Semua Bab Crossed: Chasing Back the Unwanted Wife: Bab 71 - Bab 80

“Control yourself, Cassie,” Jules warned as they stepped into the building—already swarming with strangers grinding against aroused dicks, with music blasting so illegally loud it made her ears throb. This was definitely not a place she was supposed to be. But here she was. “Maybe it's you who needs to loosen up a bit," Cassie yelled over the music, her body already moving to the rhythm. “Ethan isn't here." “I’m not scared of Ethan." Jules yelled back. “Oh, yeah?" Cassie backed away in her moves and grabbed two shot glasses from a server passing by. She held one out to Jules, a smirk curling her lips. “Prove it.” Jules stared at the tiny glass, then back at the spark in Cassie’s eyes. ‘This is a bad idea.’ her head whispered. ‘You don't drink outside, remember?’ Suddenly, Jules remembered how much of a bad influence Cassie could be at times. But she'd agreed to go out with her, didn't she? What was she expecting—a church service? This was Cassie, and this could b

"How's this one?” Evie bounced out of the changing room in a Cinderella style wedding gown, her grin never leaving her face.Nolan looked up from his phone, his eyes scanning from her flushed cheeks to the gown—which was really nice but exaggerated the fact that she'd put on some weight.“I like it." He replied simply. Not because that was the one hundredth one she was trying on, but because it truly was nice.“How about this one, Evie." Maggie appeared from within a sea of dresses, holding up a completely different one.Evie's eyes widened, and she hurried over, careful to not stumble and ruin the dress. “Oh, my God." She almost squealed as she took the dress from Maggie and turned to Nolan. “Can I try this one out, please. Last one?" Nolan just sighed. “Knock yourself out." With that, Evie bounced towards the changing room once more, accompanied by a female attendant, drawing the curtain shutMaggie felt satisfied, her grin never leaving her face as she turned back to the dresses,

“Are you sure about this, Juliette?” her mom's voice came through her phone's speaker, soft and frail.“Not really,” Jules sighed, her head bent over some documents. “But I’ve thought about it. And I think it’s time.”Her mom sighed on the other end, too. “Thinking between last night and today is not enough, Jules. As wonderful as it sounds, having another child with another man could be a bad decision.”Jules dropped her pen on the desk, her voice growing firm. “Ethan is not ‘another man,’ Mom. He’s my husband.”"The same man whom you told me has been acting strange for some time now?” Her mom asked. "Or is it the same man whom you told me had killed someone?” "Jules, are you listening to me?” Her mom's voice was filled with nothing but worry.“I’m listening,” Jules muttered, picking the pen back up.“I know this is your life, and I respect that. But I don’t want you making a mistake.”Jules was silent.Yesterday when Ethan was done…drilling her, and making most of her doubts about

Surprisingly, Ethan hadn't gone on one of his usual trips in days. He’d leave for work in the morning, and before nine, he’d be back. Then he’d spend time with her and Asher.But that did nothing to her indecision.She still wasn’t sure if she wanted a child with him. And the longer it sat on her mind, the more she started to wonder why he had never brought it up, either.Didn't he want to have a child of his own? Or was he waiting for her to say it first so she wouldn't feel uncomfortable?Either way, the entire idea was starting to feel like a burden, but at the same time a good idea—it sounded like a chance to completely move on from the “Nolan phase” since he was already getting serious with his life.‘See what mom was saying?’ a voice in her head whispered. ‘You’re only thinking about this because you want to forget about Nolan. Not because you actually want it.’She sighed and took another bite of her steak.“You okay?” Ethan asked from across the table.Jules paused, and stare

There were a total of eight people at the table—Jules and Ethan, Nolan and Evie, Kai, the two gossiping girls, and a middle-aged female who looked like Maggie's age mate. Maggie's friend, maybe. All the other guests were strangers to Jules—and probably to themselves. But what Jules knew for sure was they knew her, because they all had TVs in their houses. Nolan's announcement had brought a frown on all their faces, but none of them were as irritated and annoyed as the two girls, and of course Evie. “Nolan, you know I always use my phone." She argued calmly, still frowning. Nolan's voice was still calm. “Yes, I know. But please just for a few hours, Evie. You can live through that." Evie stared at him for a while, her lips twisted grudgingly as she looked at Nolan's palm, which he had stretched out. Then finally, after what seemed like a long time, she handed it over, and everyone took a breath. Evie's smile returned brighter than before, and she tucked her hair behind