Semua Bab Condemned Wife's Compliance: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Belinda blamed Adrea for the horrible events happening in her life. It made sense. Everything pointed to that woman. Who did this whole debacle benefit other than her?Adrea, the adulterous wife, was going to be seen as the victim and should Rael say anything now, it would look like deflection.She was a member of the board that had called for her to be fired. She had to be the one who called for Belinda to be fired. This way she could directly strike at Belinda and maybe cut off her relationship with Rafael. How else could Belinda work in this city? Maybe the smaller hospitals would have pity on her, but her reputation was in tatters. No one would want to be associated with that. And this was what she was going to convey to Rafael.After she’d had her meeting with HR, she had cleared out her locker. She had seen no reason to delay that. It was better to suffer once than twice. Everywhere she’d walked, she had seen people trying not to seem like they were staring at her, but she had fe

The one good thing about what was going on was her money was safe. According to her lawyer, divorce would take long enough that by the time it was finalised, everything would be in her control. If her uncles wanted to challenge Rafael’s hold over what she had, that would take even longer. They would be wasting their time and whatever little money they had to spare.That was the one good thing. Everything else was in hell. She was sitting in her living room as the housekeeper invited in the guests. Rafael’s PR team.She heard Rafael talk to them and then lead them to the dining room. She tried to pretend they were not there. This was a part of her life that they were going to coordinate without her input. Since she had seen the articles and attached images of Rafael and Belinda together, she had gone through a few emotional stages.She had concluded that the necklace she had gotten the previous day was due to guilt. He had given it to her because he knew that he was going to be with Bel

The cameras were pointing at her and so was every eye in the room. Adrea reminded herself to breathe and not to focus on who else would be watching her when the camera was turned on and live. Her eyes strayed to Aris, who was talking to one of the guys on his team. The guy, to Adrea, felt like he was fresh out of university. He had said little to nothing but was now in charge of setting up the equipment for the livestream along with their dedicated camerawoman.Aris and the guy were looking at the screen of a laptop while Adrea was sitting in the chair in front of it. She looked down and tried to remember her speech. She needed to acknowledge that she had seen the viral situation that was her marriage. From there, she needed to address the state of her marriage and declare Belinda and Rafael innocent. She would thank everyone for fighting for her and then end the stream. Yes. That was it. She took a breath and looked up.That breath was robbed from her, as she had not expected Aris to

He had packed a bag and left. Adrea had learnt from the maids gossiping when they thought she was far from earshot. Her soon-to-be ex… it was weird and somehow final thinking of him like that… he had left. Had he gone to live with Belinda? Was he going back to his mother’s home? He had a penthouse apartment in a hotel… was he going to move there?It did not matter. They were going to live apart sooner or later. This house had been a gift to her from her father. She was going to sell it and use the funds to buy a different property. She wanted nothing to do with this lot. It now held one of the worst memories of her life.She still had not mustered the strength to get into what was once her and Rafael’s bedroom. She was never going to walk into that room willingly. In fact, she had half a mind to move out. There was nothing holding her here. The only thing that was stopping her from selling the property was her lawyer. The man had told her to hold on big financial moves until after Rafa

A soft knock roused Adrea from the warm cocoon of sleep. She blinked, eyelids heavy, her limbs unwilling to leave the comfort of the bed. For a second, she had no idea where she was. Then her eyes focused, and the scent of Aris’s apartment—clean linen, citrus, and something distinctly him—reminded her.The knock came again, followed by his voice.“Adrea? Breakfast in ten. Unless you want me to eat your pancakes too.”She smiled before she even realised she had. That voice, rich with mischief and subtle concern, eased some of the stiffness in her shoulders.“Coming,” she rasped back, her voice rough with sleep.She sat up slowly. The events of the day before tried to rush her all at once, but she forced herself to breathe. Not now. She’d get through this morning first. She could process everything else later.She stretched her arms above her head and caught sight of herself in the mirror. Hair in a wild tangle, eyes puffy. A slight flush from sleep lingered on her cheeks. Still, she loo