All Chapters of THE EX-WIFE HE COULDN'T RESIST: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31 - Acceptance

3rd person Pov"Girl, have you seen the latest news?" Elena's phone buzzed with a message from her friend, Eva. Elena: What news? Eva: No way! You haven't seen the recent post by pulse media? Elena: Duh, I've been on a date for the past two days, the date was supposed to be us bonding, away from the world.Eva: Oh yeah? While you were bonding another person was stealing your spotlight. Elena's brows arched as a frown crossed her face. She typed ferociously. "Who is the bitch?"Eva: Your husband's ex wife.. Or should I say wife? Elena's face twisted into a scowl as she replied. "Send a link to the post." Typing... After a few seconds, Eva replied with a link. Elena tapped on it as fast as it popped into her phone and it led her to the biggest media page in the country: the pulse media page. They reposted Clara's post of appreciation with her pictures following it. :Thank you all for turning up for the relaunch, and thank you for trusting us with your orders. We are working tir

Chapter 32 - The deal

3rd person PovElena hurried into the bathroom, splashing water on her face, hands moving fast as she brushed her teeth. She threw her clothes on, buttons were misaligned but she didn't spend much time trying to get them straight. Her hair was still wet but it didn't stop her from leaving the house. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for her to get such an amount and still hurt Clara. It was just like paying her to hate on Clara when she could do it for free. She did it for free everyday. This time, she would be paid and even supported to do what she loved to do everyday. She hurried to the car packed in the lot and drove out of the compound. There was no time to tell Adrian about the text. She followed the address that was provided in the text message. And it brought her to the front of Rome's Pharmaceuticals rival company—Gomez Pharmaceuticals. They'd always been looking for ways to bring down Rome's pharmaceuticals. It was no news. They were also a big company who had

Chapter 33 - Killing Romeo

3rd person PovRomeo slammed his hands hard on the desk, causing Silas, who is at the other end of the desk to jolt in fear. Romeo's brows were drawn together, his hands fisted and his teeth gritted hard. "Why did you do this?" His voice thundered despite his old age. "Father..." Silas started but was cut short. "Don't call me that! My son wouldn't embezzle funds from the company." His voice laced with contempt after finding out his son, Silas had been embezzling funds from the company and sending it to an unknown account. Silas leaned back in his chair, aware and scared of the possibilities of what could happen if he got too close to the old man when he was mad. His brows tipped low with worry. "I'm sorry dad, I just... I don't know what came over me." His words weren't convincing enough for Romeo to believe. "You've proved one more time to be a disappointment to this family." Romeo spat and headed for the door but turned around one last time to face his son who had bowed his

Chapter 34 - Strange

Adrian povI drove to the old man's house wondering why he had called to see me at night. Elena insisted she was coming along with me and I couldn't say no. Different thoughts filled my mind as I drove to his house. Could he be dying? Perhaps he wanted to let me in on some hidden wealth of his? I settled for the first thought after much deliberation. He was certain that even if the old man had some hidden gold chest, Clara would be the first person he would call to tell. Since he treated her like family even more than his own family. "What if it's just to have a cool family dinner?" Elena asked at some point when she'd seen the look on my face. I shook my head. "That's the thing that makes this whole visit strange. The old man never calls me over to just have a cool family dinner. Even when we have events that make us gather together, it's almost as though he doesn't want us there..""Maybe he's changed.""What other reason could cause a change in behavior besides death or a dea

Chapter 35 - Unknown

Clara's povI found it strange that the old man had some issue bothering him but hadn't called me or told me about it. When Adrian called, I'd thought he wanted to make some trouble as usual but I was grateful I picked up after the call. It was already late by the time I got to the house so I didn't bother the old man. However, by the time I got up the next day, he'd already left the house. And that was very unlikely of him to leave so early in the morning. That was all the confirmation I needed. Something was wrong and I had to figure out what. I called his driver to ask where they'd gone and I was told he made a visit to Hollingsworth corps. And that was another thing he rarely did since he stepped down as CEO. He would rather feed the chickens than go there on a normal day. But this wasn't a normal day, nothing about the day was normal. I slipped into the driver's seat of my car and stepped on the accelerator. Adrian was worried that the old man could be battling a terminal

