All Chapters of When She Turns Her Back: Chapter 1031 - Chapter 1040

Love? Christian had never once asked Talia questions like these, not in all their years together.There was a time when she would've given anything to hear him say those words. But now, they only made her skin crawl.The room was stifling, the heat pressing against her like an open flame. Her chest felt tight with irritation, yet when she answered him, her voice came out remarkably calm."Christian, from the moment I asked for a divorce, I stopped loving you. I stopped loving you a long time ago."Christian kept his head lowered. The light fell across his back, leaving his face in shadow. She couldn't make out his expression, but something in the shift of his posture told her that he wasn't pleased.Talia didn't regret a single word. She pressed on without mercy. "And it's not just that I don't love you anymore. I regret it. All of it. I wish I had never met you."The words had barely left her mouth before his hand shot out and closed around her throat. Every sound she tried to mak

The two men stood facing each other inside the room, the tension between them wound so tight that it could snap at any second.Then Maeve and Evan came running over."Aunt Talia!""Ms. Stewart!"They called out to her as they ran, their small voices cutting through the tension. Maeve reached Talia first and wrapped her arms around her legs, then tipped her face up with a look of genuine concern. "Aunt Talia, are you okay?"Talia hugged her back, shook her head, and managed a gentle smile. "I'm fine, sweetheart."But Maeve wasn't convinced. She peered past the doorway into the sauna room and saw Christian glaring at Quentin with pure venom in his eyes.That was all it took. Maeve pulled free from the protective wall Lucas and Seamus had formed and marched straight to the doorway. She planted herself there with both hands on her hips, looking every bit like a tiny adult, and unleashed on Christian without an ounce of hesitation."You're a bad uncle. You're not even a little bit

There were too many people around, so Talia swallowed her irritation and didn't push back. Quentin knew she was embarrassed, so he let her go.The moment she scrambled away, a grin spread across his face, and a bright, clear laugh followed. Even from a distance, Talia heard every note of it.The thermal pool was large. Seamus had taken Maeve and Evan to play in a separate area on the other side. He'd noticed the tension between Talia and Quentin and had quietly positioned himself as a barrier, keeping the children occupied and oblivious.Meanwhile, after returning from the sauna, Lucas wandered off to find Willow and asked her to keep teaching him how to swim.Christian left the spa with a storm brewing inside him. The moment he stepped outside, he saw Nancy getting out of her car.She had just locked it and turned around when she spotted him. A smile appeared on her face immediately, and she walked toward him. "Chris, are you done?"Earlier that evening, when Christian had learn

When Christian stood, Nancy rose with him out of instinct. But he stopped her and said, "You don't need to come. I'll be back down after the call."Nancy didn't press him. She just gave a faint smile and stayed where she was.Christian went upstairs and into his study. He sat at the desk for a while, finishing another cigarette before finally picking up the phone and calling Margaret.It barely rang before she answered."Oh, so you do remember you have a mother. I was starting to wonder." The complaints started the second the line connected.Christian waited for her to finish. "Are you done?"Margaret paused, then said, "Yes. I'm done.""Good. I need you to start preparing for a wedding. Nancy and I are getting married in a week."The other end of the line went quiet for a long time. When Margaret finally spoke, her voice was steeped in disbelief. "You want to have a wedding with Nancy?""Yes," he said without hesitation.Margaret's temper flared. "You've lost your mind.""I

Talia stopped at the edge of the road, and Seamus came to stand beside her.She turned to face him, weighed her words carefully, and then spoke with a slightly apologetic tone. "Mr. Merritt, I was hoping I could ask you about something."Seamus gave her an easy smile. "Go ahead. You're Quentin's fiancee, and you're Evan's close friend on top of that. Either way, I'll tell you whatever I can."Talia politely returned the smile, then got straight to the point. "A couple of days ago, Christian came to me, and we signed a new divorce agreement. We went to the courthouse, but the clerk told us our cooling-off period had already expired."Since we didn't finalize the divorce within that window, we have to start the whole process over from scratch. I wanted to ask you if there's any way around it."Every day the divorce remained unsettled was another day Talia couldn't rest easy. She wanted it done so she could move on with her life.Seamus listened, then shook his head. "There's no sho