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All Chapters of His Ex-Wife Came Back—Stronger.: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

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I met with Tina at the same obviously illegal restaurant. She already had a table set so I just left to sit with her.Yuri was the one to attend to us, a sheepish smile on her lips. “It's been long since I've seen you.” She greeted, then asked, “what would you want?”“Do you have anything light?” I asked, not really in the mood to eat.She nodded. “Yes, we have a lot of light foods. You might like grilled fish with salad.”“Yeah, sure.”“Get me boiled potatoes with eggs.” Tina said, “and will you help top it with a glass of wine?”“Alcoholic grape wine?” Yuri asked, her brows jumping, causing Tina's lips to pull.“You got it.”And with that she left, returning with our meal.“Okay now, let's talk.” Tina began once Yuri left.“About?”“Dale,” she took a forkful of potato, “are you really serious about this break up? Even after blowing the internet with your dramatic entrance to the wedding?”“At that time, I wasn't aware of his skeletons.” If I had, I'd definitely not have stopped him

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“Oh goodness,” I ran a hand through my hair, already getting down from the bed as I hurriedly put on my slippers, not bothering to think before rushing out of my room to Emery's.Her door was locked when I tried pushing it open so I gave it a knock.When she didn't reply, I knocked again.This time, her voice called from inside. “Who is that?”“It's me.”The dragging of feet could be heard before the door opened after a click, revealing a sleepy looking Emery in a pink robe.“What's wrong?” She asked, seeming to try to keep awake.My mind was racing too much to care about anything as I hurriedly pushed my phone to her. “Did you see this?” Her eyes squinted at the screen, reading the headlines. “What the—? Why the heck will they bring mom and dad to the internet?”This wasn't only about them. “It's Nora's parents, they're trying to ruin Dale's business.”She frowned. “Well I don't care about that, but no one gave them the right to put mom and dad out in the open that way.”“I agree,”

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~ Dale ~Two investors already dropped out, and it was just eight a.m.I knew this was going to happen. I knew that sooner or later, the truth would be revealed.What I didn't expect was for it to happen this soon.When I hadn't gotten myself ready business wise.My phone rang with a call from Rita, so I answered it, placing her on speaker.“Uh, good morning sir. I just called to let you know that the Yotniv Council Company just let me know they'd be taking their hands off the multibillion dollar project,” there was no emotion in her voice, but I could tell that this was affecting her just as much as it did me.That meant a third investor gone.“Okay.” That was all I could say. “Also sir,” she said lowly, “I think it'd be best if you don't come to the company today.”“Why?”“The media have swarmed the entire building,” she let me know, “the guards have obviously stopped them from getting in, but they're all over. I worry they might just cause a scene if you come over.”I had to hold

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~ Chloe ~My eyes shut as I kissed back, allowing his tongue to part my lips as it slid in.Since I'd woken up that morning, I couldn't find myself going back to sleep, or even working.The article had my mind too occupied, and coupled with the fact I really needed to see how Dale was holding up… sleep was no option.Which was why the first thing I did by six was take a shower, brush my teeth then hair and get dressed in whatever was within reach.As I didn't have an appetite, food was skipped. Instead, I gave Donald his morning kisses, told Emery a goodbye which she replied with “hey, take care of yourself, okay? The media might try to attack you if given a chance,” then she'd muttered, “also, take care of Dale.”All I'd done was smile because it confirmed my assumption that her earlier grumpiness had been a result from being woken up that early.With that, I'd headed straight to Dale's place, thankfully not having any reason to encounter some kind of media outburst.The moment I got

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Dale slowly took possession of my lips and I heard the satisfied moan leave him, like all the tension was seeping off his body. I felt relieved that I had this type of effect on him, and before I knew it, he had lifted me off my feet, my legs wrapped around his waist, fingers still balling his hair.Heat pooled between my thighs as I thought of how much I'd missed this so much.The way I missed his touch made me wonder how I even survived without it in the first place.He pressed my back against the wall, then pulled back a little, panting.I wanted to ask him why we were doing this in the middle of everything that was happening, but figured from the look in his eyes that he needed this distraction just as much as I did.“The door isn't locked,” I whispered amidst breaths, “anyone could walk in. Especially Sophie.”The guards would likely just ignore, but I couldn't say what Sophie would do.“Let them,” he shook his head, obviously not caring for a second.His hand trailed down my ba

