Semua Bab Crossed: Chasing Back the Unwanted Wife: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Evie stretched out on the couch, her phone wedged between her shoulder and ear, while her hands held a bowl of chopped fruits and a fork.She let out a loud laughter which echoed through the house. “Oh my god, I can not wait!" She plopped a slice of apple into her mouth.“You know the best part? Nolan’s changed. Like, really changed. He pays attention now, Aunt Maggie. He actually wants to know how I’m doing,” she said, a blush creeping across her face as she chewed. “I guess he finally realized that miscreant never loved him, and now he’s all about me.” She said proudly. "God, I can't wait to finally be Mrs Cross!”The doorbell rang.But Evie remained seated till it sounded again."Aunt Maggie, please hold on. I think the food I ordered is here.” She giggled. "Oh, come on, the cook doesn't know Chinese cuisine. My baby wants that." She placed the bowl on the table and slid into her slippers as she let out another laugh.Walking towards the door, she unlocked it and turned the handl

Ethan shut the door behind them and Jules put down her shoes and bag, settling herself on the bed to listen to what the fuck was the explanation for the shit Colton was saying in his room. She folded her arms. “I'm waiting." He glanced at her. “Won’t you take off your work clothes?” “No, Ethan, I'll do that later." She insisted. Ethan didn't press further and pocketed the phone in his hand, then sighed. “Evie's been cheating on Nolan." Jules blinked. “With who?" “My brother, Colton." Jules was getting a bit impatient. “How? How's that possible? How do they even know each other?" Ethan moved to the side of the room, his face calm—almost too calm, like he'd done this before. "Here's the thing.” He began. "They were lovers even before Evie thought Nolan would want to be with her." “She'd been dating Colton for about a year, and they basically did everything together while Evie kept Nolan close.” "Along the line, Nolan proposed, and Evie couldn't say no to him, so she dec

Jules tapped her fingers impatiently on the conference table, her eyes darting from one chatting executive to the other, but then looking away the moment they turned her way.Her head was a mess, and this meeting wasn't helping.George had suddenly discovered an act of fraud in Cross Tech's operations and he was fighting to cut them out of the partnership—or worse.She had contested it. There was no solid evidence. But George had smirked and said, “Save your words for the meeting.”They'd invited Nolan, whose plan to leave the city was still in progress, just that he had a few more things to do.How was she going to face him with all these things coming at him at once?The doors flew open, and Nolan walked in, his suit brilliantly tailored and ironed, his face placed in a composed manner, and his steps expressing how much this meeting was nothing more than a checklist item to be cleared.Jules sank into her chair, her eyes tailing him till he took his seat and finally looked up from h

Nolan raked his fingers through his hair, a sigh slipping from his lips as he stared at his phone’s screen.This week had been hell.First, the pressure of preparing to leave the city and hand CrossTech to a managing director. Then the sudden fraud allegations. And now Evie had been nagging him daily about how they needed to leave immediately.Everything was suddenly falling apart at once. But none of them was compared to what he was staring at on his phone.It was a text.From Ethan. “We need to meet. I have something you’d really be interested in.”This looked like a trap staring straight at him. But still, there was this urge to honor the invitation.I mean, if Ethan wanted to kill him, he'd have done it easier than sending him a text.“What could this be about?" Nolan muttered as shut off the phone, scratching the back of his head.‘What if it's about Jules?’Jules.Nolan sank into his chair, the memory of how she looked him in the eyes and said those words to him, dancing in his

“Let me go, you fuckers!” Colton roared, thrashing against the binds cutting into his wrists.He blinked multiple times, trying to make out even the slightest sign of light even though he could feel there was a sack over his head. It was no use.“I know Ethan put you up to this! Let me go or you'll regret it!" He yelled again, suddenly realizing how dry his throat was.He went silent, his chest heaving, his entire body aching. He couldn't even remember how long he'd been here, or how he'd gotten here.All he knew was he was beaten up in front of a bar, before being forced into a car by unknown men, then dragged down here to be tied and starved.“Who's out there?!" He yelled again and tugged.This was probably because of what he'd done.Yes, he'd called at a news station and publicly claimed Evie's child. He said he'd do it and he'd done it, despite Ethan's warning.And he had no regrets, no matter how long Ethan kept him bound here.Suddenly, there was a loud scraping—loud enough to