All Chapters of Dumped by Ex , I married his Uncle : Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

The morning had started with Serena feeling strangely restless. Ben had been out of the house since early dawn, leaving only a note that he had a board meeting and would be unavailable most of the day. Normally, Serena would have buried herself in emails, schedules, or calls—but today, she needed air. Real air. No staff. No bodyguards. No luxurious walls closing in on her.She slipped into a comfortable yet sleek tan dress, tied her hair up in a low bun, grabbed her sunglasses, and walked confidently out the front door. When the driver offered to take her, she declined. And when her assigned bodyguard began to follow her out of habit, she stopped him with a polite but firm shake of her head.“I’ll just be a few hours. I need… space,” she said, choosing her words carefully. “Personal errands.”The truth was, she was craving anonymity—craving normalcy. Just a simple trip to buy groceries and maybe a pastry or two from the little bakery she'd once visited during less complicated days. Sh

Ben drove like a man possessed. The city lights blurred past the windshield, rain streaking the glass in silver veins as his fingers gripped the steering wheel until his knuckles turned white. His jaw clenched, his chest heaving with the simmering rage he hadn't fully exhaled.He could still hear Serena’s voice in his head—“You’re no savior, Ben. You’re a prison I mistook for a sanctuary.”The way she had looked at him—with pity, with defiance—had clawed at something deep inside him. Not guilt. No, Ben wasn’t wired for that. It was something else.Insulted pride.She wanted to challenge him? Humiliate him in his own home? Claim her strength now? Fine.She was going to learn. Painfully.He wasn’t some nobody she could toss aside like a used napkin. He was Ben Fletcher. The man women whispered about, the one they slid their numbers to at parties even with their boyfriends by their side. He didn’t beg. He didn’t chase. Women came to him. And tonight, he was going to remind the world—and