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RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 74
Chapter 74The electronic stock ticker in Samuel Caldwell's office blinked mercilessly, each update delivering another blow. Red numbers flashed across the screen with downward arrows tracking their free-falling fortune.Samuel stood frozen before it, clutching a tumbler of scotch despite the early hour. His tie hung loose and his normally perfect hair stuck out in several directions."Fifteen percent," he whispered, watching the numbers tumble again. "Fifteen percent in three hours."Behind him, financial news played on mute. The crawl showed the same disastrous numbers, but the main image was Maya Chen's article, with occasional cuts to Caldwell family photos from happier times.His personal phone buzzed. The screen showed "Mother.""Yes?" he answered, voice rough from lack of sleep."Turn on CNBC immediately." Emily's voice was tight with barely controlled fury.Samuel switched channels and unmuted the sound."....largest investor in Caldwell Industries has announced they're sellin
Last Updated : 2025-05-03RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 75
Chapter 75"Twenty-one percent," Alexander murmured, eyes fixed on the financial news display. "Their stock is in free fall."Mona stood beside him, watching the numbers drop in real time. Morning sunlight flooded their penthouse, contrasting with the darkness of what they witnessed, the systematic destruction of the Caldwell empire."Did you see Samuel's interview?" she asked, sipping her coffee.Alexander smiled coldly. "I did. He couldn't have damaged his company more if he'd tried."On screen, the business anchor dissected Samuel's performance, highlighting his evasive answers, visible distress, and abrupt exit. The hashtag #CaldwellMeltdown scrolled across the bottom alongside the plummeting stock figures."He was never the strong one," Mona said distantly. "Emily would drill him before any appearance. Without her guidance, he falls apart."Alexander moved to his laptop showing a live feed of Caldwell Industries headquarters where reporters gathered in growing numbers. Security b
Last Updated : 2025-05-04RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Mona stood alone in the corner of the sparkling ballroom, her eyes constantly drifting to the entrance doors. Emily Caldwell's birthday celebration swirled around her, but Mona's mind was elsewhere, replaying this morning's unexpected intimacy with Samuel. She smiled to herself, fingers absently tracing the rim of her champagne glass. After months of cold distance, Samuel had finally reached for her, his touch tender in a way she'd almost forgotten. Perhaps after five years of marriage, they were turning a corner at last. "He should be here by now," she whispered, checking the ornate clock. Samuel had promised to meet her after his meeting. "Just save me a dance," he'd said with a wink before leaving their bedroom, his lips still warm on her forehead. Two women passed by, their conversation faltering as they noticed her. They exchanged glances before hurrying away, whispers trailing behind them. Mona frowned. All evening, she'd noticed strange looks, hushed conversations
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 2
Chapter 2 "We're not quite finished yet," Emily said, her voice carrying just enough for nearby guests to pause in their conversations, sensing more entertainment to come. "There's one more matter to discuss." Mona straightened her back and lifted her chin, summoning what little dignity she had left. "What more could you possibly want? I've signed your papers." The room went silent. All eyes turned to watch the confrontation. Emily's smile was razor-sharp. "The stolen items, Mona. I want them back. Now." "Stolen items?" Mona's confusion was genuine. "I haven't stolen anything." Emily stepped closer, her perfume overwhelmingly sweet and suffocating. "Don't play innocent. The jewelry you're wearing right now, it belongs to the Caldwell family." Mona's hand instinctively went to her throat, to the delicate sapphire pendant that hung there. "This? Samuel gave this to me for our third anniversary. It's mine." A ripple of whispers spread through the watching crowd. Samuel remained by
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 3
Chapter 3 The rain beat down on Mona as she stumbled away from the Caldwell mansion. Her ruined dress clung to her skin, wine and rain mixing together in pink streams down her legs. The cold cut through her, but it was nothing compared to the pain tearing at her heart. She had nowhere to go. No home. No money. Not even a phone to call for help. But there had to be someone who would take her in, just for tonight. Someone who would believe her side of the story. With shaking hands, Mona fumbled with her small purse, the only thing they'd let her keep. Inside was nothing but her driver's license and a few coins. Just enough for a payphone. She spotted one at the corner gas station, a relic from another time. Her bare feet stung as she made her way across the rough pavement, each step sending pain shooting up her legs. The phone booth smelled of cigarettes and old rain, but it offered shelter from the downpour. Mona's fingers trembled as she dropped in the coins and dialed the first n
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 4
The Caldwell mansion glowed like a demon's lair, music and cruel laughter pouring from every window. Inside, Emily's birthday party had become something darker, a celebration of Mona's total destruction. "To throwing out the trash!" Emily raised her sparkling glass, her face bright with sick joy. The crowd of rich snobs echoed her toast, their laughter cutting through the air like knives. Samuel stood by the fireplace, his arm tight around Lora's waist. He hadn't even bothered to change his wine-stained shirt, the very wine they'd thrown at Mona before tossing her into the street. "I can't believe you actually married that nobody," one of his cousins smirked. "What a waste of five years." Samuel laughed, pulling Lora closer like a trophy. "Had to be done. We needed her father's company, didn't we? Besides," he kissed Lora's cheek with his lying lips, "I had something better waiting in the wings." Lora soaked up his attention like a sponge. She was everything Mona wasn't, tall, con
