The Neglected Wife's Vicious Comeback Game

nn Craig said into the phone, smoothing down the silk of her dress. She r

speaker, clipped and cold. "Something came up at work

r phone. "But Julian, it is our anniv

time," he snapped, abr

er throat. She sat on the edge of her bed, looking at the beautiful maternity dress she had bough

s, her phone buzzed with a new text messag

e prepared for you at Le Ciel tonig

chest. The heavy disappointment melted away, replaced by a warm flutter of excitement. He had

grabbed her purse and drove straight to the rest

ant in the city. Walking into the elegant, dimly lit dinin

h bathed in the warm glow of candlelight.

iting for her. An

ess the sight, Carlene grabbed Julian's collar and pulled him close. Right there in the corner of the restaurant, their lips locked in a deep, passionate Fre

ld. The intimate gesture burned into her very soul. Driven by a mi

bled, loud enough to bre

stead, a deep scowl twisted his handsome features as he looked up at his pregnant wif

g here?" he demanded, his v

g in her eyes. "The assistant texted me about a surprise

ng back in her chair to expose her cleavage. "

nd making a scene," Julian said coldly,

friend on our anniversary!" Adalynn sc

y warmth or affection. "Since you are here to ruin my evening,

er lungs in a painful rush.

ed with an heir," Julian said, his words slicing through her like a scalpel. "You are nothing b

through her body. At that exact moment, a vicious and searing pain tore through

ed onto the hard marble floor, clutching her swollen belly. A sudden

hly pale, covered in cold sweat. She was in so much pain

ing on the floor. His expressio

lynn. It is pathe

!" she begged, reaching a tre

sease. "You always resort to these cheap, dramatic tric

er his arm. "Let's go somewhere else, dar

she stepped right past Adalynn's trembling body. "P

ound Carlene's waist. He walked out the door without looking back a

someone yelled to call 911. The physical agony and the emotional

was rushed through the

oice urgent. "She's hemorrhaging. We need to do an em

nder, Julian's cruel words echoed in

her daughter, Lily, had been born prematurely and was f

an who had loved Julian Hawthorne died on the floor of that restauran

art, humiliated her, and ab

ld make sure he paid for it