THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK
"Tell me Vanessa—does my brother fuck you better than I do?"
Vanessa stared at her husband in shock, unable to comprehend the question he'd just asked her. She'd never even met Nicholas Lancaster, Sebastian's enemy and rival brother, let alone slept with him. But Sebastian didn't care about the truth as he shoved a sex tape in her face—a video showing a woman who looked exactly like her with the man she'd never touched.
After losing their baby six months ago, Vanessa didn't expect her husband to call her barren and worthless, to tell her she couldn't give him the child he deserved. After three years as his secret wife, Sebastian threw divorce papers at her and demanded she disappear before his billion-dollar deal came through.
Vanessa signed and left with nothing.
Seven years later, she returned as Mrs. Nicholas Lancaster—married to Sebastian's brother and greatest enemy, ready to destroy the man who destroyed her. But she didn't return alone. When Sebastian's eyes landed on the six-year-old boy at her side, his world stopped. The boy looked exactly like him.
What if the child wasn't Nicholas's son at all? What if he was his? Sebastian is determined to find out the truth about the boy's real father, and if the boy is his, he'll destroy everything Vanessa has built to claim his son.
But Vanessa isn't the broken woman he threw away seven years ago—and this time, she's ready to fight back.
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Chapter: Chapter 130SEBASTIAN'S POV"Mr. Lancaster, we need to speak with you immediately."I looked up from my phone to find two security guards standing in the doorway of the east wing library where I'd retreated after the will reading. Their expressions were grim."What is it?" I asked, already feeling a sense of dread settling in my stomach."It's your wife, sir. There's been an incident."My blood ran cold. "What kind of incident?""She attempted to attack Mrs. Vanessa Lancaster with a knife."I almost let out a chuckle.The words didn't make sense at first.I just stared at them, certain I'd misheard what they'd said."What?""Your wife took a knife from the kitchen and went to Mr. Nicholas Lancaster's suite. She attempted to assault Mrs. Vanessa. Mr. Nicholas intervened and disarmed her. We have her contained, but we thought you should know before we proceed with formal charges."The room tilted.Formal charges...Isabella had... with a knife... she'd tried to..."Where is she?" My voice came out
Last Updated: 2026-05-22
Chapter: Chapter 129VANESSA'S POVFor one terrible, frozen moment, I saw my death reflected in the knife Isabella carried to hurt me.She was about to stab me. Then Nicholas moved.His arm wrapped around my waist like an iron band, yanking me backward with such force that I stumbled into him. The knife sliced through empty air where my chest had been a heartbeat before, missing me by inches."Isabella, put the knife down," Nicholas's voice came from behind me, deadly calm even as his body formed a protective wall between me and the blade.But Isabella wasn't listening.She was advancing, tears running down her face, her eyes wild and unfocused. The knife trembled in her grip but never fell down."Do you know how long I've hated you?" she spat, her voice breaking on every word. "How long I've wanted to destroy you? Even when we were best friends—ESPECIALLY when we were best friends—I hated you! Perfect Vanessa with her perfect life and her perfect husband who looked at her like she was the only woman in
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Chapter: Chapter 128VANESSA'S POVI was still speechless.Even as Grandma Mae's lawyer, Henry Caldwell laid document after document in front of me, pointing to signature lines with his expensive pen, I couldn't form words. I still couldn't process what was happening.Eight hundred and fifty million dollars.Twenty percent of Lancaster Global Industries.All mine.All given to me by a woman whose funeral I had ruined. A woman whose final goodbye I had turned into a viral spectacle when I pushed Patricia, her daughter-in-law into a grave.The guilt was crushing me entirely. I wanted to cry. I wanted to break down right there in that study full of people who hated me and sob until I couldn't breathe. Grandma Mae had given me everything—her entire fortune, her legacy, and her trust."Sign here, Mrs. Lancaster," The lawyer said gently, pointing to another line.My hand shook as I picked up the pen. I could feel their eyes on me—all the Lancasters watching as I signed away their inheritance. As I took what
