LOGINShare
Chapter 138
publish date:
2026-07-11 20:24:23
Latest chapter
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 139
VANESSA'S POVI woke up to sunlight coming in through the curtains and Nicholas's arm wrapped across my waist.For a moment, I just lay there, enjoying the warmth of his body against mine, the steady rhythm of his breathing, and the weight of his arm holding me close.Last night had been so perfect.After Nicholas had slid that beautiful ring onto my finger, after we'd kissed until we were both breathless and dizzy, we'd slept off.And I'd slept better than I had in years.I lifted my left hand, watching the diamond ring catch the morning light.It was beautiful.A smile slowly spread across my face.My late father would have loved this.He had been killed in a hit-and-run accident when I was twenty-three—just two years before I'd met Sebastian. A drunk driver had run a red light and left my father dying in the street before fleeing the scene. They'd never caught the person responsible.I wished my father could have been here to see how my life had turned out despite everything. To kn
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 138
VANESSA'S POVI still couldn't move.I still couldn't do anything except stand there, staring at Nicholas with tears streaming down my face and my heart beating so violently I thought it might shatter my ribs."I love you, Vanessa."His words replayed in my head, over and over, refusing to feel real.He was my ex-husband's brother.The thought slammed into me with brutal clarity.Seven years ago, when Nicholas had offered me this contract marriage, I'd told myself I could never fall in love with him. Not after what Sebastian had done to me. Not after being destroyed so completely by one Lancaster brother that I'd sworn I'd never let another one close enough to hurt me.I'd built walls around my heart. Impenetrable walls designed to keep Nicholas at a safe distance no matter how much time we spent together, and no matter how intimate our daily lives became.But I'd been lying to myself.The walls had crumbled so slowly, so gradually, that I hadn't even noticed until it was too late."
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 137
VANESSA'S POVThe sun had already set by the time we left Lancaster Global headquarters.Nicholas's hand rested on the small of my back as we walked through the lobby—a gesture that had become so natural over the past seven years that I barely noticed it anymore. Except tonight, I noticed everything. I noticed the warmth of his palm through the fabric of my dress. The subtle scent of his cologne. The way people's eyes followed us as we passed.We'd won.After seven years of careful planning, of playing our roles, of building this elaborate revenge plot brick by brick—we'd finally won.Tomorrow, the board would officially announce Nicholas Lancaster as the new CEO of Lancaster Global Industries. Sebastian would be stripped of everything he'd taken for granted, everything he'd thought was his birthright.It was everything we'd worked for.Everything I'd wanted since the day Sebastian destroyed me. So why did I feel like something was ending instead of beginning?Nicholas's driver pulled
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 136
SEBASTIAN'S POVAfter I got to my office, I stared at my computer screen, trying to focus on the quarterly reports in front of me, but the numbers kept blurring together.Something felt off.The entire floor had been unusually quiet all morning, and I'd seen several board members arrive earlier than usual. There was an energy in the building—a tension I couldn't quite place.I stood up from my desk and walked to the window, looking out over the Manhattan skyline. From my office, I could see down the hallway toward the executive conference rooms where—My blood ran cold.Nicholas and Vanessa were standing outside the boardroom.What the fuck were they doing here?Why was Vanessa here?I watched, my jaw clenching tighter with each passing second, as they talked. Vanessa was saying something to Nicholas with an expression I couldn't quite read from this distance.Then Nicholas's hands were on her waist.And he lifted her.The bastard actually spun her around like she weighed nothing, lik
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 135
VANESSA'S POVThe boardroom doors swung open, and my breath caught in my throat.This was it.The moment we'd been working toward for seven years.The massive room was exactly as I remembered from months ago—floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Manhattan, a gleaming mahogany table that could seat twenty, leather chairs that probably cost more than most people's cars. Ten board members were already seated around the table, their eyes turning toward us as we entered.But Sebastian wasn't there.I felt a strange mixture of relief and disappointment. Part of me had been bracing myself to see him, to face him in this same space where he'd built his empire on my broken back."Mr. Lancaster, Mrs. Lancaster," the board chairman—a distinguished man in his sixties with grey hair—stood to greet us. "Thank you for coming.""Of course," Nicholas said smoothly, his hand still warm on my lower back.Then the chairman's eyes shifted to Nicholas, and something in his expression changed."Mr. Lancaster
THE BARREN EX-WIFE WHO CAME BACK Chapter 134
VANESSA'S POV Nicholas suddenly cleared his throat. "We should go," he suggested, his voice strained. "We're going to be late.""Right," I breathed, but neither of us moved.His thumb slowly traced my bottom lip, and I nearly stopped breathing entirely."Vanessa," he said again, and this time there was something almost tortured in his tone. It felt like he was fighting himself and the pull between us.Then he stepped back, breaking the spell, his hand falling away from my face.The loss of his touch felt like a physical ache."The car is waiting outside for us," he said, his expression carefully neutral once again, though I could see the tension in his jaw, and the tightness around his eyes.I nodded, not trusting myself to speak, and grabbed my purse from the dresser with shaking hands.---The drive to Lancaster Global Industries headquarters felt both endless and far too short.Thomas navigated through Manhattan traffic while I sat in the back seat trying to calm my racing heart.
You may also like
The Breaking Point of Love
Cloudsearcher4.1M viewsRude Awakenings
Turquoise Grace1.1M viewsOnce a Doormat, Now Untouchable
Lean1.4M viewsThe Divorced Billionaire Heiress
I Wanna Eat Meat16.3M viewsSIX DADDIES TO SIN WITH
Gigi22 viewsDADDIES AND THEIR GOOD GIRLS
QuéSera66 viewsSold to the ruthless alpha king
Badalee48 viewsHer Empire, His Terms.
Drava_Don17 views
