All Chapters of Addicted To The Arranged Bride: Chapter 101 - Chapter 107

***~~ZARA~~***I handed Ethan his phone back and sat there for a moment, trying to process what had just happened.What was I supposed to do after my husband called me dear wife in a tone that sounded like he was shutting me out completely?Julia and Ethan both watched me with the same expression. You know the one. Soft eyes, slightly tilted heads, and that careful silence people adopted when they wanted to comfort you but had no idea what to say.As much as I loved those two, I needed them to stop looking at me like I’d just received the worst news of my life.Dante had already done enough damage for one night. I didn’t need an audience to remind me that I looked miserable.“Please don’t look at me like that,” I told them.“Like what?” Julia asked innocently.I turned to stare at her.Oh, please. We had been friends for years. She couldn’t possibly expect me to believe she had no idea what I meant.“Like I’m a rescue dog,” I replied.Julia burst out laughing, which was exactly what

***~~ZARA~~***Mrs Caroline Wright moved fast, I’ll give her that.The DNA results had barely settled in last night’s family drama, and first thing in the morning, already in a boardroom trying to slide Adrian into my husband’s chair as if Dante had never existed. As if he hadn’t built that company into what it was. This woman didn’t even believe in taking a day off from being a problem.Like you need to understand that what was happening wasn't a grief reaction or a mother trying to protect her son; this was a plan, this had always been a plan, and last night had simply been the moment she decided to execute it.On my way downstairs, I spotted Nanny Valentina in the dining area, moving around with her usual early-morning efficiency as she directed the other staff.She turned when she heard me coming down the stairs, and one look at my pace probably told her this wasn’t going to be one of those mornings when I sat down for breakfast and entertained everyone with small talk.“Zara,

***~~ZARA~~***“Enough, Zara!” she snapped. “Your family’s company can never be separated from Wright Holdings. Besides, nobody forced you to sign anything.”I stared at her.Did she just say can never be separated?What exactly did she mean by that? I repeated her words in my head, hoping I had misunderstood something, but no matter how many times I went over them, they still made no sense.My family’s company could never be separated from Wright Holdings? Since when? And more importantly, what exactly had I signed?The confidence in her voice suddenly made me uneasy. She didn’t sound like someone bluffing to win an argument. She sounded like someone who knew she had something over me, and judging by that irritatingly calm expression, she was quite pleased that I hadn’t figured it out yet.Wait a minute.Was there something in that agreement I had overlooked?I mentally retraced the day I signed the document, trying to remember every conversation, every explanation, and every detai

***~~ZARA~~***When I arrived at my family’s house, I stepped out of the car and barely had time to close the door before the maids came running from the house.They wiped their hands on their aprons and hurried towards the trunk, reaching for my bags before I had even finished getting out. One of them greeted me warmly while another immediately offered to help with the luggage. “Good afternoon, ma,” one of them greeted.“Good afternoon,” I replied, forcing a small smile.I was relieved that none of them asked me anything, though I could see the questions sitting on their faces. I couldn’t blame them. I had left the house as a married woman, and now I had returned with a car full of luggage and no husband beside me. Even without knowing what happened, the situation practically explained itself.I didn’t want to discuss it with anyone yet. Not the maids, not even the people who might have heard something through the grapevine. I just wanted to get inside, find somewhere quiet, and