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Chapter: Chapter 127VANESSA'S POVI chose a black pencil dress—elegant, understated, appropriate. I paired it with simple heels and minimal jewelry. If I was going to walk into that room, I was going to look like I belonged there.Even if I felt like an imposter.Nicholas was waiting for me when I emerged from the bedroom, looking devastatingly handsome in a dark suit that probably cost more than my first car. His eyes swept over me, something flickering in their depths that made my stomach flip."Ready?" he asked, offering his arm.I took it, feeling the solid warmth of him through the fabric of his jacket."As I'll ever be."We walked through the mansion in silence, my heels clicking against the marble floors. I could feel the tension radiating from Nicholas, could see the tight set of his jaw. This wasn't just a will reading for him—this was facing his entire family after what had happened at the funeral.After he'd beaten Sebastian bloody in front of everyone.The study was on the second floor—a mass
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Chapter: Chapter 126VANESSA'S POVTwo days after I'd pushed Patricia Lancaster into a grave and watched Nicholas beat his own brother bloody at a funeral, I was still trying to process what had happened.The videos were everywhere.Every time I opened my phone—which I'd stopped doing after the first hundred notifications—there were more clips, more comments, and more people dissecting every moment of that disastrous day.Some people called me iconic.Others called me psychotic.I didn't care either way.What I cared about was the fact that I'd ruined Grandma Mae's funeral. The one person in the Lancaster family who'd ever shown me genuine kindness, and I'd turned her final goodbye into a viral spectacle.The guilt was eating me alive.Almost as much as the other thing that was consuming my thoughts.Nicholas.For two days, I'd been trying to avoid him.Which was nearly impossible when we lived in the same suite, ate meals together, and—God help me—slept in the same bed.We hadn't touched since that almos
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Chapter: Chapter 125SEBASTIAN'S POVThere was a soft knock on the door about twenty minutes after Isabella left."Come in," I called out, still standing by the window, still replaying the humiliation of the day over and over in my mind.The door opened and Maria—one of the household nurses we kept on as a maid—entered carrying a medical kit."Mr. Lancaster," she called out professionally, her eyes taking in the damage to my face without comment. "Your mother asked me to come tend to your injuries."Of course she did.My mother had asked. Not Isabella.My wife hadn't even bothered to check if I needed medical attention. She'd been too busy ranting about Vanessa and Nicholas to care that I was bleeding."Thank you, Maria," I said, moving to sit in one of the leather chairs by the fireplace.She worked in efficient silence, cleaning the blood from my face with gentle swabs, applying antiseptic that stung like hell but I refused to flinch.The cut above my eyebrow would probably scar.The split in my lip wa
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Chapter: EpilogueFOUR YEARS LATERBrody's POVKaren came out of the kitchen with a smile on her face. "Where are the children?" She asked me."Upstairs, they're doing their school assignments. We don't want to raise dullards, do we?"She chuckled softly and slumped down on the sofa. "Of course not."I licked my lips and looked at her. "So what did you make?" I asked."You're always hungry."I smiled at her. "That's because I'm a father, I have twins who love me.""I'm also a mother of a handsome son and a beautiful daughter." She added."James and Ella love you." I told her."They love us." She corrected with a smirk."How's mom and dad? She didn't reply when I sent her a message on Facebook." I asked.She chuckled softly. "After she won last year's cooking reality show, she's been really busy." She explained gently.I shrugged. "And your dad?" I asked."Let's just say we're having a full house tomorrow." She answered and I narrowed my eyes
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Chapter: Chapter Seventy-TwoBrody's POV"No, I don't want her to be worried about me." He answered."There's someone behind you." He muttered and I turned back to see Karen staring at me. Before I could take a step, she was already in my arms.I chuckled softly when I finally placed a kiss on her forehead. "I love you so much." She muttered.I couldn't help but get excited at those words. "I love you more than anything in this world." I replied. I had never felt this way before, I was feeling too excited and happy that I was finally with her.She looked at Thomas and smiled at him. He took that as a sign to leave and he moved towards the other side of the road. I and Karen began walking on the street as silence engulfed the atmosphere."I heard about your father," She said and stopped walking abruptly. "I'm really sad it happened, I didn't know the cops would find out."I also stopped walking and wrapped my arms around her waist. "You don't have to be sorry, you were never wrong and
