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Chapter 39. I Want Out
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2025-08-13 09:22:30
J CruzHello My Loves, We are finally out of the hospital. Thank you all for your patience with me. I will strive to continuously update this story. But please give me a day or two to breathe a little. It had been an exhausting week. Love, J Cruz
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Victor POVI was looking at the face of an angel.It may sound creepy, but I was looking at Pepper’s face and felt that the world is lighter because of her presence.I should be sleeping. The painkillers should have had their effect a long time ago, but I couldn’t sleep because my heart is too full of gratitude for this woman.If this problem had taken place during the six years we were apart, I doubt that I would be able to handle this as well. She did not solve my problems for me, but her presence was enough.Pepper kept complaining that she did not do anything, but she did.She made my burden seem lighter just by her mere presence. I always thought that my fights were all my own, but Pepper made sure she was with me.And that accounts for a lot of things.I am facing all my problems with her and our children by my side.I took a deep breath and expelled it hard.My chest tightened because it was full.My phone, which I had placed earlier on top of the pedestal, vibrated, and I was
BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE Chapter 164. Goes Into Overdrive
Pepper POVThe subject had been relegated to the back burner after Victor turned it down.And I did not press.Victor was already strained. I don’t want to add more.But I meant to reopen the issue once Victor rested and his mind was clearer.I knew he needed me.We are partners, and if he did not think that way, then what is the point of staying together?I did not have to wait.After I helped Victor to bed, he asked to lie back with him, but I refused. I can’t sleep right next to him without settling my issues first. I needed to compose myself.Again, I used the bathroom as an excuse.I could feel the weight of Victor’s stare on my back while I strode toward it.It took me several minutes of deep breathing until I felt normal again.I returned to Victor’s room and found him sitting on his bed. His legs dangled on the edge. He patted the space next to him, indicating that he wanted to sit together.“Sorry if it sounded like I was rejecting your help. I’m just trying to make sure you
BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE Chapter 163. Refusing Help
Pepper POV“You don’t talk to your mother like that, Victor. You never disrespected her until now.”The insinuation in Benedict Gunner’s voice was not lost on me when he cut through the argument between Victor and his mother.Then he gave me a scathing look, which cemented my belief that he was blaming me for Victor standing up for himself.“Am I the problem here, father?” Victor shot back.He winced, and I realized that I accidentally touched his wound.I gasped in concern.My worried eyes met him. He nodded as if to assure me he was fine.Victor’s hold on my waist tightened, urging me to turn around so we could go back to his suite.“This is not the end of it. I am pulling all my stocks at Gunner Holdings, Inc.” Emily threatened when she realized that she couldn’t move Victor by guilt-tripping him.She was now using the company.Victor snickered. “Go on. Pull out your shares. Father had already run Gunner Holdings to the ground years ago, but I was able to pull it up with my own han
BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE Chapter 162. Leave
Pepper POVWe had an impasse.While Emily waited for whoever she called to take me out of here, I had the urge to call my own people for rescue.We gave each other measuring looks."Look Missy. We only wanted to see Victor. Why were you so agitated about it? We meant to harm." Benedict Gunner attempted to approach me, but Victor's security team barricaded him from stepping closer.The persuasion in his voice was not lost on me.His face did not even show remorse.Yes, Maggie acted out on her own, but she was his woman, and he should let her toe the line.But he didn't.He spoiled her.He promised her Victor when Victor had no intention of keeping his promise."Victor's resting. Come back another time; I'll let him know you visited." I tried to sound conciliatory.I was hoping they would take it and leave peacefully."No. His mother and I need to see him. His fiancée’s in jail, and only Victor can drop the charges. Their son needs her."I nearly sputtered.The audacity of this man to c
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Pepper POVI had been hearing a commotion outside Victor’s suite and ignored it at first. But when it persisted, my forehead creased. I found it odd that the security team allowed it.This is a hospital. Any type of noise was never encouraged in deference to the sick people needing rest.The racket continued for a while. An argument ensued, prodding me to investigate.My gaze shifted to Victor’s sleeping form, thankful that the noise failed to disrupt his sleep.He took a nap after the children left, but it had taken him longer.I did not want to wake him up when his body needed the rest to recuperate.The faint sounds from outside grew.When I could not resist the curiosity anymore, I left the bed and went to the door to open a crack and inquire.“Pepper!” Victor’s mother, Emily Gunner, spotted me outright, forcing me to open the door a little wider.I got out and closed the door behind me while Victor’s mother eyed me with disdain.Hearing my name, the two bodyguards turned around,
BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE Chapter 160. Visitor
Pepper POVWhen the laughter died down, the two boys rushed toward the bed and raced to see who would reach their father first.A flicker of confusion stirred in me when I noticed Althea holding back, her small frame rigid as her brothers darted forward.My heart sank—I had expected her to be first, barreling toward us with her usual exuberance. Instead, she hesitated, half-shrouded in the shadow of the doorway.When I checked on her, her bottom lip was protruding, and the tip of her nose turned red.She sniffed.“Thea,” I asked in concern, and that is when the dam burst.Althea wailed—a raw, aching sound. "I thought you were going to die just like Shelly’s Mommy and Daddy!" Her stark honesty startled me, making my heart lurch as I turned to Shan.She shook her head and mouthed, “I will tell you later.”But even without knowing the details, I already had an idea of what had happened.I looked worriedly at Althea and at Shelly, who automatically stepped closer to Shan and gripped the h
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