Lahat ng Kabanata ng No Longer His Ugly Wife: Kabanata 91 - Kabanata 100

Livia’s POVAs he heard her voice, Alaric quickly pulled away from me. That’s okay. The deed was already done and the seed was already planted. “Oh! Lucy!” I exclaimed in mock surprise as I saw his wife standing there, her eyes wide and in shocked anger. “I-we didn’t know-I-”Alaric glanced at me, suspiciously, but I kept up the innocent facade. He quickly turned on me and I almost reached for him. But I didn’t want to go too far just yet.“Lucy,” he said, approaching her. “It’s not what you think,” He said.All the while I was staring at Niki with a wink. And she grinned at me mischievously. Everything was going just as planned. “You know, suddenly, I’m not hungry anymore,” she said. “Niki, I’m sorry, but I think I’ll head home.”I watched Alaric try to stop her but she quickly pulled away and got back into her car and left.“You played that well,” Niki said as she approached me, her eyes on the spectacle a few feet away. “I couldn’t have done it without your help,” I snidely re

Lucy’s POVThe day of the grand opening, I was a ball of nerves. I’d been making sure that the whole restaurant was tip-top. I’d even paid the new employees that Steph hired to come in two hours early.I wanted to make sure that we had more than enough food to go around, silently praying that all went well.“Steph, is everyone here?” I asked, as I watched the line outside grow. “Yes,” she smiled. “And they are working like a well-oiled machine back there.”I beamed excitedly. “Thank you so much, Steph. I couldn’t have done this without you.” “No worries, boss. It’s my job now. I’m going to go check on the staff, make sure that everything’s ready for the doors to open.”“Thank you.”As Stephanie shuffled off to the back of the restaurant, I heard a commotion outside and a door open. It was Alaric.“What…what are you doing here?” I asked, stunned to see him, glancing at his assistant and his bodyguards before returning my attention to him..His jaw clenched before he said, “You’re my

Livia’s POV“She’s suspicious,” Niki said as we drove away in the limo. “After what your friend here did to her while she was married to that Tom character, I’d be surprised if she wasn’t.” Blair Davis sat there across from us in the back seat, her gaze shifting to me at the mention of her boyfriend. “I’d appreciate it if you kept my man’s name out of your mouth.” “Hm, right,” I scoffed. “Anyway, it looks like phase one of the plan is off without a hitch.” I chuckled. “You almost had me fooled with your acting back at her restaurant,” Niki laughed. I grinned, impressed with myself. “It’s all a part of the job. Now, we’ve already put a dent in her already fragile reputation. I say we stick to that-the rumors will damage her character, and her family’s name.” “And what about Alaric?” Niki asked. “What about our name?” she said wearily. “He’s married to her now. So we can’t just go about things recklessly.” “We’ll be careful,” I reassured her. “Okay,” Niki exhaled with relief.

Lucy’s POVI wanted to argue that I didn’t need Alaric by my side, but unfortunately there was no time. Three minutes before I was to go outside and address everyone.But it was clear that he could see the discord on my face. Which is probably why he’d said what he had next.“Remember, Lucy-this marriage may be transactional but I am still your husband, and as such, it would be in poor taste not to show up and stand by your side through this.”He was right, on both counts. Instead of addressing the subject further, I headed towards the door. “You coming or what?” I murmured under my breath.He stood next to me. “Remember to smile. No one likes a cold expression from a woman. Especially one who sells sweets.”I scoffed, “Give me something to smile about, Alaric and I’ll be as sweet as the pastries I bake.” I hissed. “It’s been a while, but don’t forget, I was raised in the same shallow, pretentious world as you. I know how to act in public. It’s you who can use a dust up on the basics.

Alaric’s POV“Ray, I need you to fact-check this information as soon as possible.” I said to my assistant. I glared down at Hector. “Get him out of my sight, and make sure he doesn’t go anywhere I can’t find him.” I then turned to Lucy who had angry tears in her eyes. “I knew it! I knew that she had something to do with this.” I followed her out of the room. “Lucy, we don’t know that for sure-”“Are you kidding me?” she snapped. “The man just admitted to it!”“He could be lying,” I tried to reason. “Either way, I am definitely taking this seriously.”I had to, this could not only further damage the Whitmore name, but my name as well. I didn’t need ‘cheater’ being a title under my name. “This is just too much, Alaric,” she said to me, her words broken. “I can-I can’t handle all of this-not right now, I just..I can’t.” Something in my gut told me that this wasn’t just about the rumors. “Lucy, what’s going on?” I asked gently, genuine concern in my voice.“What do you mean what’s go