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Chapter: Chapter Seventy-OneBrody's POVThomas opened the door with a spare key and we both walked into the apartment. "I can't stay here." I told him and walked out of the house almost immediately.I wondered if Karen was comfortable in the small and dusty house. After a few minutes he came out of the house with a frown on his face. "Why did you leave?" He inquired."I just couldn't cope with the dust, the room's dirty and unkept. You don't stay here, do you?""Well, I did stay here," he said and my eyes widened. "Not for long, it was just for two days.""I can't even stay in that room for more than a minute. It just doesn't suit me." I replied.He cleared his throat. "Karen's not in the room." He told me.My heart raced rapidly. Where could she have gone to? "Have you checked everywhere?" I asked.He nodded and sat on the floor. "I don't know what to do, she's not there but I don't think she went somewhere far." He answered.I frowned. "Where could she have gone?""I don't
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Chapter: Chapter SeventyKaren's POVI felt dizzy and sat on the floor. I didn't want to fall sick but I couldn't help it. My eyes itched me and I felt like vomiting every second. This was totally the worst day of my life. I stood up again and gently opened the door.Stepping out of the small house, I walked towards a small cafe and occupied a restaurant. The waitress came to meet me with a smile on her face. "What would you like to eat, ma'am?" She asked, dropping the menu on the table.I looked at her with a frustrated sigh. Couldn't she give me anything to eat? I was really hungry and I needed something to eat quickly. "Anything would do." I muttered.Her eyes widened, confused. "Okay, you should try our salad." She said."Alright, bring it." I replied and watched her leave after taking the menu from the table.I placed my head on the table quietly and patiently waiting for the meal.Brody's POVI watched the men handcuff my father and the tears came out freely, I almost fainted d
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty-NineBrody's POVIt didn't even feel like I slept for more than a minute, I had spent the whole night restless and sad. Karen was not by my side and it made me really sad.I was very sure that she would never betray me and run away with my car. She would never do that to me because she loved me. She would never leave me.I felt a slight headache as I tried to assure myself. Walking into the shower, I had a quick bath and wore a plain shirt with a jeans trouser. My mind seemed to drift back to her and I realized that I had barely slept for hours.The door opened and Thomas walked in, I heaved a sigh of relief as I saw him. "Where were you last night?" I inquired with a smile. I didn't want him to feel sad about what has been going on.He winked at me and sat on my bed. "I was really busy, I'm sorry I couldn't come home early."I nodded. "Yeah, I totally understand."He rolled his eyeballs and slanted me a look. "Where's your wife?" He suddenly asked and my
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty-EightKaren's POVWe walked into the small room, the place was dirty and rough. I managed to find somewhere to sit and Thomas leaned on the wall. "I'm sorry for everything." He apologized with a sorrowful voice."It's actually not your fault, I'm sure everything would be alright.""This is actually frustrating. I really love my husband and I don't think I can leave him. And Brody's father just wants to get rid of me quickly." I replied in frustration.I was getting tired of everything. I just wanted to be with my husband, I wanted to be in his arms but I was just not lucky. Why was this happening to me?"I'm not going to do anything that would make your relationship with Brody end." He suddenly said, jerking me back from my thoughts.I looked at him with a frustrated sigh. There was no possible thing he could do than to keep me in this room. "Brody's father is against my relationship with his son, I don't know what to do and I'm sure my husband would be seriously worr
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Chapter: EpilogueTHREE YEARS LATERLisa's POVThe house was dark when I walked in and I wondered what was going on. I couldn't even think straight because of my pregnancy. My husband would call it pregnancy hormones but this was different.My heart skipped a beat as soon as the light was switched on and I found Alex staring at me seductively with a cake on his hand. "Happy birthday, wifey." He muttered.My birthday? Wait, how could I forget my birthday. "Believe me, I didn't even know today's my birthday." I said as he placed the cake on the table."Pregnancy hormones!" He mocked jokingly."So what did the doctor say?" I inquired.He grinned in reply. "He said you're close to giving birth." He answered and walked towards me.He removed my clothes and I could feel my body shivering with fear. "What about the baby?" I asked as he also undressed."This is the best birthday gift ever." He answered with a smirk.I closed my eyes as my naked body touched him, arching my
