Lahat ng Kabanata ng COMEBACK OF THE REJECTED WIFE.: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

~ ANNIKA ~With Angelo’s absence, it felt like the walls were closing in on me, trying to cage me in while intensifying my worry. I slid back into bed, my mind replaying the conversation with Angelo. His evasive answers and measured tone hinted at secrets he kept hidden. The more I thought about it, the more my curiosity gnawed at me.What was Angelo hiding? And why did I feel like my world was about to shatter? I tossed and turned, unable to shake off the feeling of unease.Had Jonathan not come in to check on me, I would have probably spent half the day in bed, thinking of Angelo. I didn't ask Jonathan about their secret because I knew he wouldn't tell me about it. Jonathan seemed hell-bent on keeping his lips closed over the matter, something I let slide. After all, Angelo had promised to reveal everything when the time was right. Disturbing Jonathan for answers wouldn't yield anything fruitful."Have you heard from Angelo?" I asked the moment I walked into Jonathan's

~ ANNIKA ~That night, I struggled to get a good night's rest. By 6 AM, I had already risen and contacted the police station to inquire about the status of their search. Once again, the reports they provided were not positive. Throughout the night, they made efforts to trace Lissa, yet they were unsuccessful. The most recent video of her, taken by the CCTV, showed her leaving home two days ago in the morning. That was the last she was seen. Angelo was the only one who had been to her house, and that was the night ago when he lied about meeting a client.So far, all the leads the police had got led to a dead end, with no favorable report."What do you think we should do?" I asked Jonathan, worried. The kids and Jonathan were supposed to be discharged from the hospital today, but I asked the doctor to hold it off until we find Angelo. With the way things were at the moment, they were safer in the hospital than in the house.Jonathan lifted his shoulders in a shrug, letting m

~ LISSA ~From the time Zoey asked me to return to the house without meeting Angelo, to when she asked me to arrange another meeting with her, it felt like a movie on 5x speed. It wasn't difficult to get Angelo. When I sent the second text to him and begged him to meet me at the guest house a few miles from my house, he didn't even think it was odd for me to do that.Zoey was standing by the door when he stepped into the room, so she hit him hard on the back, and he fell unconscious. That was how we got Angelo, tied to the bed in the other room."Give me a smile, Lils." Zoey grinned, sipping from her glass of whiskey. She had this personality of having whiskey whenever she was happy, which was almost all the time.“What do I have to do next?" I demanded, staring straight into her eyes. I needed nothing more but to get the task out of the way so I could be rid of her. Having Zoey with me at every turn was giving me intense nightmares. I wanted this to be over, so I could f

~ ANNIKA ~ The text must have been sent by her aide," Jonathan said, placing his hand under his jaw, looking to be in deep thought."Exactly my concerns. According to the doctor, she took the poison between 4 PM and 5 PM. We arrived an hour later, while the text was sent at 5:20. I believe her accomplice harmed her. But why? Why go to such an extreme to get rid of her? Did they perhaps have a falling out?" I wondered, relaxing on the chair.To avoid being overheard by the sleeping kids, we stayed outside their ward. With everything happening, I had no intention of letting them out of our sight, which was why I always had Jonathan over whenever I wanted to leave."This is something we will know the answer to when she wakes, that's if she does," Jonathan let out a sigh."The doctor said she will survive. However, she might have complications. Not like that's my concern. I just want her awake so she can tell us where they took Angelo. The more time we waste, the more

~ ANGELO ~I should have known it was a fucking trap, but I blindly walked into the house without a moment of hesitation. My only mistake was not telling anyone about it. I figured Lissa was the only one there and couldn't hurt me. Who would have thought it was a fucking ambush???Grunting, I tried to sit up on the bed, but couldn't. My entire body hurts. I believed they hit me pretty badly when I fell unconscious because the moment I woke up, it felt as if a train ran over me. Gritting out, I attempted once more to sit up.The chain clinked together as I did that; the ones holding on to my ankle, making it difficult for me to stretch my feet. Puffing out a breath, I glanced around the place they kept me. It looked rundown. The walls were cracked, with peeling paint and rusty pipes exposed. A faint smell of mould and decay hung in the air. I didn't know where I was, but I knew it wasn't in the best part of the city. A lone, flickering light bulb cast eerie shadows on the