All Chapters of The Ultimate Cure: A New Husband: Chapter 631 - Chapter 640

Adriana got out of the passenger seat. The cold winter wind hit her full in the face, and she pulled her coat tighter as she walked toward the figure standing under the streetlight."Max. Looking for me?"Max's expression was stubborn, and the first thing out of his mouth was an accusation. "Adriana, why did you block me?"Adriana crossed her arms against the wind cutting down her collar, her voice flat. "Thanks for the recording you sent, but I'm not a fan of that kind of behavior. Sorry."He wouldn't let it go. "But I did it to help Bella."She saw right through his little scheme, a cold smile tugging at her mouth. "Nicholas is your friend. You could've talked to him instead of selling him out."She paused, her tone hardening. "Max, I'm almost thirty. I've been around a lot longer than you have. I know exactly what you're after. Do me a favor and don't come looking for me again — go focus on your studies."She turned to get back in the car.Max lunged forward and grabbed her

Bella shook with fury at the sight of Patrick's utterly ruthless expression.She clenched her fists, nails digging into her palms. "Pomme wasn't even born yet when we got divorced. She has nothing to do with you. You have no right to fight me for custody!"Patrick's face darkened further. "Of course I have the right — because you're a mother with no morals.""How dare you slander me!"Bella swung her arm, putting everything she had behind a slap aimed at that infuriating face.Patrick caught her wrist mid-air and shoved her back hard. She stumbled backward, off balance.Adriana moved fast, catching her from behind before she could fall.Once she'd steadied Bella, Adriana looked up at Patrick, her voice carrying banked anger. "Patrick, you and Bella have been divorced a long time. You're both adults. Don't make this uglier than it needs to be."Patrick sneered, sweeping a contemptuous look over Adriana. "Adriana, twice married, twice divorced, tangled up with more men than anyon

Bella arranged to meet Nicholas at the park, and before she left, she let Adriana know.Adriana thought it over and warned her, "Remember to record it secretly. That recording was the key piece of evidence when I dealt with Joan."Bella took her advice and clipped on a recording device disguised as a cufflink.By the time she reached the park, Nicholas was already waiting by the lake, bent over skipping stones — the pebble bouncing three or four times across the water, sending ripples spreading out each time. He was having so much fun he didn't even notice her arrive.Watching his back, Bella felt an odd tightness in her chest. Maybe it was because Nicholas had approached her with an agenda, but every word and gesture of his act had fit so perfectly with what she wanted. None of the college guys she'd dated before had ever measured up to him. She had to admit — sometimes even a lie, performed well enough, could feel better than the truth."Nicholas," she called from the shore.He

After the call ended, Adriana had no choice but to think of another way. She'd learned long ago just how harsh reality could be.Back when she and Francesco had first been together, the Este family had fought the match tooth and nail over her background — the gap in status had never truly closed. And now, with a lawsuit looming, Patrick had a powerful political backer standing behind him, while she and Bella, despite everything they'd built, were still, in the eyes of the world, just two divorced women running a business. They had money, but no power.She'd been naive, thinking hard work alone could get her the life she wanted. But as long as a person lived in this world, they couldn't escape the need for connections and networks — and the higher you climbed, the more those connections mattered.She called Bella. "Have you found the right PR firm yet?""Found one. We're negotiating terms now. How's it going on your end?"Adriana gave it to her straight. "Not great. Patrick's fathe

Nicholas sent over screenshots of a chat between Max and Patrick. In them, Max had reached out to Patrick first, claiming he had proof of his ex-wife keeping a college boy, and offering to sell it to him for the right price. Patrick, naturally, hadn't passed up the chance to hurt Bella — he'd paid Max on the spot, no questions asked, and received a batch of recordings, photos, and chat logs in return.Looking at the screenshots, a chill crept down Adriana's spine. Max wasn't just calculating — he was rotten to the core, willing to do whatever it took to get what he wanted, every step of it dripping with disgusting scheming.Along with the chat screenshots, Nicholas also sent over Max's purchase history from a shopping app.As she'd promised earlier, Bella sent Nicholas a sum of money. He didn't want it — all he asked was for her forgiveness. Worried he might flip sides while the lawsuit was still pending, Bella didn't dare push him away completely. She told him she wasn't in the rig