The Unwanted Wife's Stunning Comeback

ncer prepared an elaborate dinner. She waited a

he message thread still ended with the texts s

e will you be back? You said

in a me

lunch. Will you b

.

ply c

ther to send another message

e need

he practically leaped from her chair, her fa

ll her. Could it be ab

l day filled her with a fragile, tentative hope. Maybe, just

gerly reheated the dishes that had already g

, the sound of bubbly laughter drifted in fr

uched Adelina's lips as sh

late? Did you have

glance at her. He headed

t and gently caught his arm. "Lucas, you h

ce her, shaking off her hand

eave me alon

his voice was like

favorite dishes for dinner, and even

id I don't

ddenly stopped. He turned, his

inging them for Emmalyn to

aly

had never been able to f

took a half-step forward, a

rent to her reaction, already sc

ar

who had been trying to slip awa

w, didn't you? Lucas an

as no escape and her shoul

She met Lucas a couple of times, and they seemed to hit it off

Adelina squeezed her eyes shut

classes today. He was out

ome after class, but Miss Bennett showed up at the school gate

led off as she stole a pityi

The words flew from her mout

d you not t

small voice, "Mr. Harrison... he

delina wav

ne. You

a and collapsed, all the str

a child like Lucas me

duced them. Someone who

band's old flame for three months, and she, his

there before the sound of the fro

it. He shrugged off his overcoat, then paused, realizing the

steam still faintly rising from them. On the sofa in the living

n?" he asked. "You

oving to help him, Andrew hung up

ate," he st

nted to ask if he'd eaten with Emma

ust being

ing aside their romantic past, wasn't it no

inally gathered the

sofa cushion to stand, a document

oldly. "This has dra

ark, bold letters:

h-pitched ringing filled her

st time Andrew had

y time they argued. And every single time, Adelina had been

eved that if she just poured every ounce of her love int

was nothing but

beside the coffee table

be taken care of financially. The money I've transferred to your account is yours. You'll

ed around the pen, then s

te light flickering in them. "What ab

ression instantly turned to ice. He

ying to use our son

ce water in her face.

at.

nto this marriage in the first place? After

s. She scrambled to explain, "No! I w

h, Ade

cigarette. "Isn't three years a

ling smoke blurr

m her eyes, Adelina heard her own v

a divorce. I hope