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After a shower, I dressed in one of Dale's shirts, while he put on full clothing.Then we were both back in his room, our body relaxing in an after sex system.There was silence as I took a seat on the bed while he stayed on the couch. The silence lasted for a moment till I broke it, “I'm not going to ignore the elephant in the room.”A sigh was his reply. “What do you want to know?” His voice was low, but loud enough for me to hear the guilt in them.“Why not start from the beginning, why you started the project,” I said, leaning back against the head board, “till why I had to hear the news from Nora's mouth. And everything in between.”He nodded. “Yes, you have every right to ask, but first I want you to know that I didn't mean any of it.”“The project,” he began with a small sigh, “that was about eight or nine years back in my second year in college, when my dad called to let me know he wanted to be sure I had every ability to take care of the company just as much as he had.”Dale

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~ Dale ~Chloe had stayed with me till it was twelve, where she had to head back for some work.About ten minutes later, Sam stormed in, dressed in a blue tank top and green shorts. It was obvious he'd put on the first thing he could, being in a hurry.“I woke up late and am just reading all the articles.” That was the first thing he said the moment he spotted me. “What the heck’s all this about? I thought Nora's in jail, how on earth did she manage to pull this up from there?”“She's not the one.” My voice was low, but eerie, hating the position I had been placed in. “Really?” He walked over. “Why do you say so? I mean, she's—”“Your parents are in charge of this Cole.”There was a frown before he muttered a few cuss words, then groaned. “Damnit, I should have known mom won't keep her dang mouth shut for too long.”“Yeah, she went over to Chloe's company to let her know the war has begun.” Even saying it out loud made it hard to resist a head shake.Sam shook a frustrated head, alre

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“Are you telling the truth?” Sam asked with the most dipped brows.I could already see her eye roll from the reply, “I don't waste my time with petty lies so don't insult me.”His furrowed brows deepened, while I had to rise to my feet, utterly confused and disturbed by this new information.If Nora's mom had said she hadn't done it, then she really hadn't. She wasn't one to lie unnecessarily. Especially not to someone who wasn't threatening her or anything.“Okay, bye.”“Whatever.”Sam turned to me once she'd hung up. “What do you think?”“Hmm?”“I mean, mom's obviously not lying,” he leaned back against the pillar, “do you think Nora's doing this? She can be trouble sometimes, you know? Even while in prison.”That was something I gave a little thought to before shaking my head. “No, she's not.”“You sound confident.” He raised a questioning brow.“That because I know her,” we were best friends for so many years after all, “she'll want to use this information to threaten me for who k

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~ Chloe ~That morning, I woke up early to complete some work, then took a shower, brushed my teeth before putting on a neatly tailored black blazer over an ivory silk blouse, tucked into high-waisted trousers that fall to my ankles, topping it all with strap heels of the same color and a black designer bag with silver balls attached to it.My reason for putting more effort to my dressing was obvious.Afterwards, I gave my hair some curls, allowing it to fall over my shoulders, then applied a little face powder and red lipstick before leaving the room.Emery was watching the news in the parlor when I got there, her expression serious as it talked about everything going on.“Morning,” I greeted dryly.She didn't bother raising her head before replying with, “Did you know investors are dropping from Dale's company?”Yes, I did. And my fingers were clenched just by thinking of how affected Dale must be.“Hmm.”“Why?” Her eyes were glued to the screen. “It's just been a day. Imagine what

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It took a few breaths before I could get back to normal and continue with work.My mind had been divided mostly, as I hoped this all would work and somehow, my short speech would have an effect.I wanted to give Dale a call, but the day had been filled with tons of paperworks that I barely had time for myself.There was no time for break as it seemed with the news just out, more customers were willing to sympathize with me by buying more of my products, which led to more investors willing to join hands, and more files to take care of.Kanyin had shared in the stress.However, by six thirty p.m., I left the company.The media still flooded my place, rushing the moment they noticed me walk out.This time, I didn't answer any questions and just let the guards push them off to create a path for me to pass.Soon, I was in my car where the driver zoomed off.I reached for my phone, sending Dale a message.*Hey, just left work. How're you holding up?*When there was no reply, I returned the

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