the door clicking softly behind me, and the air felt different. Tense. Heavy. It was like walking into a room full of unspoken words. Mandy didn’t say anything as she led me into the living room, her steps slow, deliberate. I could tell she was trying to keep her distance, trying to figure out whether she even wanted me there. I felt it—the gap between us, the miles of emotional space that had opened up since the moment I’d lied to her. But I wasn’t going to back down. I couldn’t. I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself, but the weight of her gaze made it hard to focus. I wanted to reach out, to touch her, to make her understand that I wasn’t the same man who had kept so many secrets from her. But I knew better than to push too hard. “So,” I started, my voice coming out quieter than I intended, “what now?” Mandy didn’t immediately respond. She just crossed her arms and leaned against the couch, her eyes locked on mine. There was a certain
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-06The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 95 : Torn Between Two Worlds
Mandy’s POVI sat on the edge of the couch, staring at the empty space in front of me. The silence in the apartment felt like it was closing in, suffocating me. My mind kept racing, replaying everything that had happened—Lucas’s apology, his desperate attempt to make things right, and the way he’d looked at me when he said he was willing to do whatever it took. I wanted to believe him. I wanted to believe that he was truly sorry, that he was ready to change. But a part of me—maybe a bigger part than I cared to admit—was terrified. Terrified that I’d been fooled once again. I loved him. I always had. But the lies, the secrets… they had cut deeper than I was willing to admit. How could I trust him again after everything he’d kept from me? The worst part was that I didn’t even know if I could trust myself anymore. Had I been blind all this time? Had I ignored the warning signs, convinced myself that everything was fine, when in reality, I was just letting myself be deceived? I
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-07The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 96 : Shattered Truths
Lucas’s POVI felt like I was running in circles, trying to catch up with something I could never quite grasp. Every time I thought I had a handle on things, they slipped away from me. Mandy was slipping away from me.And I couldn’t change the past. I knew that. But I wasn’t the man I used to be. I wasn’t the man who made those mistakes anymore. I just needed her to see that.I ran a hand through my hair, staring at the screen of my phone. Mandy hadn’t responded to my message. I’d hoped she would, but I couldn’t blame her for not wanting to hear from me. Not after everything. But I couldn’t just sit here and wait. I had to do something. I had to prove to her that Vanessa was lying. That everything she’d revealed about her pregnancy was just manipulation, a way to turn Mandy against me. I grabbed my laptop and started digging. I needed to know everything about Vanessa. What had she done in the past? What was her game? It didn’t take long to uncover something that made my blood run c
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-07The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 97: James Holloway
Mandy’s POVI sat on the couch, staring at the blank wall in front of me, my mind spinning. I was trying to piece together everything—my feelings for Lucas, the lies, the hurt, and now, this new mess with Vanessa. I didn’t know what to believe anymore. I kept thinking back to the good times. The moments when Lucas had made me laugh, when everything felt easy and right. When we were in sync, when I could look at him and feel like I was home. I remembered the way his eyes softened when he smiled at me, how he always knew just what to say when I was feeling down. But then I remembered the bad times too. The lies, the secrets, the way he’d kept things from me. The betrayal. The feeling of being so alone, even when he was right there beside me. I didn’t know if I could go back to that. I didn’t know if I could trust him again. But the truth was, I still loved him. I couldn’t deny that. And that made everything so much harder.I needed time. Time to think, to process everything. But as
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-08The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 98 : A Line in the Sand
Lucas’s POVI couldn’t breathe. Every inch of me was suffocating under the weight of this mess. I tried. God, I’d tried everything to make Mandy see that I wasn’t the same man I used to be. I had put myself out there, let her see the parts of me that I’d kept hidden for so long. But nothing was enough. She still looked at me like I was a stranger, like every word I said was just another lie.I was losing her, and the worst part was, I didn’t know how to stop it. I couldn’t make the past disappear. I couldn’t erase the mistakes I’d made, no matter how hard I tried.I’d done everything right. I’d apologize. I’d been honest. I’d laid myself bare for her, but it still wasn’t enough. I was standing at the edge, and I didn’t know how much longer I could hold on. But I couldn’t let go. Not without a fight. Not without doing everything in my power to fix this. I’d found James. The guy from my past who had been lurking in the shadows, causing all this chaos. I hadn’t wanted to face him, ha
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-08The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 99 : The Truth Unraveled
