All Chapters of The Unwanted Wife's Return (Ex-Husband Wants Me Back): Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

ELIJAH'S POV: Hannah looked at me, her eyes full of such warmth and love that it made my breath catch. She reached over and cupped my cheek gently. "I know," she said simply. "I got very, very lucky." I smiled back at her. "I try my best." We stayed at Adele's house for hours. She brought out more albums, more photos, more memories. She told us stories about Mirada and Aaron that made Hannah laugh and cry in equal measure. She talked about Mirada's stubbornness, how she would argue about anything if she thought she was right. About her sense of humor, her terrible singing voice that she inflicted on everyone anyway. About the way she loved fiercely and loudly, never holding back her emotions. She told us about Aaron's quiet strength, his terrible dad jokes, the way he looked at Mirada like she hung the moon and stars. Hannah asked question after question, soaking up every detail like someone dying of thirst. She cried multiple times. She laughed. She broke down again. She held

HANNAH'S POV:With therapy and with how beautifully my life was unfolding now, I couldn't help but feel genuinely happy most days.I'd spent half of Thanksgiving with my biological aunt Adele and her two children, and it had been incredible.Her son Mike was still in college, studying computer science. He was nerdy and funny in that awkward way that college guys often are. We hadn't clicked immediately at first, but now he was calling me regularly asking for advice about women, which I found absolutely adorable. He'd developed a crush on a girl in his programming class and had no idea how to talk to her.Adele's daughter Reese had graduated college two years ago. She was two years younger than me but seemed so worldly and experienced. She was a traveler who also did professional ballet, somehow managing to balance both passions. That's how talented and driven she was.Reese and I had clicked immediately. She'd gushed over how adorable Amelia and Andrew were, spent hours playing with t

HANNAH'S POV:"It's done," Cherry whispered through her tears, her voice thick with emotion. "It's finally done. They can't hurt you anymore."I cried then. Not the quiet, controlled, therapist-approved tears I'd been practicing. But real, messy, shoulder-shaking sobs that blurred the entire world around me.For the first time in so, so long, I felt genuinely free, veey free.But the beautiful moment shattered like glass thrown violently against stone."NO!"Janet's scream ripped through the courtroom like a blade cutting through fabric.I turned just in time to see her lunging forward from her seat, yanking against the officers who immediately grabbed her arms. From where I stood, she looked absolutely unhinged. Wild and very insane."LET ME GO!" she shrieked at the top of her lungs, her voice going shrill and breaking. "LET GO OF ME RIGHT NOW!"Her face had turned bright red, completely contorted into something almost monstrous. Veins bulged visibly at her temples. She twisted viole

HANNAH'S POV:"You're my absolute best friend," Martin continued. "My comfort when everything feels overwhelming. My chaos when life gets too boring. My home, no matter where we are. You're the only person I want to annoy for the rest of my life."Lucas let out an ugly, choking sob that was somehow still adorable.Martin's hands were shaking so badly as he opened the ring box to reveal a sleek silver band with subtle detailing. It was absolutely perfect for Lucas's style, simple and elegant but meaningful.I happened to know it was perfect because Martin had called me several times while ring shopping, asking my opinion and bonding with me over trying to find the perfect one.We all smiled, tears streaming down multiple faces now, as Martin finally asked the question we'd all been waiting for."So I'm asking you, Lucas James Anderson, will you marry me? Will you let me be the person who gets to love you forever?"Lucas let out another sob, this one even messier and more emotional. "YE

HANNAH’S POV:It was also hilarious considering these were the same people who'd dragged me to the absolute messiest strip club on the island just three nights ago for my bachelorette party. An island that Elijah had actually purchased and put in my name as a wedding gift, which was still completely insane to me.We'd been on this private island for about a month now, and it had been like living in paradise. For the first few weeks, it had been just our close friend group, having the time of our lives before family members started arriving for the wedding.The twins had been away on an extended vacation with Elijah's parents, and they'd been having their own adventure. They'd gone to Disneyland and spent time in Paris visiting all the famous landmarks, explored different parts of France, and taken approximately a thousand pictures.They'd been so incredibly happy, and I'd loved hearing them talk to me on video calls every night, their faces glowing with excitement as they told me abou