Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dear Wife, I refuse to divorce you!: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Renee’s hands trembled as she slammed the iPad onto the bed. Her entire body shook, not from fear but from rage. “That fucking bastard!” She hissed, her hands gripping the sheets tightly. Priya sighed, pacing the room with the iPad in hand. “This is bad, Renee. I’ve been getting nonstop calls since the post went up this morning by 3 am. At Freaking 3 am! Reporters, TV stations…everyone wants the truth.” She stopped pacing and turned to Renee, lowering her voice. “People are starting to call you the liar, Ree. They think you made up the divorce as an excuse to fire Daniel. Some are even suspecting that you are having an affair, which is why you traveled for almost two years and left your husband.” Renee covered her mouth, her heart racing with both shock and anger. She looked around, searching for her phone, and as soon as she spotted it by the bed stand, she grabbed it and dailed Daniel’s number with shaking fingers. It rang and rang, but there was no answer. “Answer the ph

Renee stared at Bryan; her eyes widened in both shock and disbelief. She blinked rapidly as if she hadn’t heard him correctly. Then, she burst into laughter, shaking her head in disbelief. “You’re good! I didn’t know you were funny.” She said, still laughing. “But this isn’t the time to be joking.” She finally looked up, and her laughter died slowly. He wasn’t smiling. His expression was still serious, almost as if he was wondering why she thought he was joking. “Wait.” She frowned. “You’re serious?” Bryan gave a slight nod. “Dead serious.” Renee gasped and stared at him for a while. “You really want us to be in a pretend relationship? Us?” Bryan nodded again. “We would be clipping his wings. He won’t be able to pursue you publicly if you’re in a relationship with me. It’s going to be even worse if we let the whole world find out about our relationship.” She bit her lower lip. The idea was fantastic, she had to admit. As ridiculous as it sounded, it made sense. The only pro

Renee followed the security team after giving Bryan a call to be sure they were sent by him. After they were done packing her things from the hotel, they left the hotel. There was a black SUV waiting for her outside. The ride there was twenty minutes long with Renee’s heart beating drums as she realized how real it was. She was really moving in with Bryan! Soon, the car slowed down and she stepped out, her designer boots clicking against the smooth pavement as the security guards began unloading her luggage and walking into the building. Her eyes lifted to the building in front of her and her brows knitted in confusion. This wasn’t what she expected at all. Instead of a flashy mansion, she had expected a man as rich as Bryan Taylor to live in, a tall glass building stood before her. It looked almost like a penthouse except that he was the only occupant. “Is everything okay, Ma’am?” One of the men asked and she nodded slowly. “Yes.” She smiled and followed him into the house. N

After the meeting with Daniel, Renee is distraught. She sits at her office, a pile of work before her but her mind is unable to perform any task. All she can think of is a way to get out of the mess she found herself in. She then decides that she needs good advice and decides to call the one person she listened to. Priya. She answers almost immediately, as though she had been waiting for the call. “Ree!” Her energetic voice put a smile on Renee’s weary face. “I was just going to call you. I wanted to check up on you! How are you doing, Ree? How are you settling with our new man!” Renee could almost see the smirk on Priya’s lips as she asked about Bryan. Renee rolled her eyes and shook her head. Priya could never surprise her with a behavior change. “I’m settling in well. Much better than I expected.” She confessed. “I’ll go into details some other time. I called for a different reason.” She said, her tone turning serious. “Mmmm.” Priya hummed. “There’s a party coming up. I hear

When they arrived at the venue, it was already past 6. Renee looked out the window, glancing at the crowd of reporters and cameras filling the entrance. There was no way she was avoiding them—not a single chance. “It’s a good thing they’re here. We could consider this as a soft launch.” As if hearing her thoughts, Bryan spoke from the side, referring to the reporters awaiting the arrival of the dignitaries and business moguls who would be attending the event. They were on the lookout for any scandal or news that would break the internet and it was usually found at events like this. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.” Renee chuckled, shaking her head in disbelief. She wondered when she grew so much guts to be so brave. The old her would have chickened out at the mere thought of it. “You’ll be fine,” Bryan assured then checked his wristwatch. “We should leave now. The party will start soon.” He announced and Brielle nodded. Then, he gave a signal to the driver who then instructed t