Mandy’s POVThe tension in the room was suffocating. James stood at the door like he owned the place, his smirk practically daring Lucas to do something about it. I could feel the heat radiating off Lucas as he stood beside me, his fists clenched so tight his knuckles were white. “What the hell are you doing here, James?” Lucas growled, his voice low and dangerous. James didn’t flinch. If anything, his smirk widened. “Relax, Lucas. I’m not here to fight. I’m here to talk. To clear the air.” “Clear the air?” I cut in, stepping forward. My voice was sharp, fueled by the frustration and confusion that had been building up inside me. “You show up at my door, drop a bombshell about Lucas, and now you want to ‘clear the air’? Are you serious?” James’s eyes flicked to me, and for a moment, I saw something that looked like regret. But it was gone as quickly as it came, replaced by that infuriating smugness. “I know you’re angry, Mandy. You have every right to be. But you deserve to k
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-09The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 100 :A Race Against Time
Mandy’s POVThe phone slipped from my hand, clattering onto the floor. My knees buckled, and I grabbed the edge of the table to steady myself. My chest felt tight, like I couldn’t pull in enough air. Emily. My baby. Something was wrong with Emily. “Mandy?” Lucas’s voice cut through the fog, sharp and urgent. He stepped closer, his hands hovering like he wanted to catch me if I fell. “What’s going on? What happened?” I shook my head, my voice caught somewhere between a sob and a gasp. “Emily... She’s at the hospital. Something’s wrong.” Lucas’s face paled. “I’ll drive.” I didn’t argue. I couldn’t. My legs felt like jelly as I stumbled toward the door, Lucas’s steady hand on my back guiding me. The ride to the hospital was a blur of headlights and panic. My thoughts spiraled, each one worse than the last. Was she hurt? Sick? How bad was it? “Wendy wouldn’t have called if it wasn’t serious,” I whispered, more to myself than to Lucas. He tightened his grip on the steering
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The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 109 : Checkmate
Lucas’s POVIvan’s smirk was a razor slicing through my control. He stood there, holding Emily, his grip just tight enough to send my pulse into overdrive. My daughter whimpered, her big, frightened eyes darting between me and Mandy. “Let her go, Ivan,” I said, my voice low, even. Controlled. Because if I let the rage take over now, I’d lose her. Ivan chuckled, shifting Emily slightly in his arms. “You think it’s that easy?” His gaze flicked to Mandy. “You’ve always been so predictable, Lucas. Always acting like you’re the one in control. But look at you now.” He tilted his head. “Powerless.” Mandy stood frozen beside me, her hand gripping my arm like it was the only thing keeping her upright. I could feel her shaking, but she didn’t break. She didn’t scream or lunge at him. She trusted me. And she should. I forced a slow breath. I couldn’t make a mistake. Not with Emily in his hands. “What do you want?” I asked, keeping my voice steady. “Money? Territory?” I knew what his
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 108 : The Calm Before the Storm
Lucas’s POVMy hands shook as I put the phone back in my pocket. The words burned in my mind, like an acid that wouldn’t stop eating away at everything I’d fought for.So, I turned to Mandy, her face pale, eyes wide with fear. Her breath was shallow, and for a split second, I saw everything I’d worked to protect hanging by a thread. Emily. Her daughter. My child, too, whether we’d ever said the words out loud or not.“Lucas…” Mandy whispered my name like it was a plea, but I didn’t have an answer. There was nothing to say because I felt it too—everything we’d been through, everything we’d fought for, now felt like it was slipping through my fingers.I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. “We’ll fix this, Mandy. I promise you.” But even as the words left my mouth, I wasn’t sure if I believed them.Her eyes locked onto mine, but her voice cracked as she spoke. “How? How do we fix this when he has Emily?”I didn’t have an answer. Not yet.But I knew one thing for sure: Ivan had c
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 107 – Into the Lion’s Den
Lucas’s POVThe moment Viktor’s voice crackled over the radio, my stomach dropped. “Ivan knows we’re coming.” The air in the van grew heavy, like we were all holding our breath at the same time. Mandy’s hand tightened around mine, her nails digging into my skin, but I didn’t care. Her fear was my fear, and it was all too real. “What do you mean he knows?” James’s voice came sharp and fast over the comms. “He’s moved his men,” Viktor replied, his tone clipped. “The hub isn’t empty. It’s crawling with guards. This isn’t going to be the surgical strike we planned.” My jaw clenched, anger bubbling just beneath the surface. “Then we adapt,” I said, my voice steady despite the chaos brewing inside me. “We didn’t come this far to turn back now.” Viktor’s silence was answer enough. He wasn’t going to argue, but he wasn’t happy about it either. “Stay sharp,” he said finally. “And for God’s sake, don’t get yourselves killed.” The radio went dead, leaving us in a suffocating sile
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 106 : Shadows Closing In
Mandy’s POVThe dust from the van’s tires still hung in the air, gritty and suffocating. My hands were trembling as I clung to Lucas, the warmth of his body grounding me in the chaos around us. But Viktor’s words rang in my ears like a death knell. *This was just the beginning.* “What do you mean?” I asked, my voice shaky. “What beginning?” Viktor crouched beside us, his gaze sharp and unyielding. “Ivan isn’t the kind of man who lets go of his prey. He wanted to make a statement tonight, and he succeeded. But this? This was just his opening move.” I looked down at Lucas, his face battered and bloodied but alive. Relief warred with terror in my chest. “Then we need to stop him. We can’t just wait for him to come after us again.” James appeared at my side, his jaw tight. “She’s right. We can’t keep playing defense. If we don’t take the fight to Ivan, he’ll keep coming until there’s nothing left of us.” Viktor let out a dry laugh. “And what exactly do you propose, James? Marc