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The women's shelter smelled of bleach and sadness. Mona stood in line, hugging herself, still wearing her ruined dress that cost more than most people made in a month. "Name?" The tired worker barely looked up from her computer. "Mona... Lowes," she said, catching herself before using her real name. Emily had eyes everywhere. "First time homeless?" *Homeless*. The word hit Mona like a slap. Just yesterday, she'd slept in a mansion. "Take this shower token. Clean clothes are in that bin. No fancy stuff here, attracts the wrong attention." The shower room was basic, cracked tiles, rusty pipes. Mona peeled off her once-beautiful dress. The donated clothes felt strange against her skin: faded jeans, a stretched-out t-shirt, worn sneakers. Everything too big, making her feel like a child playing dress-up. "Bed 47," the worker told her. "Lights out at 10." The sleeping room was packed with women, the air thick with coughing and quiet crying. "First night's always the hard
Last Updated : 2025-03-17RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 6
Chapter 6 The shelter cafeteria was crowded as Mona pushed her spoon through watery oatmeal. Three days had taught her to eat whatever was offered, even when her stomach rebelled against the bland food. "You need to eat," Rose said. "You're getting too thin." Mona nodded and forced herself to take another bite. Survival meant doing things you didn't want to do. That was the first lesson of homelessness. "I might have found you a job," Rose continued. "Guy I know runs a laundromat. Cash only, no questions asked. It's not much, but..." She stopped as the shelter doors swung open. A blast of cold air swept through the room, followed by the unmistakable click of expensive high heels on the worn linoleum floor. Mona froze. That sound. She knew that sound. "Ladies, we have some special visitors today," the shelter director announced, her voice overly bright. "Please welcome Mrs. Emily Caldwell, her son Samuel Caldwell, and his fiancée Lora Bennett from the Caldwell Foundation!" The c
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RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 75
Chapter 75"Twenty-one percent," Alexander murmured, eyes fixed on the financial news display. "Their stock is in free fall."Mona stood beside him, watching the numbers drop in real time. Morning sunlight flooded their penthouse, contrasting with the darkness of what they witnessed, the systematic destruction of the Caldwell empire."Did you see Samuel's interview?" she asked, sipping her coffee.Alexander smiled coldly. "I did. He couldn't have damaged his company more if he'd tried."On screen, the business anchor dissected Samuel's performance, highlighting his evasive answers, visible distress, and abrupt exit. The hashtag #CaldwellMeltdown scrolled across the bottom alongside the plummeting stock figures."He was never the strong one," Mona said distantly. "Emily would drill him before any appearance. Without her guidance, he falls apart."Alexander moved to his laptop showing a live feed of Caldwell Industries headquarters where reporters gathered in growing numbers. Security b
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 74
Chapter 74The electronic stock ticker in Samuel Caldwell's office blinked mercilessly, each update delivering another blow. Red numbers flashed across the screen with downward arrows tracking their free-falling fortune.Samuel stood frozen before it, clutching a tumbler of scotch despite the early hour. His tie hung loose and his normally perfect hair stuck out in several directions."Fifteen percent," he whispered, watching the numbers tumble again. "Fifteen percent in three hours."Behind him, financial news played on mute. The crawl showed the same disastrous numbers, but the main image was Maya Chen's article, with occasional cuts to Caldwell family photos from happier times.His personal phone buzzed. The screen showed "Mother.""Yes?" he answered, voice rough from lack of sleep."Turn on CNBC immediately." Emily's voice was tight with barely controlled fury.Samuel switched channels and unmuted the sound."....largest investor in Caldwell Industries has announced they're sellin
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 73
Chapter 73Mona sat alone, a cup of coffee growing cold beside her as she stared at the newspaper spread before her. Her fingers traced the headline: "EMPIRE OF LIES: THE CORRUPT BUSINESS PRACTICES OF CALDWELL INDUSTRIES."Maya Chen's article filled the front page and continued for three more inside. The journalist had done what Mona once thought impossible, exposed the Caldwells' decades of wrongdoing for the entire world to see.Mona's phone buzzed with another notification. She'd lost count of how many people had sent her links to the story since it broke at dawn. Yet unlike the warm satisfaction she had expected to feel, Mona found herself caught in a storm of conflicting emotions.She read the section about employee pension funds again, picturing Frank Donovan's weathered face as he described his wife's illness and their lost medical coverage. The article detailed how Emily had personally authorized the transfer of these funds to offshore accounts, using the money for family vaca
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 72
