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Reborn Wife: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Reborn Wife: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Author: Lee Dicks
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Chapter 1 That Girl

Word Count: 1156    |    Released on: 16/11/2023

e alive with the ebb

tention occasionally drifting to the counter. There, a young lady don

han 100 pounds; her skin was soft and smooth, completely speckless. Her thick, raven-black

ll, ma'am?" She approached

om my reverie. Fortunate, perhaps, that I too was a w

u," I replied, my tone courteous and

oosing to impart a cautionary note. "You've had two cups of black coffee already, ma'am. It ma

the air, melodious like

e me and rose, gathering my bag. "A

ransaction. "Your total comes to 15 dollars today, ma'am.

minimal fuss and exited the

eeted me as I emerged, extending a res

ructed softly, a meag

closed. Yet my thoughts kept circling back to the young wa

compel Mathias Murray to part from me at a great co

ing I'd done was seek her out, obse

at she possessed that could stole away

name and some scattered photographs. Mathias shielded her as though she were an

ent, kind, and full of life, at

ominent family background, in sharp contr

hts. "Ma'am, today marks your wed

eyes, feeling mome

the entire day preparing-a candlelit dinner, anniversary presents-eve

27, and h

mples, a knot of unease forming with

ture from past enthusiasm,

in love? These questions haunted me in my past life as I faced my final mome

ont of our home-a luxurious estate gi

as's car was parked

enced death once, what expression should I we

ife of five years-to the brink, ruthlessly causing damage

mosity had ebbed, replaced b

etime's worth of shares in the Murray Group. I had declined. For nine years, I

back, even if it led to high-stakes con

s. Rather than dwell in bitterness, I'd

long legs crossed, barely looked up from the dwindling cigarette between his fingers

as a union of convenience, a mutual agreement for long

to slip into my grey Hermes slippers. Designed for comfort ra

ng waitress in her blue apron, acce

to my own costly

, I flung them aside and trod

ow at my unshod entry.

ning them," I said, settling

ng on your mind?" His voice, lighter tha

oss from the past, while your future

nt feet; they seemed s

were slender yet displayed a robustness, a f

our marital life had sapped my interest in n

thi

sponse, too engrossed i

users, his impressive height and strik

to the man who sat before me. My voice ca

my words hung in the air, only to

y gaze with icy eyes. "Rylie Flet

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1 Chapter 1 That Girl2 Chapter 2 A Long-Awaited Reunion3 Chapter 3 Anything You Can Do, I Can Too4 Chapter 4 On Purpose5 Chapter 5 The Embarrassing Celebrity6 Chapter 6 Refusing To Get Involved7 Chapter 7 What A Coincidence8 Chapter 8 Incomparable To Mathias9 Chapter 9 Going Home To Sleep10 Chapter 10 Domino Effect11 Chapter 11 This Is Also His Home12 Chapter 12 I'm Not Worthy13 Chapter 13 Playing Hard To Get14 Chapter 14 Unbreakable Bond15 Chapter 15 My In-laws Arrive16 Chapter 16 The Perfect Mother-in-law17 Chapter 17 Accused18 Chapter 18 Witnessing With My Own Eyes19 Chapter 19 Each Has Their Own Concerns20 Chapter 20 A College Boy's Plea for Help21 Chapter 21 I'm Even Braver22 Chapter 22 We Are Innocent23 Chapter 23 The Determination To Pick Up Boys24 Chapter 24 A Chance Meeting On Campus25 Chapter 25 An Unexpected Rise To Fame26 Chapter 26 Mathias Is Driven Crazy27 Chapter 27 The Young Couple's Quarrel28 Chapter 28 Leaving With Nothing29 Chapter 29 Do You Recognize Her 30 Chapter 30 Surface Efforts31 Chapter 31 The Lipstick32 Chapter 32 Lending A Hand33 Chapter 33 Something's Wrong With The Concoction34 Chapter 34 Intimate35 Chapter 35 He Also Wants To Go36 Chapter 36 She's Very Special37 Chapter 37 Past Rumored Flames38 Chapter 38 Rejected39 Chapter 39 Threatening Aaron Juarez40 Chapter 40 : You Can't41 Chapter 41 An Emerald Pendant42 Chapter 42 Almost Guessed Right43 Chapter 43 Questioning True Love44 Chapter 44 Revelation45 Chapter 45 Will He Blame Me 46 Chapter 46 A Rare Harmony47 Chapter 47 A Stroke Of Luck48 Chapter 48 Fate So Decrees49 Chapter 49 Personal Secretary50 Chapter 50 Two-faced51 Chapter 51 Set Trap For The Jerk52 Chapter 52 A Work Injury53 Chapter 53 A Clash of Destinies54 Chapter 54 A Candid Confession55 Chapter 55 Sorrow Is Useless56 Chapter 56 Indifference57 Chapter 57 Switching Roles58 Chapter 58 Play In The Snow With Me59 Chapter 59 Sudden Happiness60 Chapter 60 Increasingly Bewildered61 Chapter 61 Being Hit On62 Chapter 62 Finding A Topic63 Chapter 63 Checking On Me64 Chapter 64 Straight To The Point65 Chapter 65 Defense Failed66 Chapter 66 A Push Forward67 Chapter 67 Awkward Chat Continued68 Chapter 68 My Dad Had An Affair69 Chapter 69 The Other Woman Is Pregnant70 Chapter 70 Crossed Paths With The Enemy71 Chapter 71 Staying For Her72 Chapter 72 What Am I73 Chapter 73 Agreeing To Divorce74 Chapter 74 Subtle Changes75 Chapter 75 Gaming Adventures76 Chapter 76 Targeting Me77 Chapter 77 He Had Leverage78 Chapter 78 Nearly Choked To Death79 Chapter 79 Suspicions Linger80 Chapter 80 Kidnap And Revenge81 Chapter 81 Destined For Romantic Troubles82 Chapter 82 Getting To Divorce83 Chapter 83 Confessing84 Chapter 84 Wedding Gift85 Chapter 85 Wishful Thinking86 Chapter 86 The One Who Pursued Me87 Chapter 87 Addicted88 Chapter 88 Unusual Attitude89 Chapter 89 Visiting The Singh Residence90 Chapter 90 Well-Played91 Chapter 91 Filing For Divorce92 Chapter 92 My Mother-in-law Takes Charge93 Chapter 93 Olivia's Suicide94 Chapter 94 Showing Off On Purpose95 Chapter 95 Coming To My Doorstep96 Chapter 96 Admitting Jealousy97 Chapter 97 Hoping For Divorce98 Chapter 98 Because Mathias Refused99 Chapter 99 The True First Love100 Chapter 100 Someone Else