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 105 : The Clock is Ticking
Mandy’s POVThe bloodied man collapsed to the floor, his words echoing in the tense silence. Ivan’s men were here. The weight of those words hit me like a punch to the gut. Viktor didn’t flinch. He leaned back in his chair, his sharp gaze flicking to the man crumpled on the floor. “So, it begins,” he said calmly, as though he’d been expecting this all along. James, however, wasn’t so composed. He grabbed my arm, pulling me back toward the door. “We need to leave. Now.” But Viktor’s voice cut through the panic. “Running will only get you killed. Ivan doesn’t leave loose ends.” James turned, his hand already reaching for his weapon. “Then maybe it’s time someone took care of Ivan.” Viktor chuckled, slow and deliberate. “Ah, the bravado of the unprepared. You think you can waltz into Ivan’s world and take him down? He’s been playing this game longer than you’ve been alive.” I stepped forward, my voice shaking but firm. “Then tell us what to do. If you know how to stop him, te
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 104 : Into the Lion’s Den
Mandy’s POVJames’s hand hovered near his jacket, ready to draw whatever weapon he had stashed there. But the man standing by the car didn’t even flinch. His calmness was unnerving, like he knew he had all the power in the world. “I said,” the man repeated, his voice sharp, “get in the car if you want to save Lucas. This isn’t a request.” I glanced at James, my heart pounding in my chest. “What do we do?” I whispered. James’s jaw clenched, his eyes narrowing. “We don’t trust him, that’s for damn sure.” The man smirked, as if he could hear us. “You don’t have to trust me. But you don’t have time to argue. Lucas’s life is ticking away with every second you waste.” Something about the way he said it made my stomach twist. He wasn’t bluffing. Whoever this man was, he knew exactly what was happening, and he wasn’t here to play games. “We don’t have a choice,” I said, my voice trembling. “If there’s even a chance he’s telling the truth, we have to take it.” James hesitated, hi
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 103 : A Debt in Blood
Mandy’s POVThe room erupted into chaos. People screamed, chairs toppled, and glass shattered as the armed men pushed through the crowd. My heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst. Lucas moved instantly, stepping in front of me like a shield. His hand gripped my arm, pulling me closer. “Stay behind me,” he growled, his voice low and commanding. The man who had barked Lucas’s name stepped forward, his gun aimed directly at us. He was tall, broad, and radiated an air of menace. “Mr. Vanderbilt, you’ve been a hard man to find. But you know how this works. You can’t run forever.” Lucas’s jaw tightened, his body coiled like a spring. “I don’t owe you anything.” The man smirked. “Oh, but you do. Ivan doesn’t forget, and he doesn’t forgive. You know that better than anyone.” “Ivan’s beef is with me,” Lucas said, his voice steady despite the tension in the air. “Leave her out of this.” The man’s gaze shifted to me, and I felt ice crawl up my spine. “Her? Oh, Lucas, you don
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 102 : A War on Two Fronts
Mandy’s POVDeliberate. The word echoed in my head like a gunshot, deafening and disorienting. Someone had intentionally hurt Emily. I felt Lucas’s hand tighten around mine, but I couldn’t look at him. My gaze was locked on the doctor, who stood there with an expression that teetered between pity and professional detachment. “What do you mean... deliberate?” My voice sounded foreign to my own ears—shaky, distant. The doctor hesitated, clearly choosing his words carefully. “The type of toxin we suspect—based on her symptoms—isn’t something one would encounter in everyday life. It’s... rare, and it would require deliberate exposure.” “Deliberate exposure?” Lucas’s voice was low, deadly. “Are you saying someone poisoned her?” The doctor nodded slowly. “That’s what we’re investigating. I’ve already informed the authorities. They’ll need to speak with you both as soon as possible.” Authorities. Police. Poison. I couldn’t process it. My daughter—my innocent, bright, beautiful
The Club Star Ex-Wife He Wants Back Chapter 101 : The Thin Line Between Hope and Despair
Mandy’s POVThe room erupted into chaos. Nurses and doctors flooded in, their movements quick and precise, but to me, it felt like slow motion. I couldn’t move, couldn’t think—my feet rooted to the spot as I watched them surround Emily’s bed. “Clear the room!” one of the nurses barked, her voice sharp and commanding. “No!” I screamed, trying to push past Lucas, but his arms locked around me, holding me back. “Mandy, let them work,” he said, his voice firm but trembling. “I can’t leave her!” I cried, clawing at his chest, desperate to break free. “Lucas, let me go! She needs me!” His grip tightened, his face inches from mine. “She needs them to save her. Please, Mandy, don’t make this harder for her—or for yourself.” I sagged against him, my strength gone, and he guided me out of the room. The door shut behind us with a heavy thud, cutting me off from my baby. The hallway was eerily quiet compared to the chaos inside. My knees gave out, and I sank to the floor, my hands t