Chapter 72The headline sprawled across the front page of the Boston Investigator in bold black letters that seemed to shout from the newsstand: "EMPIRE OF LIES: THE CORRUPT BUSINESS PRACTICES OF CALDWELL INDUSTRIES."By 7 AM, the digital version had already crashed the newspaper's servers twice due to unprecedented traffic. By 8 AM, three national news networks had picked up the story. By 9 AM, the Caldwell family's phones wouldn't stop ringing.The Caldwell mansion vibrated with tension. Emily paced the study, newspaper crumpled in her fist, while Samuel sat motionless, staring at the article displayed on his tablet. Sarah slouched in an armchair, refreshing social media with growing horror. Lora stood by the window, face pale, watching reporters gather at the gates."This is worse than we thought," Sarah said, her voice barely above a whisper. "It's everywhere. Twitter, Instagram, news sites. #CaldwellCorruption is trending nationally."Emily stopped pacing. "How bad?"Sarah scroll
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 71
Chapter 71Maya Chen clutched her bag tighter as she entered Caldwell Tower. Once buzzing with life, the marble lobby now felt hollow. Empty. Just like the company's promises to its workers."Ms. Chen? Mr. Caldwell will see you now."The elevator ride to the top floor gave Maya time to steady her nerves. For weeks, she'd dug through the Caldwells' dirty laundry. Now she'd face Samuel himself.He stood by the window, gazing at Boston Harbor, a king surveying his crumbling kingdom."Ms. Chen." His smile never reached his eyes. "Welcome to what's left of the Caldwell empire."Maya took him in expensive suit hanging loose, dark circles under bloodshot eyes. The family's fall from grace had clearly taken its toll."Thank you for meeting me, Mr. Caldwell.""Samuel, please." He motioned to a chair. "Water?"As he poured, Maya noted the empty spaces on the walls where artwork had hung, likely sold off to cover mounting debts."My lawyers advised against this," Samuel said, settling into his c
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 70
Chapter 70Alexander Kane stood at the window of his office, high above the city streets. Rain streaked the glass, blurring the lights below into a smear of colors. Behind him, the large screen on his wall displayed a photo of Maya Chen, the investigative journalist whose recent inquiries into the Caldwells had caught his attention."Tell me more about her," Alexander said, not turning from the window.Victor, his head of security, tapped his tablet. "Maya Chen, thirty-four, graduated top of her class from Columbia School of Journalism. Won a Pulitzer two years ago for exposing pharmaceutical price-fixing. Known for being thorough, uncompromising, and impossible to bribe.""Perfect." Alexander finally turned. "And she's already investigating the Caldwells?""For nearly a month now. She's been interviewing former employees, reviewing public records. She received our anonymous document package yesterday."Alexander's lips curved slightly. "And she doesn't know the source?""No. The deli
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 69
Chapter 69Maya Chen's desk looked like a battlefield. Stacks of documents, newspaper clippings, and hastily scrawled notes covered nearly every inch of the wooden surface. Three empty coffee cups formed a line at the edge, marking the hours she'd spent without leaving her chair. Her computer screen glowed in the dim light of her apartment, the only real source of illumination as evening settled over the city.She pushed her dark-rimmed glasses up on her nose and leaned back, stretching arms that had gone stiff from typing. The wall beside her desk told its own story - a collage of photos, headlines, and sticky notes connected by red string. At the center hung a large photograph of the Caldwell family, taken at some gala before their recent troubles. Their smiling faces seemed to mock her from behind glass.The laptop chimed with an incoming email. Another document from her source inside the courthouse - records of the latest lawsuit filed against Caldwell Industries by former employe
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 68
Chapter 68Mona stood before the wall of screens in Alexander's private study. Her lips curved into a smile as she watched the news unfold across multiple channels."Breaking news this morning as over three hundred former Caldwell Industries employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company and the Caldwell family personally," announced the reporter. "The lawsuit claims unpaid severance, benefits, and damages after the company's collapse left many without compensation despite decades of service."The camera cut to Frank Donovan, standing tall despite his weathered appearance, speaking to a crowd of reporters. "I gave thirty-two years to Caldwell Industries. When they let us go, they promised severance that never came. Many of us can't pay our bills or medical expenses. We're not asking for charity, we're asking for what we earned."Mona tapped her finger against the glass of champagne in her hand, savoring each word as Frank continued."Mrs. Kane has been kind enough to
RISE OF THE EX WIFE : Mona's Revenge Chapter 67
Chapter 67The morning newspaper landed on the Caldwell breakfast table with a thud that seemed to echo through the half-empty mansion. Emily, already dressed for the day in a navy suit that had seen better days, glanced up from her tea with annoyance. The household staff had been reduced to a single maid and a part-time gardener, and neither seemed to understand the concept of a quiet entrance."Is it too much to ask for a peaceful breakfast?" she muttered, reaching for the paper.Then the headline caught her eye, and the teacup froze halfway to her lips."TERMINATED CALDWELL WORKERS FILE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT: 500 FORMER EMPLOYEES SEEK UNPAID SEVERANCE AND DAMAGES"The china cup slipped from her fingers, shattering on the table and sending tea splashing across the newspaper. Emily didn't notice. Her eyes remained fixed on the headline, visible even through the spreading stain."Samuel!" Her voice rang through the mansion. "SAMUEL!"Footsteps hurried down the hall. Samuel appeared in