Chapter 36 - CPR

Clara"You lying bitch." Silas continued, his voice was low and he held my gaze like he was trying to make me believe that I pushed him. I shook my head. "I'm never going to forgive you for hurting him." Adrian shifted his gaze from me to his uncle.They all knew how close I was to the old man. I'd be the last person to want him dead. "The old man is the only person who can tell us who attempted to murder him." Roxy concluded with a sigh. He wasn't her favorite person so she really didn't care if he died. Her words settled things a bit but from the look on Silas's face, he would do anything to ensure that the old man didn't wake up. "I'll stay with him and report every important update." I assured them, it was also a way for me to have them excuse me. "Whatever." Lu said as she walked away. Roxy looked at me from head to toe before hissing loudly. "After all, he loved you more than the rest of us. Stay with him and take care of him." She followed her daughter out of the house.

Chapter 37 - What I saw

Clara's Pov "Is he going to get better?" He asked again. I gave a slight shrug. "With close attention, he will." Adrian nodded sharply and gestured to the food he'd brought me. "You should eat that before it gets cold."I glanced at the food on the table, thoughts stirring within me. Thoughts that I wouldn't have considered before Elena returned to the city. With her here, anything was possible. She might've tampered with the food. Adrian wasn't completely ruled out. He might've done something to the food too. I shook my head slightly. "I'm not hungry yet and I still have a load of work to do." His forehead creased as he glanced at the laptop. "You shouldn't be working while taking care of him. I'll tell the com..." "No!" I stopped him swiftly with both hands. He paused, his head cocked to the side. "I asked for this. I need something to busy myself with." I explained. "Fair enough." He replied, leaving his phone in his pocket. "Still, don't overwork yourself..." I shot hi

Chapter 38 - living with the killer

ClaraHe leaned closer until I felt his breath on my face. It still had alcohol in it and ash. "You don't know anything about me." I was certain he wanted to say more than that but he held back, slid his hands into his pockets and drew a long breath. "Besides, I never got the chance to meet you, my cousin's wife. This is a good opportunity.""Let's have dinner tonight. I told the maids to make something delicious. See you at dinner." He didn't wait for me to reply, he walked out of the room and slammed the door hard. I slumped into the chair and dragged my palms down my face. How would I survive staying with him in the same house for as long as it would take the old man to recover? I exhaled, long and hard. He wanted to keep me close to make sure I didn't say anything about what I saw. But he also had a record for killing people wherever he went. Maybe he wants to get rid of me at once. My heart beat accelerated as I thought of the ways he'd choose to kill me. Maybe he would t

Chapter 39 - Bleeding

Clara's Pov The old man was still unconscious, although he was stable. I'd told Silas the couple of tunes he'd asked after him that the old man showed no sign of recovery. He didn't believe me the few times I told him. And he insisted on seeing him. After seeing him a few times, he'd stopped bothering to check on the old man. Meanwhile, the doctor visited twice after his first visit, confirming that the old man had gone into a coma as that was the only way his body would be able to heal from the trauma. I'd shot a glare at Silas. One that told him I remembered what he did and I wouldn't forget. He hadn't said anything all the while but he didn't show any signs of remorse either. The rest of the time I did whatever I could to avoid him but whenever he came knocking on the door, he always tried to make small talk and watch my reaction to his presence. He loved when people cowered in his presence. It fed whatever was left of his ego and made him feel powerful and in control. Ad

Chapter 40 - Strange husband

Clara's Pov The doctor checked him and confirmed that I did a good job with the little materials I had to work with. "Were you in medical school at a point in life?" The doctor had asked when he checked the wound. He looked impressed by what I did. I gave a slight shrug. "I watch a lot of videos.""I guess you can assist me while I work on his leg." He gestured to the little tray he'd arranged his tools on. I nodded and proceeded to the bed Adrian laid on. The doctor slipped on a pair of sterile gloves and reached for a syringe from the tray.“This will numb the area,” he said softly, tapping the barrel to release air bubbles before injecting it carefully around the wound. Adrian stirred slightly but didn’t wake.I held his hand while the doctor waited a few seconds for the anesthetic to take effect.“Scalpel,” the doctor murmured.I passed it to him.He gently cleaned around the wound with saline, wiping away the dried blood with gauze. Then he picked up a pair of forceps, lif

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