Lahat ng Kabanata ng An Ex-wife's Guide to Revenge: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

ERDEN She’s staring at me like I’ve just spoken another language. “What?” she whispers. Her voice is quiet, and disbelieving. “That’s insane. Arch wouldn’t… he wouldn’t do something like that.” I exhale slowly, trying not to let my frustration show. “He would, you just don’t want to believe it.” Her lips part, trembling slightly. “Erden, Arch might be a lot of things, but he’s not… he’s not a killer.” I don’t argue yet. I can almost see it happen, the doubt in her eyes, then denial. When she finally looks back at me, her eyes are shining with tears. I can see that she's convinced, but she asks. “How could you even say something like that?” “Because it’s the truth,” I say. “He’s supposed to return the shares of Veyn Biolabs you gave him when he invested in the company, right?” Her breath catches. “Yes, but how do you know that?” I know everything there is to know about Lys. Every single thing. “And did you threaten to take them back? You're supposed to buy them back, aren't

ERDEN I stab the syringe into my skin, gritting my teeth as the pain shoots through and wracks my body. My jaw clenches as I swallow back the scream in my head. “Fuck!” I finally curse aloud, my body burning from the inside out. The syringe falls from my hand, and I feel fangs extend from my teeth. I bite down hard on my tongue until I draw blood. After a few minutes, the pain eases off and I can breathe without my head feeling like it'll explode. When I'm done, I step back out, and Aksel looks disgusted. “You really need to stop doing that.” “Yeah, fuck you too,” I grunt, sitting behind my desk. “Where's Arch now?” “He's currently at home, but according to Olga, he's been really restless all morning.” Aksel had bugged Cade’s house, but lately, he had barely been home. He was spending a lot of time with Arch. Cade and Arch being restless meant they had something planned, or they were both feeling the heat Lyssandra was bringing to work. I nodded, looking away as my pho

LYSSANDRA I'm already at the hospital before the thirty minutes are over. I burst into the hospital room and find Uncle Nathan with Andrea curled into his side on the hospital bed. He still looks pale and white, but at least his eyes are open, and Megan is feeding him water with a spoon. “Ah, there you are. I was wondering when you would get here,” Nathan coughs, trying and failing to sit up. I hurried to his bedside. “I came as soon as I could,” I say, helping him lie back down. “How are you feeling?” “Like a dead man.” He grunts, but Andrea glares at him until he sighs. “I feel weak, but I guess it's better than death, huh?” His sour joke isn't any better because Andrea slaps his arm, and he groans. Megan glares at them both and points the spoon at her mother. “Stop those antics, he's still sick.” I watch the dynamics between them, wondering vaguely how Nathan can cheat on a woman like Andrea, who loves him to hell and back. But some people are never satisfied, and

LYSSANDRA “We're going now,” I said to Nagia, taking her hand and walking down the stairs. I'm dressed down in comfy sweatpants and a sweater. I've told Farouk I'm going to the park, but really, we're going to find my daughter. It's almost four in the evening, and I don't think I've ever been this anxious in my life. “Are you sure? Farouk is coming with us?” Nagia sounds worried, which makes me even more anxious. “It's fine. We're just going for a walk, then we'll stop by the park. Nothing strange,” I whisper to her as we climb into her car. Nagia shares the location with Farouk, who gives us a strange look in the mirror before driving off. I know Erden will find out where I'm headed in seconds. I push away thoughts of Erden to the back of my head. I do know he meant every word he said when he told me that if I left Farouk behind, I'd be dealing with him all day, every day. And that's the very last thing I want to do, so Farouk has to come. We pull up to a residential street,

LYSSANDRA I nod at Nagia, still trying to calm my breathing. I remember the strange feeling from earlier like someone was watching. “I felt someone watching before it happened.” I tell Nagia. She turns to met my eyes, her face twisted angrily. “You did? That must have been them.” “Yes. I believe so too.” I answered. My stomach sinks as I wonder what I'll tell Erden when he asks why I came here to begin with. I'll just have to wing it, because for now I keep my eyes on Meredith who keeps looking back to make sure I'm behind her. And is it goodluck that this has brought me closer to Meredith and her family? Maybe I'm just greedy thinking of that so I just shove it away. We reach Meredith's house and it's a large, elegant three storey building surrounded by tall hedges and a white iron gate. The nanny opens it, still holding onto the girl’s hand. Meredith waits and takes my hand, swinging it slightly as she leads me into the house. The second we step into the house, Meredith c