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Chapter: Chapter Fourty-FiveAlex's POVLisa was my girlfriend and we had planned to get married before I got attacked in the restroom of that restaurant by Kim's men.The memories came back to me easily and I could recall everything that happened.I jumped into the pool to save her and found the engagement ring on her body. I held her and brought her out of the pool.I waited for a second to catch my breath before looking at her. I checked her breath to check if she was breathing. She wasn't, I felt my heart beat increase rapidly.Gently, I tilted her head back and used one hand to hold her chin and lift it up, I kept her mouth open using my thumb.I placed my other hand on her forehead and pinched her nose with my index finger and thumb.I silently hoped it worked so we could be together again. I didn't want to lose her, I wanted her to live a normal life with me.Taking a normal breath, I covered and sealed her open mouth with mine, and blew into her mouth for ab
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Chapter: Chapter Fourty-FourJames's POVDaniel stopped as soon as we climbed out of the tunnel. It was not an easy way of escaping jail but I was still excited because I escaped. I could now revenge and make Lisa and Alex pay for their sins."You're excited, huh?" Daniel asked as we walked into the forest."I'm really excited because I know that I'm now free and I don't have to do anything other than killing my enemies." I answered.He stopped by a stream and drank water. "Heard that it makes the body stronger and bigger."I let out a loud laugh. "I'm sure you know that you're totally wrong. Drinking untreated water such as bore water, river water or spring water can lead to illnesses such as gastroenteritis and diarrhoea."
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Chapter: Chapter Fourty-ThreeLisa's POVThe stars were bright and I was already ready for the party in my pink gown with different colour stripes which made me look elegant. Alex had just left the room and I was already feeling sober.I just couldn't wait for him to recall the times we spent together and had fun. I couldn't wait for him to remember that he wanted to marry me before he lost his memory and totally forgot me.My heart was hurt and I was also hurt, I wondered why I couldn't do anything to make him remember that I was his wife. Why couldn't I do something that would make him recall our love? I loved him so much and losing him was not an option.I couldn't do without him even though I tried to pretend that we were just friends. Tears filled my eyes as I remembered the fantastic and funny moments we shared even though it was short, it was fun and exciting to me.The door opened and Eliza walked in with a cool smile. We didn't really talk earlier because the guys were getting
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Chapter: Chapter Fourty-TwoAlex's POVThe door flung open and Oliver walked in. "Where's my ring?" I asked him quickly and he threw it at me."How did you know it was with me?""Your curiosity exposed you." I answered with a smile.He chuckled. "Amanda is really crazy, she thought I was going to propose to her."I smiled at him and scratched my cheeks. "I bought the ring as a gift for Lisa even though she's engaged."He frowned and slanted me a look. "Engaged?""Yeah, I saw a ring on her finger but she didn't tell me anything about her love life. Is she secretive?" I asked him.Oliver let out a slight chuckle with a grin. "She's not secretive, you'll find out everything soon." He answered happily.I blinked and narrowed my eyes at him. "Really?" I asked her, surprised. "I don't think I even know her, I'm not sure how I feel right now but I'm in love with Lisa and I can't help it."He frowned and sat on my bed. "You're really amazing, Lisa deserves someone like y
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Chapter: Chapter Fourty-OneLisa's POVI looked at him, wondering if I should tell you the truth. "I can't tell you. That's for you to find out on your own."He touched his head and sighed. "I don't know, I get these weird images and there's always a lady there. I'm confused."I knew I was the lady but I couldn't do anything, I couldn't keep on hurting myself."You'll figure it out soon." I reassured him with a casual smile.He looked at my hands and pointed to my ring. "That ring! Are you engaged."Tears tickled in my eyes and I nodded. "Yeah, I was supposed to get married before an unfortunate thing happened to me." I explained, trying to hold the tears that wanted to come out of my eyes.He smiled and touched my cheeks. I wondered why he couldn't recall giving me the ring. He was the one who slid the ring through my finger and proposed to me but he couldn't remember."Amanda invited me for a party this evening, will you like to come?" He asked, politely."When did she invite
Last Updated: 2021-05-02
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