All Chapters of You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Beverly froze in horror, unable to believe what she was looking at. Evan and Cindy were there with their arms around each other!For the first time, she felt pure hatred for Evan. She clenched a fist around the curtain, wanting nothing more than to rip it off its hooks so that the reporters behind her could expose their dirty affair."Mom, I want to hold Granny's ashes," Harold said.Beverly turned around at his voice. He'd already come up to her and was about to slip behind the curtain.A jolt surged through her brain like electricity. She was reminded of what had happened 16 years ago—she'd witnessed her father entangled with his mistress, and it had been the stuff of her nightmares for years.Harold was only five. She couldn't let him experience the same torment.Beverly placed a hand on his shoulder and stopped him from going in, releasing the curtain so that it slid shut and kept the filth in the room hidden.Behind the curtain, Evan shoved Cindy away as he tried to suppres

Everyone peered inside the car, only to see Evan get out, his suit sharp and without a hair out of place. He glared at the ridiculous crowd surrounding him. "What is going on here?"The first thing he did after straightening up was pull Beverly into his arms protectively. The door swung shut behind him, so no one saw the amorous scene within."Daddy, we're trying to catch the bad guy who broke Granny's urn!" Harold stepped forward and tilted his head to look up at Evan.Only then did Evan remember that Cindy had crashed against the table's legs when he'd slapped her and made her collapse onto the floor earlier. The impact had jostled the urn, making it fall to the floor and shatter.His gaze, filled with heartache, landed on Beverly's face. "I'll give you an explanation for this, honey. I won't let the culprit off the hook, no matter who they are."Beverly held Harold's hand, wanting nothing more than to leave this place. Evan himself was the cause of all of this. What sort of exp

Beverly followed the sounds to the second floor. She stood on the landing, where the entire upstairs lounge was in full view.Evan and Cindy were so engrossed in each other that they didn't notice that anyone else was present. Sex toys and condoms littered the floor and couch, making for a disgusting scene.It pierced Beverly's heart, and her hand trembled even as she gripped the golf club tightly. Just then, she heard Calvin's voice come from Evan's phone, which he'd set aside.There was deafening music and amorous noises on the other end of the line. Calvin had his arms around two beautiful women as he said, "I heard Cindy's back. If you ask me, you should never have sent her away in the first place—look at the blue balls you've given yourself!"She's so easygoing and willing to do anything in bed, unlike Beverly. Beverly just acts like some untouchable prude. Think about how many years you had to be celibate for her! Look, if you guys aren't coming here, I'll have someone send s

Beverly didn't have time to process Evan's suddenly bursting in and pulling her behind him. She watched as he swung a fist at Damien. Fortunately, the latter stepped back deftly, avoiding the punch.The two men's gazes clashed in midair, and the atmosphere grew thick with tension."Isn't that Mr. and Mrs. Gray?""Mr. Reed was the one who called 911 when Mrs. Gray fainted in our neighborhood the other day."The other customers at the cafe were residents in the neighborhood. Though they weren't as wealthy as those who occupied the neighborhood in Alterra's south, they were still important people.They easily recognized Evan and Beverly—after all, the Gray family had been the talk of the town these days. They also recognized Damien.Beverly shook off Evan's increasingly tight grip. He turned to look at her in surprise, and her gaze moved from his brooding face to his sharp suit. Who could imagine that he'd been pistoning relentlessly into another woman earlier when he looked so pres

Earlier, Evan had bound Cindy's wrists with the belt while deep in the throes of passion.Beverly threw it at Evan's feet, looking at him with disappointment. Finally, she saw panic and diffidence in his eyes.As she ran out of the villa, she met the neighborhood's property manager, who'd been alerted by the commotion. She asked him, "Which villa does the Gray family own here?"He wiped the sweat from his brow, not daring to lie to her. "This one, Mrs. Gray. This is the best villa in the neighborhood."As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Evan came running out of the villa. Beverly stared at his handsome face, which was the same as it had always been. She thought she would no longer feel any pain after everything she'd been through, but she still felt like she was shattering within.Tears blurred her vision as she took off her wedding band and threw it at Evan. She said with icy determination, "I want a divorce."Then, she ran toward the road.Evan felt a dull pain in his