All Chapters of BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Victor POVMaggie shook her head before advancing forward in my direction.I don’t know where she was getting her temerity from when I already made it clear that I had had enough of her deceptions.My eyes had been opened years ago as to what type of woman she is.Maggie stopped in front of me, squeezing her eyes shut until a lone tear escaped from her eye to stream down her face.I wanted to clap my hands. She could have given top-calibre actresses a run for their money. Her performance right now was award-winning.If I didn’t know all about her duplicity, her trembling voice and tear-streaked face might have moved me.“I was wrong, Victor. I shouldn’t have left you and broken your heart. Haven’t I proved to you in the last six years that I was going to stay for good?”“Huh!” I snapped.“Really. You wanted to prove to me your loyalty while you f*ck my father in secret?” I was told to effectively shut her down.Goosebumps formed on my skin at how easily she could weave lies for her ow

Pepper POV“You looked white as a sheet,” Shan commented while we both stared at Victor’s departing back.After leaving me my phone and making sure I was aware that he overheard every word I said against him, he left.Shame filled me, having been made aware of his discovery of my inner thoughts about him.While my feelings are legitimate and it was perfectly fine to feel them, I don’t intend to broadcast it for anyone’s consumption.Those are my private thoughts. They are mine.And it was his fault that he purposely listened.If he didn’t, he would have alerted us to his presence, but he snuck up on

Victor POVWhen she realized I trapped her and she had nowhere to flee, Pepper's eyes grew large. Her pupils dilated, and I could feel the sudden tensing of her body.Her reaction did not cause me to falter in my resolve. I crushed my lips into her. I heard Pepper whimper at first contact. My lips touched her lips. Then, I felt the first sign of her resistance.She struggled out of my embrace. Her hands crept to my chest to push me away. Her head turned to the side to avoid the descent of my lips.I felt a little sorry for her, but I needed to do this.I clamped my hand at the back of her neck to keep her in place.I kissed her with so much passion as I let my lips glide through hers. I devoured her lips and felt satisfaction when her body trembled. It reverberated through my whole system, prompting me to deepen the kiss.I heard her sigh and felt a warmth covering my heart like soil that needed rain. It was like I was brought out from the drought.The coldness that surrounded my

Pepper POV“If he thinks that he can relieve his guilty conscience by paying me back, then he can think again!”Shan listened attentively to my tirade after I told her what happened at my unannounced visit to the Gunner’s office.It was true what they say, ignorance is bliss.“I shouldn’t have acted impulsively and followed him there. Now, I can’t dump whatever I heard from my mind.” I told Shan shakily.It was hard to unhear what I heard. Victor Gunner only got close to me and the children because he wanted my shares.If only he had approached me and not tried to ensnare me using underhanded tactics, I would have been magnanimous and let&

Pepper POV“Did he finally leave?” I asked Shan, who had just placed the receiver back on its cradle. While I waited by her desk, Shan called Abby to ask about Victor. Shan shook her head. “No. He has not left.” My eyes grew wide. “What is he doing in the lobby?” I nearly shriek, overtaken by fresh curiosity about my ex-husband. Shan shook her head. “Are you sure you don’t want him here? Maybe it would be better if you just let things be. Maybe all you need is a good talk.” I shook my head in response.“I can’t.” I was still reeling from what happened at the Gunner-owned building. Victor confused me. He makes me flustered. When he announced earlier that he wanted me back, my knees began to shake. My orderly life is beginning to get messed up since our paths crossed again, and the only remedy I could think of was to limit our daily interaction. It was hard enough to endure his presence every morning for the triplets’ sake. I don’t hate him, but I can’t allow myself to be clo