Semua Bab The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back!: Bab 131 - Bab 140

Kris was sitting in the living room of his penthouse, nursing a small glass of scotch, when his doorbell rang.He frowned. He hadn’t told any of his family members where he currently lived, and Alden was on a date with Luisa, so who could it be?Setting the glass on the coffee table, he got up to check the door, turning on the camera connected to the doorbell. Zeke Matthews’ face appeared on the screen.Kris stiffened. What the hell was he doing here?Gritting his teeth, he opened the door, and almost immediately, Zeke stormed into his penthouse without permission.“For a supposedly smart businessman, you sure seem to lack a lot of manners, Matthews,” Kris said coolly, not bothering to shut the door since he didn’t plan on entertaining the man in his penthouse for long.“Do not fucking talk to me about manners!” Zeke hissed.“What’s got your panties all twisted up this evening, baby girl?” Kris asked mockingly, eyebrows raised. “How did you know where I lived? Did you stalk me?”“Stal

“Kris!" Luisa screamed when she opened her eyes to see Kris bleeding from his shoulder. She shot to her feet and rushed toward him. "Kris… are you okay?" “Yes… I’m fine,” he muttered, brushing off her concern. "But you need to get behind the car. Now." Before Luisa could respond, the man who had fired the shot turned his gun back on her, but before he could pull the trigger, Alden suddenly crashed into him, tackling him to the ground. Alden grabbed his wrist, and they struggled over the gun until he finally managed to knock it out of the man's hand. “How dare you! How dare you try to shoot her?!” He raged, slamming his fist into the man's face. More punches followed. When the man was finally subdued, Alden took his gun and grabbed him by the collar. He dragged him to where the rest were standing, throwing him onto the floor beside his accomplice. Luisa gasped when she saw Alden’s face, noticing a small but bloody cut on his forehead. "Oh, Alden! Are you okay?" "Yeah, don

Clark let out a cold laughter. “Well, you and Kris can search all you want, but you won’t find anything. I’m not an idiot.”Thalassa’s eyes narrowed, her voice cutting through the room like ice. “So it’s true. That story you told me about the women you ‘fell in love with’ supposedly killing themselves—it was all a lie, wasn’t it? They never committed suicide. You killed them so you can get their fortune.”Clark scoffed, rolling his eyes. “I didn’t kill them. They were already sick in the head. All I had to do was push them a little, and they were ready to swallow those pills because they were so ‘depressed.’ Poor things.”Though her face remained composed, Thalassa felt a wave of nausea twist in her stomach. How had she allowed someone like him to get so close to her? His voice was devoid of emotion, as if driving someone to suicide was something normal to him.“Is that what you planned to do to me?” she asked calmly. “Marry me or get me to sign over my wealth, then make me kill mysel

The following morning, Kris awoke from a deep, dreamless sleep and immediately realized he was in an unfamiliar bed. The sharp scent of disinfectant clued him in: he was in a hospital.Frowning, he tried to sit up but did so too quickly, a sharp pain shooting through his shoulder. It was then he noticed his arm was in a sling, and he was shirtless.His frown deepened as he looked around the room, realizing he was alone. Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind, the door creaked open, and Alden walked in, holding a paper cup of coffee.“Oh, you’re awake! Thank God,” Alden quipped, his tone light. “I thought you might’ve slipped into a coma and I’d have to make the call about pulling the plug.”He grinned, though he left the door wide open behind him. “How are you feeling, man?”Kris grimaced. “What am I doing here? And why is my arm in a sling?”Alden took a slow sip of his coffee through a straw before replying. “Last night, you passed out at Thalassa’s place. I called the ambul

Thalassa wasn’t the only one caught off guard by Luisa’s offer. Kris and Alden were equally shocked.“What?” Kris asked, wanting to confirm what he’d just heard.“Yes. Since you don’t live with your family anymore, I’d like you to stay with us for a week until your wound heals a bit more.” Luisa repeated, smiling broadly. “What do you say? Do you accept?”Thalassa had gotten even more rigid now, her face expressionless but her disbelieving eyes were fixed on Luisa who seemed oblivious.“Uh… sure, I’d like to stay with you,” Kris said, his voice still stunned as he glanced at Thalassa. “But only if she’s okay with it.”Thalassa tensed even more, realizing all eyes were now on her, especially Kris’s. His gaze was hopeful and pleading.Her lips curled into a hard smile. “Why are you asking for my permission? The house belongs to Luisa too, so she can make any decision she wants. Excuse me, I have somewhere to be.”With that, she turned and walked out of the room. Watching her leave, Kris